by Robert S. Tipton With all due respect to Nike’s marketing department (who was focusing on ending procrastination — which is an altogether different topic), it is often difficult for individuals and organizations to resist the siren call of “just do it.” We’re bombarded by marketing messages telling us to get more done more quickly […]
by Robert S. Tipton “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” — Einstein It seems we’re bombarded continually with messages telling us that we need to be more innovative and creative, to get over our limiting beliefs and status quo biases (oh wait, I send those messages myself!), and to be […]
by Robert S. Tipton Tell me about your collection of “used-to-thinks…” You know what I mean — “I used to think that _____________, but now I don’t.” Or “I used to think every ______________ got _______________, but now I see it the other way.” That’s a “used-to-think.” (U2T) Now, the older I get, the bigger […]
As seen on Facebook (from an 18 year old): “People buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t know!” Now, there’s an enlightened teenager — with wisdom far beyond her years. Let’s just hope she’s able to remember what she said last week on her Facebook wall when […]
“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.” — a cynic A quick Google search failed to give attribution to the person who originally came up with this saying, but I’m pretty sure most of us have heard it and / or used it on numerous occasions. So – I just attributed the saying to a “generic” cynic. […]
And, Then, Something Else Happened… . . . “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. — Michelangelo . . What did you “want to be” when you were about eight years old? Me? […]
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.” “Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain . We are afraid of Door #3. I’m […]
Moving Out of An “Either/Or” World “One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment…; If it doesn’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.” — Franklin Roosevelt Our society is addicted to problem solving. In fact, there are […]
“Dogs communicate through energy. You display leadership by projecting calm, assertive energy.” — Cesar Milan, “The Dog Whisperer” I’m amazed by the amount of negative, destructive energy that “leaders” expend when it comes to implementing change. Even in simple things — like trying to get people to pay attention at the beginning of a meeting […]
