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The Effective Executive I side with Drucker. I do not think that managing other people is adequately proven. Most of the conversation I have experienced about work is complaining about employees and managers. The one thing I can control is my own effectiveness. I work hard to improve my habits
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"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." – Darren Hardy Our habits define us. I like to tweak how I approach days and I experiment with my habits continually. These days, I
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Pushing on your work takes an intense amount of energy. And without energy, it's hard to maintain consistency, perseverance and results. Energy is not a given. You have to foster your routines and habits to keep peak performance going. I like to hike, play tennis, trail run and
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The saying in French, mise en place, roughly translates to everything in its place. French cooks use this approach to keep order and readiness in their work. I have done this for decades, and I even train my kids on this important practice, not only for survival and getting things
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The older I get the less I assume that success and failure is accidental. Something hidden led up to what we see. We simply don't look behind the appearance enough. Success in business, life, family, relationships and finances have hidden habits behind them. But it's not
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Your routines set you up for performance, creativity and peace of mind. We have this long road ahead to accomplish projects that matter day in and day out. And if we simply go with the randomness and urgencies of the day, we don't win the long game. We
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It really is enticing to buy into some fad, secret sauce or crowd hype especially when it comes to deal making and opportunities. It feels secure to do the "right things" and rely on determinism. That kind of thinking may have been true before the floodgates of access
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I don't think too highly of simply working harder at something, especially if you are pointed in the wrong direction. It's easy to turn off the brain and keep charging at what we are doing. The awareness to look up and think about where you are
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Sure, you can be an overnight success. You just have to: * Show up every day consistently * Refine, refine, refine * Push your ideas to the limit * Take calculated risks * Discard what doesn't work * Ignore the naysayers * Never give up It may take 5 years or 10 years to become
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Your first hour of work is sacred. It often determines the pace of the rest of the day and how you are going to get things done. The habit of most people is to check their email. Their inbox is screaming with varied requests across a variety of topics. It
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It's not 1985 anymore. At that time, you were a good boy or girl for following orders and maintaining the status quo. The reason is that the world around you was linear. It was ok to stand still back then. The whole ecosystem - your vendors, customers, co-workers,