We hear people say this all the time, “Give me a break!”
What if, instead, people said, “Today I’m going to create my break!”
One falls prey, the other attacks.
If not you, whom? If not today, when?
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Author: jeff noel
Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.
HQ Is About Daily Administration
Day in and day out, we have decisions to make. And even when we choose not to decide, we still have made a choice. The head of the household has many responsibilities. First and foremost is safety and security.
This Orlando Sentinel story from Saturday illustrates how the right choice in technology can provide a deterrent. Sure, it takes more than secret cameras to stop a thief, but obviously, some people have taken steps to make choosing their house not worth the effort.
As my neighbor always says about his home, “This house is protected three days a week by Smith & Wesson. You pick the days.”
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Like Led Zeppelin, we all face the same entrepreneurial challenges
Like Led Zeppelin, we all face the same entrepreneurial challenges:
- Standing out in a crowded marketplace
- Taking risks our competitors aren’t willing to take
- Living with the reality that there’s a reason risks are risky
- Living with the reality that there are huge risks in playing it safe
Wrote this as Your Time Is Gonna Come is playing on an iPhone amplified through a small Bose wireless speaker.
How Organized Do You Have To Be?
How organized do you have to be to remember important milestones or anniversaries, like today’s 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s assassination?
Where were you when you first heard the news? How did it make you feel? What did you do about it?
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one…
Wouldn’t it scary if someone could reach 3,000 blog posts exactly on Halloween? How organized would you have to be?
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Gonna Do Versus Am Doing
Telling people what you’re gonna do is important, particularly if you’re talking to yourself. In fact, it’s critical.
And we are taught to share our dreams with others. It’s one of the ways you build excitement and support. It’s also a potential trap – to set yourself up for disappointment.
Part of a transformational effort can be going from telling people what you’re gonna do, to telling them what you are doing.
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PS. Expect five new posts tomorrow (Saturday).