Articles for category: Initiative

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

You will Always Miss Something

There it is, the truth, you will… always… miss… something. The goal is not to miss the big things, the things that matter most to you in life. It’s probably a combination of work and personal, as is the case with most everyone else. Missing a conference, missing a post, missing what someone else is doing. Doesn’t matter, you can’t see it all, and you need to stop trying to do. Zero in, focus on what you don’t want to miss, ignore the fluff, it’s just noise.

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

Playing at the Level You want to be At

If you want to play at the level you want to be at, you’re going to have to show up the way they do. Know the work. Know the industry. Know the team. Know the deliverables. And if you don’t know all those things, then you’re going to have to get learning to get up to speed. If you don’t want to do that work, that’s fine; you’re not ready to play at that level and can try again later.

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Hot Tub Experiment

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 to AI; you’re doing yourself a disservice if you do that. Take your experiment, make it up, jump in, and work the problem. It’s the

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

What can’t AI do?

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 pivot to reverse that decision. You don’t build it now.

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

Being Ready for Demand

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 for what comes next today, so you’re ready for it tomorrow. Today is gone, but tomorrow is waiting.

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