How do you expect to finish if you never start?
Work can be draining. It can break you down & beat you up. It can be your most loathed activity… If you let it. On the other hand, meaningful work lifts your spirits. Meaningful work challenges your ring of competency to expand. It taps into new curiosities & flings open new doors of opportunity. “Quit your job & find your passion” is a… Continue reading Success Comes From Delayed Gratification, or Does It?
We’ve all seen it. Some of us have even experienced it. It can be known as having your priorities out of whack. In other circles, they’re referred to as workaholics. Spiritually, it’s known as idolatry. At it’s root, it’s arrogance. Nothing else in this world matters other than your work. For these individuals, nothing comes before their work. I know, I… Continue reading How to Create a Culture of Burnouts
Op·por·tu·ni·ty äpərˈt(y)o͞onədē/ – noun 1.) a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something 2.) a chance for employment or promotion Circumstances, as stated above, are what make up opportunity. But everyone knows that. What most people don’t know is how to identify that perfect storm of circumstances. Knowing when those circumstances are just right is much easier to… Continue reading How to Spot an Opportunity
Lessons about taking risks come in all experiences and forms. A very recent one came from riding my bike. Sometimes you have wonderful moments enjoying the outdoors, other times you are concussed with a bleeding head. My First Ride It was a deliberate decision: I am going to be that guy that rides his bike to work. This type of transportation costs less… Continue reading What Riding My Bike Taught Me About Taking Risks
I went ten months without a job. I spent most of that time lost and confused, not knowing which path to take. And when I finally chose one, I didn’t know if it was the “right” one. All I could do was forge forward and trust that everything was going to work out. I put my story into a book.… Continue reading Giving to Gain
I was hired too early. The guys at SOUTH weren’t ready for me to join the team when I did. There was no shortage of ideas on their part, nor ambition on mine. It just wasn’t the right time. It happened because I’m in an independent contractor’s role, not an employee’s role. See, I don’t get paid on salary or by the… Continue reading When You Should Hire a New Employee
I ride my bike to work. On the way in, it gives me time to organize my thoughts for the day. On the way home, it gives me time to decompress and get out of “work-mode.” It also gives me time to inhale this beautiful city in which I live and just think. These are some of those thoughts that occur… Continue reading Exploring New Ideas – Bikers’ Insurance
Although Mr. Shakespeare didn’t actually say that, there seems to be an ongoing argument about whether specialization or generalization is the key to success in this world. Some are adamantly opposed to specialization, citing that pursuit of specialization drains you of creativity. The other camps says there is no way to get a job in today’s competitive market without specialization.… Continue reading T-Talents: Bridging the Gap Between Specialization and Generalization
