Every Math test I would take in high school ended that way – “Pencils Down” – as though I had created some masterful creation that was perfect and could no longer get any better. It was at this moment, when all hands were up that we’d look around at other people’s papers and either smile in agreement or become immediately dejected at having received the wrong answer. When leaving jobs, this is the new “Pencils…
No one is at your level, have you looked in the mirror? Everyone is at different levels, you were at someone else’s level once, and someone else was at your level once. There is always something to learn, always somewhere to grow. Don’t mistake what someone doesn’t know as being inferior, recognize it for them needing to be taught, coached and mentored to be at your level.
When we have a great weather day – we say it is perfect for anything and everything. The sun is out, it’s not too hot or cold, and the possibilities are endless as we breathe it in – whether it’s doing chores, chilling out, etc. What about work though? What is the perfect work weather? No updates to process on your laptop? All devices fully charged? Alone in the office? Pens and books at the…
If you are testing a website that puts data into another application, it helps to have access to that application. If that application requires you to have an account and a set of permissions to see the changes that are being made, it helps to have those permissions. If that application has to send out notifications to clients, it helps to know how the notifications are going out, what the conditions are, how they work,…
I was asking someone the other day how I could improve at playing soccer. Their response is – “You run too fast in the first, but are more successful when you slow down in the second.” Truth, I do better in the second, I calm down more, I relax more, I’m warmed up, I have a feel for the game, who we’re playing, who I’m playing with – everything at that point in time is…