Posts made in December, 2010

It’s that time of year again……. Everyone is talking about New Year’s resolutions and what to do next year that will “make it all better”. You and I both know that this is usually some sort of half hearted commitment about losing weight, exercising more, saving money, being nicer to people… whatever. The “experts” are coming out in droves to tell you how to: “make this your best year ever”, “finally lose that 10 pounds” or “gain that extra muscle that you’ve always wanted”. Just like every year, the masses will follow the advice and funnel into the gyms, buy the products and “really TRY to make it work this time.” Why do we continue to do this each and every year?...

This afternoon we were crossing the street downtown, when and SUV rips around the corner heading straight for us in the middle of the crosswalk.   Instinctively , I push forward toward the other side of the street to narrowly avoid being hit by the car. Now, thinking clearly about the event, I realize that had I chosen to change direction and head back to the safety of the corner we started on, the outcome would have been entirely different… The distance to get away from the car was the same, but the time it would have taken to stop, change directions and head backward would have made it impossible to avoid the car. Interesting analogy for business and life… When you know where you’re going and headed in the right direction, Keep Moving...

It happens to most of us at one time or another…  We get overwhelmed, lazy, lost, uninspired, or whatever the “reason”, we just can’t seem to make progress toward the outcome we want. It can be frustrating, depressing and can quickly become almost paralyzing, but there is a simple solution that works every time… JUST DO SOMETHING! It’s really that simple.  Action is the answer.  It doesn’t even really matter what the action is, Simply DOing something is far better than staying stuck.  Analyzing why or where your stuck won’t change the situation until you actually DO something anyway… so stop thinking about it and DO Something. Even completely unrelated positive action will pay huge dividends. Many times...