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Tag Archives: initiate
10 (percent)
I’ve been finding a lot of power lately in 10% shifts in how I spend my time. It’s an increment big enough to matter – an experiment big enough that you can learn something – but small enough that there’s … Continue reading
Says who?
I snapped this picture at the local U.S. Post Office. The question is: who exactly said that they are the “official shipper of the holidays?” The answer, of course, is: they did By deciding something and saying it out loud, … Continue reading
LIFO, FIFO, or NIFO?
There are lots of different email strategies out there (and it’s quite a reflection on the world we live in that mastering email is a key element in becoming more professionally productive). You might file or search; you might believe … Continue reading
Action is
Action is staking a claim to something. Action is a means of taking ownership. When you move first (on a project, on an idea) you mark a territory as yours. You require others to say “hey wait a minute, we … Continue reading
Doing what you want
Even today, there’s so much griping about the opportunities we don’t get, the hierarchy and the job titles and all that nonsense. Here’s an idea – why not be so darn valuable that you can write your own ticket? Take … Continue reading
About you
Take a moment and google yourself. C’mon, I know you’ve done it before, so go do it again, and then come back. Do you like what you discovered? Do you like what people who don’t know you see when they … Continue reading
The problem with being a naysayer
The problem is that even when you’re right, it’s coming from the person who always dissents, so people will listen to you less. It’s that you’re usually advocating holding off, holding back, or not starting. It’s that, in fact, things … Continue reading
Initiate
My first real job was as a management consultant, and after that I worked at a number of big companies, and from both I inherited a clear, incorrect sense of how my professional life should evolve. It looked something like … Continue reading
