Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
A lot of us are constantly exhaling. We preach, teach and guide. We lead, create and supply. We give. A lot. What it takes many mistakes and exhaustive days recouping to learn is that to exhale as much as we do, we must, at frequent times, inhale. We need that time to gather ourselves, be […]
When you’re randomly picked. When you are public speaking. When you need to present your idea. When you’re opening yourself up to feedback. Take a deep breath. Nothing will keep you from being flustered as much as a deep breath or two. Breathe even if you think you’ll look weird doing so. You’ll look a […]
Dumb ideas are underrated. Not only that, but anytime a dumb idea shows itself, self-shaming typically follows. “God that was stupid. Why did I say that? I better not say anything else.” “I never realized how bad of an idea that was until I shared it. No one got what I was trying to say. […]
Two minutes can save you hours. Two minutes can save you dollars. Two minutes can save the trust others have in you. It often takes only two minutes to read the email again before you hit send. Two minutes to walk away and reenter a room with a clear mind. Two minutes to double-check your […]
Most of what I learned during my higher educational career, I don’t remember. I don’t remember all the facts, numbers, dates, places, names. I may use a lot of the concepts I learned, but I don’t remember who I learned the concepts from or what the names of them are. At least, it’s rare that […]
Perhaps the point of a football huddle isn’t just to set up the next strategy. What if the 20 minute period break during hockey isn’t just so the team can rest. Maybe taking a month or two off after college graduation is better than running straight into a job. Science tells us we retain, understand […]
Linchpins are driven and self-efficient. They make themselves essential. While rock stars amaze me and underdogs amaze me, those people you don’t see coming and then they zip right past you, they amaze me the most. Alex is a lot like a car you see in your rear view mirror one second, and then it’s a […]
