Obstacles prevent movement. They get in the way. They make things more difficult. Some cannot be helped. Some are out of our control. But some are unnecessary.  Too many steps. Redundant steps. Forms no one uses. Too many people involved. The wrong people involved. Manager approvals. All obstacles. Barriers. Difficulty. And most are preventable. Unnecessary obstacles accelerate … Continue reading Obstacles

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it is a day to say thank you. Thank you is kind and kindness feels good for both the giver and the receiver. It scales outward. When you say thank you, the receiver looks for a way to say thank you somewhere else. This is the power … Continue reading Thank you!

“We’re in business to make money,” said the businessman. All I could think was that I would not want to be his customer. His interest is only in himself. How much care would be given to me? However, self-interest is not necessarily bad, we all have a little, we all want to live and be … Continue reading Where’s your interest?

We hear about failing a lot these days.  “Fail fast. Fail often,” they say.  But I don’t like it. Failure suggests finality. It’s pessimistic. When we say a student “failed” a test, it is done. They can’t take that test again. Is there something better? Simon Sinek suggests falling. It is optimistic. Falling assumes getting … Continue reading Don’t fail, fall