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10 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Blocker

When asking someone a question, they might not give you the initial response that you are hoping to receive. But are they blocking you? Are they stopping you in your tracks? Are they preventing you from moving forward? If they are coming back with more questions than statements or redirecting towards other topics – chances are they are blocking. If they are providing well-thought-out explanations that give you an answer to your question (just not the one you hoped for), they are trying to help. Blockers don’t provide well-thought-out answers that are on topic simply because it takes too much

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

Where did I get all this Stuff?

Over time we accumulate stuff. And it’s on you to determine what of that stuff is valuable. You can keep it all, but then it might be too much to look at or you can reel it in and focus on just what brings you Joy. If it brings you Joy, keep it, if it doesn’t, ask why you have it. Each adventure we take on, we garner more stuff, only because from each adventure we want a memento of what we did, what we accomplished, and what it brought to us. All Stuff isn’t bad, but if you can’t

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Free Work

The Free Work will help you grow, but it might not pay the bills. The Free Work will teach you skills you might not have received anywhere else, but they won’t be written on paper. The Free Work will open doors and achieve goals you never thought possible, but you might have to pass through many to get there. The Free Work will help you grow, but it won’t be easy.

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

AI Elimination vs Enrichment

AI starts off like any tool we use, complementing our jobs, and making it easier to accomplish tasks. Maybe we say “Thank you” at the end of a request and it keeps chugging along. It can save time, and allow us to focus on more enriching opportunities. Or it can be used to eliminate the thing it sought to protect – creativity, people, achievement, growth. What you use it for is up to you and what you do with the savings is up to you – enrich yourself or your team, or eliminate parts of it to keep racing for

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

Over Alerts

How many alerts do you need when you sign up for a service? What is enough? What matters? Notifications and Alerts are great when done correctly, of value, and give you what you need. But when overused, they become emails sent to the trash. If you’re sending notifications, ask what their purpose and value are if you were to receive them in your inbox. If your first instinct is to delete, you’ve probably missed something if you, yourself, want to get rid of them as fast as possible.