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…
If you want to get ahead, you’re going to have to put in more hours, and those hours can invariably only come at night. You don’t need to work every night, but if you want to get ahead, it’s the same as it has been for hundreds of years – work when others are sleeping. It’s asking more of you. It’s putting more on you. You don’t know if it will pay off. And it’s…