Sometimes we have to try to accomplish more than our personal best. To reach for new heights. The safety of ‘normal speed’ stalls our attempt to reach for the stars.
Ambition
Competition or Collaborator?
Do you know who your competition is? Do you have clarity about your strategic partners and collaborators? Do they overlap? Are you better off when your competition is still in the game? Is your competitor’s success, your success? How might your participation improve the game?
Gratitude
What is something you are grateful for every decade of your life (e.g. age 0-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc)? Simon Sinek facilitated this moment with Omar Brownson at the end of his recent podcast and it was remarkable. It is a new icebreaker that I am adding to my tool kit.
The Power of Recommendation
Like this? I so, I think you might like this other thing. What might you recommend that your super fans will enjoy?
Getting the Right Work Done, is a book that is helping my consulting clients succeed.
Keep Exploring
Some group of explores kept going as they mapped the deepest know cave in the world. There are plenty of dead ends and logistical issues to overcome. And the journey is not over. This cave exploration starts like every other one, somebody was curious and did not settle for labeling a hole in the ground as another cave.
Who Decides?
Who decides if an idea, concept, or effort is stupid. Conventional wisdom? An urban dictionary? The majority of social media followers? Stupid covers a lot of ground and acts as a major headwind but if we choose to rise above it, we find it is a concepts that does not have a lot of depth or meaning.
Conceal
We can confuse and disorient with a corporate language. When offered a ‘bespoke opportunity,’ we might wonder if the intend is to enlighten or hinder comprehension. Slogans and catch-phrases sound appealing but may be an attempt to cover rough terrain with smooth fabric.
The Journey Continues
The numbers might change but the journey continues.
Help
What is your definition of help? Is is based on the assistance required or the scale of support? Does the amount of work required to engage make a difference?
Designed and Adopted
When did current design become the adopted expectation? How much resistance must we overcome to achieve the next iteration? How much external force act as a catalyst? Does disruption accelerate new ways of thinking?
If you are an airport or airlines, the ability to make significant changes occurs on a large scale and requires numerous resources. Often, we are still in start-up mode and nimble enough to adjust quickly but we assume the mindset of working on a global scale.
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