Articles for category: Initiative

4 months ago

Greg Thomas

And We’re Back

Coming back from holidays into the New Year is a lot like coming back from a commercial break. Everyone got a reset, went to the bathroom, and had some snacks. But now we’re all ready for the second act, to see what happens next. The only difference between the show that starts after a commercial break is that you can choose which direction it goes in, and what better time to choose than now? You don’t have to sit down and watch the same show again – you can opt for something new and different. So do that now that

Overtake Them

Keeping up is okay. Keeping up with the person in front of you will get you past that person. Keeping up with the next group of people might push you further than you’ve gone. But when are you going to overtake them? When are you going to take the next step to go past them? And more importantly, what will it take?  

4 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Big Leagues

This was the phrase you heard growing up – “Get to the Big Leagues”. The Big Leagues is where things are serious.  When you get there, you will have arrived and this was in no way better mirrored than with sports teams. Oddly enough, Sports teams are one of the last Bastions where a final endpoint exists, everywhere else, the role, the job, the task, the game is constantly changing and shifting. Having to learn new skills to adapt, new skills to respond, learn new strategies in different areas. And what you thought was the Big League, you might already

Just Start

No one is watching. Just Start. Doesn’t matter if it’s a mess. Just Start. Does it seem daunting? Just Start. Not sure where to Start? Just Start. Now, is the best day, above all days, to get started – you have no calls, no meetings, no nothing. So just, start.

And that’s a Wrap

So you didn’t get everything done. And some things you started, stopped, started again, but couldn’t find the magic mix. You carried that throughout the year and it became worst this month as you looked back on things. Great, now, the year is over, write it all down on a piece of paper, ball it up and throw it out. That’s a wrap and in less than 24 hours you get to make a real dent in the universe.