Undeniably, one of the best scenes in the movie, Moneyball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXESVtWX3U&list=PL6UsNyFN0i9r9rRjSxb0cCv70fgUVFiCL&index=5&ab_channel=CineStream “He Gets on Base” Build your team for what they can do, what you think they can do, not who they are, not what their accolades are, and not how many followers or repositories they have. For who they are, and what they can do. You can teach anyone anything, and if they have the drive to get on base, you can take them…
On Incredibly Hot Days, we stay inside or don’t do much outside, because it’s super hot. On Supremely Cold Days, we stay inside or don’t do much outside, because it’s supremely cold. Neither are great conditions to get work done, but if these were the only conditions you had to work with, you’d find a way – dress warmer, work in the shade, bring hot drinks, use a fan, etc, etc. Perfect conditions don’t exist,…
No one “likes” going uphill. Downhill is much smoother; you can see the bumps in the road, and you have to pedal less, which makes it easier. But uphill, upwill is where you learn how to push yourself, how to move forward, how to not give up, and how to reach the top. Uphill isn’t easy, but it’s worth it.
Competing with the louder voice is a race to the bottom (top?) to see who is the loudest. You can’t win. To compete with the loudest voice is to provide the opposite that they can’t do: remain silent, don’t say a word, and wait. A conversation and meeting cannot happen with one person, and eventually, they will realize to move forward, they will need to listen.
Although it feels rude, the best way to get out of invites is to use the Decline button. But, you can add a message to the Decline button as to why you can’t attend – that gives people an indication that it’s not for flippant reasons. It’s a simple process, but we struggle to use it because someone might be offended, or they might never reach out to us again, or we might be ignored…