Within 4 months of starting my new company I expanded overseas. Because life is a spiral and not a circle. A circle, you go round and round. A spiral, you come back to the same place over and over again but always at a ‘higher’ level. My very first company took 4 years … 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
Do you mind digging ditches? “Not if the pay is good.” Alright, then dig this ditch. It should take a few days. “OK, the ditch is dug.” Do you want more work? “Sure.” Then fill up the ditch. “Are you sure?” Yes. “OK, it’s your money.” (A few days later) “OK, that’s done, … Read more
Saying “Stop that!” won’t get a child to stop doing something. Because, then the child has nothing. And no one wants nothing. So, what you say is “Oooh, loook at this!!” And the child automatically stops whatever they are doing and looks. At something. Do you have something/someone ‘useless’ around you because it’s better-than-nothing? Then … Read more
This one needs a lot of help to execute. Look at the related Doodles. They’ll help get you out of Stage 3 ————————————————————- The owner of a 50 year old, multi-billion dollar company described to me the Stages his company goes through. 1 Initial Stage Create and Build 2 Automatic Stage Manage 3 Choice Stage … 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