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12 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Offer Dilemma

There are two sides to an offer – the Offeror and the Offeree. One who makes it and one you hope will accept it. In a given situation, you are never both (otherwise why?) The Offeror is trying to determine what they are willing to part with. The Offeree is then in the position to determine how much value they place on what is being given to them. The problem with this arrangement is that most times the Offeree walks into thinking – “Let’s see what I can get” – instead of knowing their value ahead of time. Over time

12 months ago

Greg Thomas

What’s In a Fix?

Does it permanently fix your problem? Does it create a new problem? Does it look worse than it did before? Does it get you over the hump today, but you’ll have work to do tomorrow? Does it achieve what you were hoping for? Is it even possible? Is it so small, that no one will care? There are many types of fixes, knowing which one you are doing and what the expectation of it is will drastically change your approach to the work you are doing. On the flip side, what you bring to a fix, what you do every

12 months ago

Greg Thomas

Back into the Groove

It takes more work to get out of a groove than it does to get into one. When you are in a groove, you are making a conscious choice to push out of the groove onto new territory. And yet, when it comes to “getting back into the groove” we make it that much harder on ourselves to get back into it, despite the groove still being there (i.e., the gym, your work, etc). The only hard part about getting back into the groove is staying out of it for too long.

12 months ago

Greg Thomas

Where You Belong

There is a place where you might not be just yet, where you could be, but just haven’t come to realize it. It’s the place where you belong. Whether it’s work or life, you might not be there just yet, you might be on the path to getting there, but being there right now – no – it’s not time. But if you give up looking, if you stop working towards it, you will never find it. Don’t stop looking.

12 months ago

Greg Thomas

Dips and Dives

When we dive into something, we jump with focus, poise and to some degree – reckless abandon. The goal is to jump in and get started, it’s not to hold back, we are committed to moving forward and accomplishing something. When we take a dip, we put our foot in first, we test the water, we wait for the feedback and response from all of those around us before we commit to moving forward. Dips give us some reassurance that we are on the right path and give us an opportunity to back out. Dives commit us to the task