How much time do we waste on things that we don’t really care about? Impressing people that aren’t even paying attention, and don’t really matter anyway. Buying things that we don’t need, and don’t really add any value to our life. Wasting time on a new idea each day, when we simply need to stick …
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The strategy of expecting others to change
If your strategy includes the expectation that other people will change, you have failed before even starting.
What mental model is shaping your problem-solving?
What mental model do you use to tackle problems? When I approach a challenging decision or situation, I analyze it first from a – if this, then that – “legalistic” (perhaps overly so) framework. I don’t do this by choice. It results from the logic-based instruction that is law school, and which played such an …
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Introspection
Whether it is relationships, business, or life itself, it seems to me that the most important characteristic leading to success is introspection. Introspection in·tro·spec·tion/ˌintrəˈspekSH(ə)n/ noun The examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes. Based on my experiences, all enlightenment stems from introspection.
Hope isn’t a plan
Hope isn’t a plan.
Capacity to absorb
Fill up a sponge and it is nearly impossible to get it to absorb more. It is full. Take care of the surprises you can predict, so you can absorb those you don’t see coming. Everybody has a limit. There is only so much we can deal with at once. At any given point in …
Only one thing sets you apart
If you can’t be you, you can’t be real. And being the real you is the unique thing you have to offer this world. Technology reduces what was once valued highly to a commodity. But, the one thing that will always be unique is – you. What is uniquely you? Invest in that.
You are already amazing. Run with that.
Why start over? Why not build on your strengths? Why not pick up where you left off? Why reinvent the wheel? Stand on the shoulders of those that came before you to create something bigger and better. You can’t stand on top of mountains by running down to the valley. There is a time to …
The Fractional Fallacy: Shark Tank Sharks Understand It. Do You?
You hear it on Shark Tank all the time. “The market for xyz is millions of dollars. If we can get just 5% percentage of that market, we will make millions.” The sharks roll their eyes. What’s wrong with this logic? The problem with this line of thinking is what I call the “fractional fallacy.” …
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What Causes Failure?
All of My Failures Are Due to Self-Inflicted Expectations.