Probably? Maybe? Doubtful. So do you delegate? Accept less? Quit Quietly? Perhaps you want to do it all, maybe you need to do it all, but the truth is that you can’t do it all. That realization can come too soon, or very late, where feelings of regret and failure seep in. What’s important is the moment you have this question pop into your head, you realize you can’t do it all, and you shift…
In Good Weather, anything is possible. The sun is shining, everything is dry, possibilities are endless. But in Bad Weather, it rains, it snows, things get wet, leak, the temperature is cold, everything is imperfect, and harder to do. You might have loved to run and bike in the summer, but now, in the fall, in the winter, what are you going to do? Trudge through snowdrifts, wear heavy boots? And run? You need to…
I had to winterize a hot tub this weekend. I have never done this in my life. I watched YouTube, I asked ChatGPT, and I looked up the model I had. In the end, water was everywhere, the power was off, and it took longer than I thought. Such is learning, that’s exactly what it is – and now I know how to do it better for next season. Don’t turn that goodness completely over…
It’s the same problem as before. What other people can’t do, you do. If AI can’t build it, then you build it. If AI can’t figure out how to sell it, then you sell it. But don’t make the mistake of ignoring it. Incorporate it, work with it, understand it, learn from it, incorporate it. Microsoft was able to famously say, “The Internet was a fad”. Microsoft also had billions of dollars behind it to…
You don’t get to pick when your work is wanted or your skills are in demand. If you (or we) could do that, there would never be unemployment, and for the most part, everyone would be an entrepreneur. You CAN see where currents are heading. You CAN see what is shaping an industry. You CAN extrapolate what is needed today and from that what will be needed tomorrow. The goal then becomes to get ready…