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We Need Questions, Not Answers!

And it seems too few are actually looking for the critical difference.

The goal isn’t to find the right answers.

I mean, most people ask the wrong questions.

The goal is to discover the right questions.

Then the real, transformational, work can begin.

Don’t expect any of my blogs to solve your problems.

Rather, expect a daily nudge that someone cares whether or not you accept your divine opportunity to transform yourself into the you you know you want to become.

I’ll meet you here everyday. Ya with me?

Indomitable Spirit Is Priceless

The road to excellence has no finish line.

This is the main reason people give up.

Or maybe it’s the fear of success.

What do you think is the main reason people live with discontent in the workplace?

Like I said yesterday, maybe it’s time for a meeting.

“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: Try to please everybody all the time.”
– Herbert Bayard Swope

These Trees Never Stood A Chance

Trees near the Atlantic Ocean are under constant stress from the wind. And over time, they are shaped with a westerly lean. While they survive, they are indeed changed forever.

And quite possibly, they are happier and more courageous than “normal” trees. Only the trees know for sure.

What have the winds of society done to your attitude?

Made you stronger and more resilient?

Or, made you so fearful, you aren’t even conscious of it?

Time for a meeting?

Hope It's Not Leaning Against The Wrong Wall

Does this sound familiar?

We spend our entire career (selfishly) trying to climb the ladder of success, to become a better leader.

Rubbish.

We weren’t trying to become a better leader. We were trying to make more money and the next promotion and the newer title would take us higher and closer to our goal.

That’s the problem.

It was our goal. Our selfish goal. All about us.

Once a leader transforms herself into a servant, well, magic begins to happen.

If you’re not organized with the day-to-day stuff, it will take you longer (or maybe never) to become a servant.

If you would like to be world class at something, anything, you need two things.

I describe them briefly, here, in this 42-second you tube video at 35,000 feet.

They’re really simple.

Remember though, simple doesn’t mean easy. Good luck.

Who said we shouldn’t have to go into the office on Sundays?

Photo From Seth Godin's Linchpin

Ever catch yourself, in a random moment, maybe eating lunch, or watching an inspirational movie or commercial, thinking to yourself…

I should have.

I would have.

I could have.

But now it’s too late.

No.

It’s not.

It’s never too late.

Is it?

Oh, I know what happens, we get so busy, because we’re not very organized, and so we fool ourselves into thinking our dreams are impossible.

You Tube turned five earlier this Summer.

Who could have predicted it’s rise?

Same thing here.

Ordinary people hitting the big time.

Got social media?

Ditch your resume and build your social media presence. That’s my mantra.

It will eventually free up more time to spend on the day-to-day stuff.

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
– Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, the American computer pioneer who cofounded Apple, is known for his intensity, his brashness, and his focus on elegant design. He was born in 1955 in San Francisco. At age 21, he and Steve Wozniac built the first Apple computer in his garage. Its successor, the Macintosh, introduced the mouse. After Jobs was ousted from Apple, he bought Pixar Animation, creator of Toy Story and Finding Nemo. On his return to Apple, he introduced the iMac and iPod, restoring the company’s luster. He now lives in California with his wife and three children.

Are you passionately following your dreams?

Being organized can help you keep your dream alive.

One Gift Is More Valuable

Knowledge and judgement.

Which is more important?

Are you going to go through the motions today or are you going to give your boss, your colleagues, your customers, your Family 110%?

What are you going to give yourself?

Snowball's Chance In...

Today the polling stations are open from 7AM until 7PM. We mailed our absentee ballot last week.

Are people voting this year for the best candidate?

Or, for the one who isn’t the worst?

The campaign ads in Central Florida this year were especially negative. Repetitively and obnoxiously negative.

Sickening.

Anyway, if your boss could pick her team over again, would she pick you?

Yesterday’s post and today’s post reminds us of one important fact. Being positive or negative is our choice. And it also goes both ways.

jeff noel.com