Predictability. That’s one of the greatest gifts you can give to your baby and toddler. Even though it seems that your baby doesn’t understand. She does. She just has the capability to actively reply on a small percentage of everything she understands. We experience this mostly in our bed ritual. …
Gazing with a sheepish look, to one another to the wall, to the floor, to the ceiling. Maybe reading an old magazine from the pile. Or, ofcourse, staring at the 2×5 inch screen in our hands. It’s a classic waiting room scene. We have accepted that waiting rooms are a …
What is your one focus today? You can think of a lot. I know. But in essence you can accomplish one thing at a time. One thing. Think about it. Multitasking is a lie. A focus journal can help. I visualize it like this: A blank page. With one question. …
We describe goals SMART. Specific. Measurable. Acceptable. Realistic. Time-bound. An idea or a vision trumps a goal. Therefore it would be unrealistic to describe a vision SMART as well. Let’s introduce SMUUTH. Specific. Measurable. Unacceptable. Unrealistic. Time-bound. Hilarious. It’s when we get SMUUTH, that we become able to grow.
Thinking ahead is a great way to prevent yourself from failing. I’m not saying you should only think and not act. The thing is, sometimes it’s better to think “what if” for another minute or two today. Just to prevent yourself from saying “what happened” tomorrow.
Gives you space. She helps you out. Plans. Commits you fixing your to-do list. Does the stuff you don’t have time for. We’re structurally too busy. We tend to plan too much in too little time. We receive too many e-mails. We have messages from everyone, all the time. A …
On a daily basis, I challenge co-workers on impact. People focus on projects all the time. Progress. Busywork. Projects. Optimizations. Processes. If your business doesn’t win today, why the illusion that it’s still in the game tomorrow? Where’s the focus on effectivity? Getting the job done, instead of doing the …
Today I’ve read 25 motivation letters. One even more extensive than the other. 300 words on average. Past experience. Working skills. The most original other fluff written. The letters that stood out had 60 words. 30 words. Even fewer. Very few words contain a message as well. Assume attention is 100%. …
Becoming great is not the result of never quitting. It’s the result of the act of quitting the right thing at the right time. The dip is that moment (it can last for weeks or years) before you reach greatness. All 30 years of experience, before you become CEO. Thousands …
Do you want fast? To go fast, you should go alone. Carry the least of baggage required. Fast means decision making that is not always fun, but rapid progress. Communication is baggage. Empathy is baggage. Generosity is baggage. Help is baggage. Don’t carry it if you want to go fast. …