The Uncomfortable Truth About Entrepreneurship That Nobody Wants To Talk About | Inc.com:
We all want to believe that our ideas have value, that they can change
the world. And, after all, it's ideas that spark the entrepreneurial
journey. Wrong. The world is not lacking ideas. There is no greater
commodity. In fact, their abundance makes ideas pretty much worthless.What's
far more valuable, to an entrepreneur, than a good idea, is their
commitment to execution. They will endure any hardship to bring their
idea to market and prove that it has merit. You see, the level of
commitment to execution means that everything else takes second
place--often a distant second place. While we love to talk about life
balance, mindfulness, making time for what's important, taking care of
your physical and mental well-being, the reality is that I've yet to
meet a successful entrepreneur who has not made sacrifices that are (at
least for some reasonable period of time) diametrically opposed to those
ideals. Ignoring that reality offers an incredibly naive view of what
it means to be an entrepreneur.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
How Humble Leadership Really Works
How Humble Leadership Really Works: Top-down leadership is outdated and counterproductive.
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Research: When You Don’t Have an Alternative in a Negotiation, Try Imagining One
Research: When You Don’t Have an Alternative in a Negotiation, Try Imagining One: Even a made-up reference point can motivate you.
Speed Reading is Bullshit – The Mission – Medium
Speed Reading is Bullshit – The Mission – Medium: Reading is important. That goes without saying. However, we’re also busy. And when we’re busy we take short cuts. While we want to read better — that is to read for deep understanding, we settle on…
How I Learned to Live 2 Days in One | Thrive Global
How I Learned to Live 2 Days in One | Thrive Global: 7 proven ways to become more productive and do what you love without selling your soul to the devil.
How to Remember What You Read | Thrive Global
How to Remember What You Read | Thrive Global: How to become an active reader.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The Power of Leaders Who Focus on Solving Problems
The Power of Leaders Who Focus on Solving Problems: Can you get people excited about the problems that excite you?
4 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Work (Without Adding More to Your Plate)
4 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Work (Without Adding More to Your Plate): You’ll be surprised what they learn.
Monday, April 16, 2018
How to Save a Meeting That’s Gotten Tense
How to Save a Meeting That’s Gotten Tense: Regardless of what’s happening in your specific meeting, the principal cause of most conflicts is a struggle for validation. This means that most conflict is not intractable because the root cause is not irreconcilable differences, but a basic unmet need.
Top 20% of Americans Will Pay 87% of Income Tax - WSJ
Top 20% of Americans Will Pay 87% of Income Tax - WSJ: One of the least discussed parts of America’s income tax is how progressive it is, and the tax overhaul didn’t change that fact. In 2018, top earners will pay a higher share of income taxes.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Your Strategic Plans Probably Aren’t Strategic, or Even Plans
Your Strategic Plans Probably Aren’t Strategic, or Even Plans: An “objective” is something you’re trying to achieve — a marker of the success of the organization. At the other end of the spectrum is “action.” This occurs at the individual level — a level that managers are presented with day after day. So naturally when they think “strategy” they focus on what they do. But this isn’t strategy either. “Strategy” takes place between these two at the organization level and managers can’t “feel” that in the same way. It’s abstract. CEOs have an advantage here because only they have a total view of the organization.
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Taming the Epic To-Do List
Taming the Epic To-Do List: You need two of them, plus a list of things you’ve decided aren’t worth your time.
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