April 16, 2025
You see what others don’t see. You see the result. You see what could be. You see past the work there is to do and what the value could become. Not everyone can see beyond what is in front of them, the mess, the disaster, the work that has to be done. But you do, you see what could be.
April 15, 2025
If you have to put up this many signs to tell people where not to go, you know something is missing in your design. Our phones are not littered with “Don’t click here”, “Don’t touch this button”, or “Don’t do this” – nor are our houses. If we did this to our software, people would stop using it. If you have to tell people what not to do before they do anything, you might want to rethink your design.
April 12, 2025
How often did you hear this growing up? “Sit up or you’ll be a slouch forever!” When was the last time someone said it to you? Did they finally give up on you? Did it ever resonate with you or do you still slouch? Is it one of those things that never caught on? I’m not the best at Sitting Up and often find myself, reminding myself to do it or seeing someone else slouching and thinking “Wow is that me”. Was there a better way to get me SitUp growing up? Was there another way to instill this habit
April 7, 2025
Are you a rockstar? A ninja? A guru? An expert? A 3x allstar? Or are you simply confident enough in your abilities that you don’t need to be measured by labels and will let you be the measurement of how good you are? Your abilities, your skills, your attitude, your composure, everything you bring to the table – that says how good you are. Good people need to hear how good they are on an ongoing basis so they can keep telling themselves that story over and over again. Great people keep doing what they are doing, not even thinking
April 2, 2025
Not where you hoped you would be? Not at the job you think you should have? Didn’t get through the first interview round? Your certification exam took a slight detour? You can look at these as either setbacks or steps to growth and learning. If you yearn for nostalgia, screenshot them, put them in a folder, forget about them, and revisit them in 3 years, then ask yourself was it a setback or a step forward?
