Building Reserves, or Using Them?
Recovering is an essential component of life When training for a sport, you spend a lot of time building your capabilities – speed, endurance, skill. During a competition, you tap into your reserves to reach your peak performance. Life isn’t much different. You train to build your knowledge and skills, tapping into your reserves to […]
Stress from the Non-Standard
Where is your Comfort Zone? Our comfort zone isn’t an actual place, but describes the set of behaviors we are comfortable with, things we do that don’t create a sense of risk or make us anxious – where we feel safe and comfortable. Our Comfort Zone is great when we need to relax, recover, and […]
Everyone networks with an Agenda
Do you keep others in mind when you network? My first real encounter with a great networker came back in the 90’s when I switched jobs and spent a great deal of time with Fred. Fred knew something about anything that was going on, and with a little effort, could find out much more. He […]
Godin Presents Presenting!
Don’t ever make a speech you have to apologize for I read through several blogs and web sites every day, one I particularly enjoy is Seth Godin’s Blog. In a recent entry, Seth writes that the speakers at the event were starting off with “I know you’re hungry, but…” After reading it, I thought to […]
Heading Over The Top
Too many people are willing to settle for average If you’re not exceptional, you’re merely average. Think about that statement for a minute. Too many people are willing to settle for and accept average. They shy away from being (and working with) above average and don’t know how to handle the exceptional. This was shoved […]