Articles for category: Initiative

Preparing for Meetings

If you’re being invite to a meeting, you are one of the select few that have the privilege of being asked to attend and provide your opinion on the matter at hand. You can show up, not read anything, not prepare, not ask any questions. Or you can read what was asked of you, prepare, and ask questions. Showing up is good, Showing up Prepared is bonkers.

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

Waiting for the Forecast

If you’re always watching the latest weather forecast, you’ll never do anything. It might rain, it could be a bit windy, the heat might be too much, or it could be freezing cold, filled with snow and hail. Or it could be fine for what you are doing, and you can work around it. The same goes for forecasted profits and income, yes, assuming today, everything stays the same, but if we change the date and time, we should still be doing well or badly. But those are Big Ifs since no one can see the future. Forecasts are ideas

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

Your Quest

In video games, the Main Quest is the big thing you are working towards. It takes a while, there are many steps, and you build towards it. In addition to your Main Quest, you have Side Quests. Side Quests make you stronger, they give you the experience and knowledge to contribute to your Main Quest. Side Quests help you push your Main Quests forward; they are your hustles, your late nights, and your early mornings. They are the push forward that keeps you going. Don’t stop with your Side Quests.

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Inside Out of Problem Solving

In any problem, there are people on the outside looking in, complaining about the issue, criticizing the response, and arguing about the ways things should be. Then there are those on the inside, the ones working the problem, coming up with different options, running scenarios, trying out what may or may not work. When you’re inside the problem, you’re putting in the effort, you’re trying to break through the noise and see what the issue is. When you’re outside the problem, you’re critiquing the work of others, trying to fix what is broken. You can be inside or out, but