How many new business ideas, book ideas, blog posts, services, new products or works of art have you envisioned but never shipped? I am talking about ideas for great products or services they were never brought to market. One, ten, twenty, hundreds? I would wager, whatever reason or excuse you might offer, it is not…
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Are You Getting What You Need to Succeed?
I want to be successful. If fact, I expect to be successful. I work hard to be successful. I’ll bet you do too. However, there have been many times when I have failed to achieve meaningful success. At other times I have failed completely. In each and every instance it was because I wasn’t getting…
Why We Sometimes Can’t See the Forest for the Trees or the Trees for the Forest
I believe everyone has heard the proverb, “He can’t see the forest for the trees.” It has been around since before 1546. March up to any forest and count the number of trees you see. Whatever number you come up with will be short the total number of trees in the forest. If it is…
The Winnowing Way
I believe I am a good person. I mean, overall. I endeavor to be honest. I don’t and won’t steal. I detest deceit, subterfuge, and cruelty of any kind. I have given back to my community on many levels by freely giving of my time and resources. Sure, I’m far from perfect. I have made…
Do We Seize the Moment? Or, Does the Moment Seize Us?
You have been there. I know you have. Everyone has. The one clear moment when everything fell into place or came crashing down. A moment where, in an instant, you knew something important happened, something shifted. It was a moment you will remember forever. Perhaps it was when you had a personal epiphany. Or, perhaps…