management
Stackers and filers
People regularly tell me keeping order is not for them, and they can never be good at it so they have lost hope. They also tell me stories about how their lives are broken.
To put it simply, order creates pockets of reflection which help you resolve all the things that order cannot solve. Order creates systems so that you have time and energy for the human parts of life. Take one step at a time—not twelve or even three—to become more organized and things will shift for the better throughout your entire life.Read More >>
Live Long and Prosper
In business, there is a 50% survival rate in the first five years. How many entrepreneurs would have chanced their future if they knew their odds were the same as a coin toss? Only 25% of the surviving 5-year businesses make it to the 10-year mark. Is there a way to dramatically increase the odds of success and longevity? Yes! The businesses that make it to their 10-year anniversary have four common traits.Read More >>
Trust me. I’m a professional.
You meet someone in business and life when you see what you perceive as an acute flaw. You can't help yourself and you launch a not-so-subtle time management tip like, “better never than late!” or seemingly harmless advice such as “you know my mom used to fold laundry like this."
We are always on the lookout for places to apply our expertise, thinking if I can change one person for the better, then my work here is done. Many act on those needs through unsolicited advice, and others do nothing while they still think and plot.Read More >>
