Five Things You’ll Learn About Yourself on Vacation
I’m writing this from 900 feet above sea level on the upcountry slopes of Haleakala on Maui.
This week I’ve been fortunate enough to spend time on Maui visiting friends & family and also going to places I have been visiting for many years. It got me thinking about what has changed as well as …
Can You Make the 10% Social Media Commitment
How many followers do you have on Social Media?
Would you be willing to make the commitment to meet 10% of them in person?
How about 20% or even 50% of them? Would you be willing to make the time, the effort and the commitment to go out and physically meet at least 10% of …
Plan for a “Tech Day” when Starting a New Job
How fast can you come up to speed? Of course, we all want to say right away and that we’ll hit the ground running.
This is a question and an idea that is asked and expected of everyone coming into an organization. It is incumbent of the management of the company to make it as …
Prepare Yourself to Ask Better Phase Two Questions
If you have ever watched the White House briefings you may have noticed the reporters always have a follow on question at the ready. Of course this is to be expected as they are professionals in the reporting business. You should take a page from their playbook and also be ready with that follow on …
Using the SDP Scale to Evaluate Yourself and Others
There are no simple tests to know when you will be successful at something. However, there are a few factors that can be applied to create what I call the SDP Scale that may help you get a better feel for what will likely lead to success.
The SDP ScaleIt’s simple in it’s elegance, …
Comparing The Perfect Option to The Best Option
Can you afford perfection? Do you need to?
I was talking with someone the other day and they said the following: Too many people want to hold out for The Perfect Option and they never finish. Instead they should be focusing on The Best Option. Where they can get something done and move on to …
Networking just to Network does NOT make Sense
Why do you show up for social events? Peer pressure, because your boss or friend told you to, or just because there was an event. If you answered yes to any of these you may be doing it wrong.
Networking for the sake of networking does not make sense. Going to events is fine, but …
Three Words About Your Future: Responsible, Respectful and Realistic
Incoming freshmen. Heed these words.
Why?
Career, Contacts and Optics. More on these later, but keep in mind that the way you handle yourself will define your current and future success.
Of course, this likely does not come as a surprise to most people.
I had the privilege and pleasure of dropping off our son …
You Can’t Control How Lucky You Are
You can’t control where you were born. You can’t control when you were born. You also can’t control what natural intelligence you are born with. However, there are some things you CAN control. You can control how hard you work.
You Can’t Control How Lucky You AreThere is a common line of thinking that …
What Stand Up Paddling can Teach us about Business
Summer is winding down… at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Did you get to try Stand Up Paddle boarding this summer? Or as it’s also known SUP. Did you see anyone out SUP’ing on any of the local waterways near you? If you did perhaps you thought about a few ways that Stand Up Paddle …