Does your work feel like work?
Or do you hate to leave at the end of the day?
Sometimes I wish establishing a start-up business felt a little more like work.
Tag: Work
Work Life Saver
Balance can ruin a career, and it can save a career.
I heard a story about Walt Disney’s wife, secretary and even his physician, all saying, “Walt, you need to get a hobby or you’ll work yourself into an early grave.”
Having the distraction of a hobby can actually make you sharper, more focused, more creative, more observant.
And if your hobby not only fuels your passion, but also teaches you more than you could have ever imagined, imagine that!
People who study Walt Disney’s life know that he was labeled by many as crazy. And that he insisted on nothing short of perfection. Always aim for perfection he’d say, and settle for excellence.
This is how life works. We face countless challenges. People may call us crazy, demanding.
They may also call us passionate, purposeful, visionary.
A real, work life saver.
Leadership Wake Up Call
Yesterday’s jungle jeff blog post ended sort of weird, didn’t it?
It felt like that to me anyway.
Leadership. Personal leadership or professional leadership. It doesn’t matter.
Maybe it’s “right-sizing” at work, that’s your wake-up call.
Maybe it’s an alarming medical report that does it at home.
These are the things that rattle our cage and inspire us to make dramatic changes.
Positive changes.
Life-altering changes.
Just the other day, a neighbor commented that he was relieved he was given a package. As an executive, he felt he always remained a “target”.
Now, he no longer has that worry. He said he saw it coming and started an entrepreneurial business last year. Now he can devote full-time effort to it. He claimed he should have done this long ago.
Good for him. Proactive effort. Now, back to the point. What are you planning to do this year?
Makes everyone think, doesn’t it?
And then the Christmas Day attempted terrorist attack reminded me of something.
Don’t Bother
“If you’re not going to come into the office on Thanksgiving Day, don’t even bother coming in on Christmas day”, the overworked, underpaid leader stated to the others on her team.
The Beatles got it right, didn’t they – “Eight Days A Week”.
This is a good time to be working harder than you ever have before. I know firsthand, and some think I’m crazy, but I work seven days a week. And have for a long time.
Ain’t braggin’. Just stating the facts. And sometimes I wish the week had eight days. But mostly, an extra day just to sleep.
Hope you have an extraordinary week of hard work. We reap what we sow. This is the time to be out-working your competition. When others are ready to give up, it’ll be your opportunity to shine.
Fortune Favors The Brave
Fortune favors the brave. It does indeed. But what does that mean, “favors you“? Or what does it mean, “brave“?
This sounds pretty inspiring, yet how do we apply it or gauge whether we are brave? Try this on for size.
I believe if everyone likes you, you are not brave enough. Courage implies risk. And risk implies challenging the status quo. Generally, people do not like being challenged.
This also applies to us when we look in the mirror. I am often tempted to not challenge myself to do more, do better, do differently.
Why?
Because it’s too much work, too much risk, too much uncertainty. Isn’t it? Ever find yourself thinking like this? Good.
Most people intuitively understand that hard work pays off, that uncertainty is part of life, that risk is a key ingredient for continuous improvement and that fortune favors the brave.