There’s a harsh reality for people who dislike demanding bosses. The demanding boss doesn’t like being demanding. If accountability is clear, then results should follow. When results don’t follow the boss has to do something to ensure the results happen.
That plan b that the boss has to go to is often perceived as demanding.
Now imagine if you delivered exactly what you and the boss agreed on.
There’d be praise instead of pressure.
Tell me again who’s fault that is.
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Stop putting pressure on yourself to do too much too soon.
Sure, you promised junglejeff.com goes live tomorrow, July 4th. And this is the third deadline you have created: June 8 your birthday, and June 25 your anniversary have come and gone. Now, July 4th.
Why?
Because you didn’t feel it represented your best foot forward. It is, after all, a Disney Keynote Speaker website.
We all struggle with feeling confident enough to launch without perfection.
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This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.
On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.
Spending a lot of money and placing a ton of trust in someone i’ve never directly worked with before.
How do you feel certain the person you’ve contracted is not squandering their time, effort, and attention on your project?
You don’t.
Well, you find out when the project is done.
And then, if you’re blown away, then you’ll know.
And if you aren’t blown away…
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This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.
On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.