I could be wrong – it could be a terrible idea. But we’re doing it anyway. What are we doing? Who is “we”? “We” is me, and my awesome wife Ann. What we’re doing that might be a great idea (or might be a terrible idea)? P90x. For those who aren’t aware [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2010’
Don’t bite off more than you can chew
Posted: 29th October 2010 by John in GeneralTags: 2010, Musings
In life – both personal and work – it’s easy for us to bite off more than we can chew. We get great ideas of grand and wonderful things that – if done right – could be awesome and helpful. What actually happens is we get mired down in other things and never get [...]
Did you get the invite to the pre-meeting planning meeting?
Posted: 26th October 2010 by John in PersonalTags: 2010, Business, Musings
It’s easy to get into the “meeting trap”. For those wondering – the Meeting Trap is what happens when you start having meetings for the sake of having meetings – without any clearly defined goal or objective. This happens quite often at larger enterprises, but happens quite frequently at smaller organizations as well. There’s [...]
As I interact more and more with highly successful people I’ve noticed something about their styles of communication: brevity. The emails people have reported receiving from Steve Jobs are all short, one line responses. Some are even single word responses. This is not unique to Mr. Jobs, though – it’s a trait I’ve seen [...]
I’m somewhat surprised by how many people let themselves be ruled by their emotions. I see it often in the workplace – a disagreement turns into an impassioned argument – neither side listening to the other. Emotions can be wonderful things – joy, love, happiness and empathy can do wondrous things. It’s important, though, [...]
