So often get used to new situations, even if they are an insane lot better than we have had before. Sasha Dichter very generously reminded us of this in his blog recently. This is my favourite part. How long does it take us to flip the switch? Once our mini-prayers …
Not just working towards the end and sharing when it’s done. Sharing pieces of unfinished work requires courage to be imperfect. Knowing ourselves. That we sometimes create stuff that isn’t done. Trusting that we grow by sharing. Inevitably we will discover that being imperfect this way, is merely the path …
Means a simple life Means no task lists Means no ‘distractions’ Means straight to your target Means making the hard choices Means every time something new comes on your path, you need to throw something old away Above all it means oversight, insight, clarity. Being true to yourself. Being true …
You made something. Why ship? For yourself? That’s merely selfish. For your dream audience? It’s not perfect yet. For your friends and family? Who are you fooling? You see, there’s always reasons to not ship. And there’s more reasons. Many more. But if the answer doesn’t make you better, it …
Telling you: We always do it like this. Your neighbors are cheaper. I have read something different. My friends have told me something else. Benchmarks are a powerful good when you try to move you forward. They can blindsight you as well. When you deny benchmarks, you need to make …
When I named my podcast ‘The Shift’, a couple of months ago, I hesitated for 2 reasons. There already was another podcast called ‘The Shift’ My topic was not unique at ALL A fellow student commented something to me, that stuck with me until today. She said it ís different, …
Life would be easier, wouldn’t it? Wrong. Without deadlines you would have no motivation to accomplish anything. Life would become a never ending sprint, or a marathon or just a stroll. Or just standing still. It doesn’t matter anymore. And that’s where the deadline comes in. Deadlines, even how much …
Any step is progress. Even a step backwards. To create steady progress you just need to put in the work. I recently finished my first book. It wasn’t easy though. The biggest learning was, once again, keep making progress.
When I was doing research for my book today, I discovered that many people ‘freely’ cite Mihaily Csikszentmihalyi. It was about the brain, being able to consciously process 120 bits per second. Some articles quoted Csikszentmihaily at 100 bits per second, some 110, some 120. After a minute of 15 …
Your unscalable self shall be the first barrier for growth. It’s not the question when, but how you are going to get the team pointing in the right direction. It’s why that makes the difference there.