I’m always looking for someone to promote so I can be free to expand. I call one person and ask her how she is doing. “Excellent. I’m working very hard. I couldn’t fit in another thing. And I can’t think of anyway I could become more effective or efficient.” Because she thinks that’s the best way to be promoted. … Read more
As I launch this new company, I remind my Partners why we will surely succeed. Because we can spot our errors /mistakes and correct them before they ‘kill’ us. Because when I make a mistake it’s not all-of-me making that mistake. Only part-of-me. The parts that walk, talk, remember birthdays etc. are NOT making … Read more
Or learn. Those are the two things that can happen when something unwanted occurs. It’s not my fault because… means I can do nothing to change this from happening again. I think this is where it went wrong… means I’ll remember that, next time. It seems less bad for me when I … Read more
Not being in control of something does not mean it’s out of control. It simply means you are not the one doing the controlling. Take the Internet. No one ‘controls’ it. Yet it is not out of control. In fact it’s not anything. Like a multi-billion page book, to be used anyway you choose. Your … Read more
They asked a bunch of people to decide whether to do something or not. Then divided them into two groups: Those who said “YES do it.” Those who said “NO don’t.” Later they gave BOTH groups the same new, updated ‘results’: the thing went wrong. And what would they now suggest. The YES group (almost 100%!) … Read more
It makes no difference. None at all. If the light is out for one second or one year it makes no difference in the effort required to turn it back on. If you have been mad at someone for a short or long time, it’s the same effort to change that situation. We … Read more