Tag: mindset

Rock Star art

two birds in flight
Bald Eagle being chased. Yesterday.
two birds in flight
They swung back around. While walking yesterday, i was also watching the sky. This photo opportunity was over quickly. When you zoom in, it’s harder to keep the subjects in frame. Kinda a miracle these shots happened.
MacBook Air setup
MacBook Air setup.
MacBook Air setup
MacBook Air setup complete.
bird nest in palm tree
New bird nest by front porch palm.

Different is better than better.

Note: HT to a local (Orlando) speaker. Can’t remember her name.

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Can working be the manner?

Family reunion photo
Fraternity brothers, their wives, and one son.

It’s not too far fetched to think that working can be the manner in which we experience the entire day.

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Career ROL

Mountains in autumn
Spiritual.

What is your Return on Leadership?

More specifically, what is your career ROL?

Is your over-focused, intentional investment in your work mindset providing the excellent career leadership vibrancy returns you originally envisioned?

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Study or build?

business ideas hand written notes
While searching for today’s photos, stumbled upon these 2008 Company logo brainstorm pics.

While others study for their MBA, you start building.

You had three choices:

  1. Do nothing
  2. Pursue an MBA
  3. Build a side-business

Dream, create, inspire…

Yourself.

Harsh reality.

An MBA is a designation.

An MBA is not a product nor a service.

Write books instead of read books.

Sell products instead of buy products.

Create your brand instead of admiring other brands.

Quit hiding.

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Mindset Q&A

inspirational cards in store
Gently shake your world.

Couple years ago Mike Simmons interviewed me for his Podcast. It was a few months into the 2019 reality Covid wasn’t going away. Here’s the summary:

  1. What is mindset? Our habitual attitude.
  2. What are common mistakes we make about mindset? Not being intentional about our sources/influences. Not being present nor motivated enough to improve.
  3. Why do we make these mistakes? Entertained, distracted and medicated. Herd mentality – if everyone is this way, it must be ok.
  4. How can we avoid these mistakes? Establish a clear, concise, and compelling goal that can only be achieved by dramatically raising your standards. A goal so compelling it trumps “Why am i doing all this hard work?” Because your attitude is worth defending.
  5. How does mindset change, in the context of remote work from home? It doesn’t. Period. Of course there’s change, but change is nothing new – it’s the constant fabric of life.
  6. How does this change in Team context? Remote work highlights a focus requiring you to teach, not just through your example, but through intentional efforts to teach using VIP model – Very Individual Person model. Go the extra inch with your team(s), boss, peers.
  7. How does this change in Customer context? Now is not the time to start fawning and communicating like crazy with your customers. The time to do that was everyday before Covid-19.
  8. How does this change in Self context? Nothing changes, except this…you automatically gave yourself a grade for how prepared you are right now. You should be getting an A. If Disney Ran Your Life, operating below excellent levels would not be acceptable.
  9. Resources: Podcast, TED Talk, MLC book, LinkedIn. Twitter.

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