You can’t. Our lives aren’t about the exciting times and more so about always being excited and stimulated. The idea is to do the mundane well and relish the exciting high points. So this doesn’t quite answer the question. Let me expand. The idea is to create excitement and keep the fire going. A fire … Read moreHow to get the fire started again
This is a difficult topic as there are numerous factors that need to be known and taken into consideration. So, remembering each situation and company is different, the general consideration here is : If you lay a test or challenge and offer the team the choice to rise and do it or sit out. Those … Read moreWhen do you let staff go?
Give it to them! Remember whatever you pay them is not only free but will return at 5x! You don’t get 5x? Then you are doing it wrong. We employ people at a fixed rate and sell their time or service at the money you want to make from them. So – when you are … Read moreWhen they ask for more
Yesterday I spoke about the members of your team and that they will eventually leave you. Today I want to address the culture of family in the workplace. The question is how do you create a family culture at work? The answer: You don’t! Think about the dysfunctionalities of families – maybe even your own! … Read moreFamily culture is bad
How do you deal when a key person leaves your company? Especially someone you were grooming for leadership or worse – succession! We feel like we have been personally attacked! Been beaten with a baseball bat even! There is something you need to remember; we are all selfish! We do for us not for you. … Read moreWhen they leave
If you have read the last weeks posts there was a common theme. I looked at fear and what fear means to us, how it stops us, how it cripples us and ultimately beats us. So today – go out and buy a pair of Nikes Yip that’s the answer. Make sure you wear these … Read moreSo what now?
So I have been addressing fear and the negatives and positives of this emotion. I obviously don’t know what your fears are – they could be personal fears for your relationships or fear of failing in business. There is no one single fear. Or is there…. Well – you asked. The biggest fear we have … Read moreWhat you actually need to fear
Fear is awesome. Embrace it! I’m not talking about the fear of hanging off the edge of a building with a thin rope – thats just stupid. I’m talking about the doubt and continual forces of negativity that you have experienced. The fear of (I’m going to use the F word); Failure! Fear reminds us … Read moreThe great thing about fear
Yesterday I touched on the path to greatness and most importantly – the resistance that is inside of you! The way to change the resistance is to tackle it head on! Raise the middle finger to this internal resistance and move in the direction that it is trying to hold you back from. Our enemies … Read moreThe path to greatness
We are all born equal so why are only a few of us great? The problem is in this question. We are all great! We all have the same desires and plans to be great at whatever it is we pursue. So why do only 3% of us become great? I am not talking about … Read moreWe all should be great