Blog #245 – Know your why

The actions you take always have a motivation behind them. It is your job to know yourself well enough to know why you do the things that you do. Every little thing that you do has a reason behind it and too many times the reason is, “That’s the way it’s always been done.” orContinueContinue reading “Blog #245 – Know your why”

Blog #244 – Finding Meaning and Purpose in what you do.

The beauty of life is that meaning and purpose are not given to you. You have to find them. It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.Epictetus We can not always control the results of what happens but we can control our actions and our reactions to the results.ContinueContinue reading “Blog #244 – Finding Meaning and Purpose in what you do.”

Blog #243 – Dopamine Kicks

Your brain is designed to be easily distracted. The first humans needed to be aware of a rustle in the bushes because it might be a tiger jumping out to eat them. This means when we are focused on our work any text, email, call can distract us from the task at hand. With smartphonesContinueContinue reading “Blog #243 – Dopamine Kicks”

Blog #242 – Are you on Autopilot

Most of what you do on a daily basis you are on autopilot. When you wake up, snooze (or not) your alarm, drink coffee, drive to work, park in the same spot, go to your desk, the way you say hello, the way you respond when someone asks, “How are you?” , driving home, gettingContinueContinue reading “Blog #242 – Are you on Autopilot”

Blog #240 – Born in the USA

This is the land of opportunity. If you have a dream then this is the place you want to be. In no other place do you have a chance to control your own destiny as much as you do here in America. You have all of these rights and privileges because there were tons ofContinueContinue reading “Blog #240 – Born in the USA”

Blog #239 -Stop Looking At Your Competition

When we are lost we look around at people to see what they are doing. We will see what they are doing and then either be motivated to step up our game or demoralized. Either way you need to stop looking at what others are doing and focus on what you are doing. Stop lookingContinueContinue reading “Blog #239 -Stop Looking At Your Competition”

Blog #238 – You are your problems

Below is Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. The bottom layer is Food, Water, Air. The next layer is housing and a place to live. The next is sex and a relationship. The next is confidence and the ability perform. The last need is to fulfill your dreams and set goals. How many of your needs areContinueContinue reading “Blog #238 – You are your problems”

Blog #236 – Time to Re-evaluate for the Recession

I think there are lots of troubles coming, There’s too much wretched excess.Charlie Munger Charlie said this before the COVID-19 Pandemic. He was right there is too much excess and now there is about to be more excess added to the market. The US is adding close to $3 Trillion dollars. What does this mean?ContinueContinue reading “Blog #236 – Time to Re-evaluate for the Recession”

Blog #235 – Stay True to Yourself

I have a tendency to look at the competition and see what their doing. If they are doing something that is working then I should do it too right? Steal what works and leave the rest. Today people are compromising their values for followers. Monkey see monkey do. Is a race to the bottom. WhoContinueContinue reading “Blog #235 – Stay True to Yourself”

Blog #234 – How to Stand Out and Create Value

Filling a need is a lot easier than creating a need. You must listen to your audience and know what their needs are. Do not waste your time and create something that no one wants. He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.Aristotle You must get in the minds of theContinueContinue reading “Blog #234 – How to Stand Out and Create Value”