Does it permanently fix your problem? Does it create a new problem? Does it look worse than it did before? Does it get you over the hump today, but you’ll have work to do tomorrow? Does it achieve what you were hoping for? Is it even possible? Is it so small, that no one will care? There are many types of fixes, knowing which one you are doing and what the expectation of it is…
It takes more work to get out of a groove than it does to get into one. When you are in a groove, you are making a conscious choice to push out of the groove onto new territory. And yet, when it comes to “getting back into the groove” we make it that much harder on ourselves to get back into it, despite the groove still being there (i.e., the gym, your work, etc). The…
There is a place where you might not be just yet, where you could be, but just haven’t come to realize it. It’s the place where you belong. Whether it’s work or life, you might not be there just yet, you might be on the path to getting there, but being there right now – no – it’s not time. But if you give up looking, if you stop working towards it, you will never…
When we dive into something, we jump with focus, poise and to some degree – reckless abandon. The goal is to jump in and get started, it’s not to hold back, we are committed to moving forward and accomplishing something. When we take a dip, we put our foot in first, we test the water, we wait for the feedback and response from all of those around us before we commit to moving forward. Dips…
Always, always, always give credit to the people that created the thing that you are working on, that you adapted, that you are extending, that you are doing something else with. I’ve watched many a Marvel movie and often wondered why they do not start with the people that created that “thing” that spurned something so incredible. What are we afraid of if that should happen? What would be so wrong if they became more…