Articles for category: Growth

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

When to Critique

There are times when critique is needed and times when it serves no value. First Day on the job?  Give them a chance, everyone screws up. Second Day on the job?  Where were you on your second day? Third week on the job?  Are they learning and still trying? Would you critique a fireperson’s use of a hose as they are in the middle of putting out the fire? Definitely not, they got the fire out. Save the critique for after the fire, when everyone’s heads are clear and no one’s life is on the line. The same goes for

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Old Ways

There is no alternative to building a rock garden but to do the hard work and gather rocks. It’s simply how it works: you go, you get rocks, and you build a garden. There is no way to hack it, hustle it, AI it or amplify it. You collect rocks, you tweak them over and over again, trying to find the perfect fit until you have something resembling a garden. If I’m building a log cabin, the requirements are the same – I need logs, straight logs, shaved down logs, and if I want insulation, I need something between them

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

What’s Your Mission?

I’m still trying to figure out my mission. I have dabbled in many areas, all that I love, and I have yet to find the string that pulls them together. I know it’s there, hiding in the shadows, just waiting to be tugged at, where everything all falls into line like a perfectly tuned orchestra. But I’m not there yet (not sure if I will ever be). So every now and again, to see if I’m still on the right path, I ask myself what my mission is. What am I trying to solve for? Where am I trying to

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Bugs are Back

Between May and July is bug season. If you haven’t finished your outside work by then, it’s not getting started until August. Factors outside of your control now control your work. Bugs are everywhere and they drive what we do, even if they are completely unrelated to it.

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

Bit by Bit Works

Believe it or not, if you do bit by bit each day, each week, it does work. It just depends on whether the bit you are doing is actually worthwhile. I.e., running 5 minutes a day might not help too much, running 20 probably better. Doing learning on new topics, a chapter a day will render results, a page not so much. Bit by Bit works as long as the bits are worth the effort.

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