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Quality Questions Lead to a Quality Life
Changing your attitude will change your life. Here’s how things usually happen: something awful occurs, you feel awful about it, and you go along feeling awful until you calm down, or something else happens. The emotion is a wave, and you’re just riding it. Of course, we’re never going to get rid of emotions. Nor […]
How to Set Goals That Matter in Life and in Business
If you set goals that you don’t have direct control over, you will fail. Here’s a delusional goal: “This quarter, we’re going to increase profits by 10%.” If that’s all you’ve written down, achieving it will be a matter of luck. Unless you’re going out picking people’s pockets, you don’t have direct control over your […]
Your Goals Need to Make Sense
If you set goals that you don’t have direct control over, you will fail. Here’s a delusional goal: “This quarter, we’re going to increase profits by 10%.” If that’s all you’ve written down, achieving it will be a matter of luck. Unless you’re going out picking people’s pockets, you don’t have direct control over your […]
Values 101
It’s human nature to over-complicate things. That’s why, every now and again, it’s good to get back to basics. And there’s nothing more basic than the idea of values…it’s the cornerstone from escaping a life of emotional volatility and embracing a life where you face meaningful challenges that help you to grow and evolve. Sounds […]
Quarterly Planning Deep Cuts
In late November of 2017, Measurable Genius ran a 90-day Business Planning Workshop at SAIT. It was a tremendous success, a lot of fun, and I got to create a lot of value for my friends, clients, and everyone who attended. You may remember my Facebook livestream about the difference between accountability and responsibility. In […]
So Much Nonsense
Have you built your dreams on a solid foundation? If we were to break down your problems, would they actually make sense? How clear are you on what you’re communicating and what action you want others to take? Don’t let your dreams stay dreams. Clean up the nonsense.
Why Do You Do What You Do?
Every quarter I take time out of my business to talk to my team about their values. For a business owner, that time is a serious investment. Pulling everyone away from their job is not something I take lightly. I do it because it’s valuable. Why is it valuable? One of the ways I know […]
Time to Get Efficient
There’s a common adage: work smarter, not harder. Well, great advice. What are you supposed to do with that? One of the ways I’ve interpreted that advice is by creating a list that tells me what the exact right thing is to do at any given moment. Or, as Rene cleverly put it this episode, […]