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Live by Aspirations: Stop Using Genetic Wiring as an Excuse

Personality assessments are fun because we are fascinated with ourselves.

Your genetic wiring is a platform, not an excuse for self-affirming apathy or incompetence.

Live by aspirations not limitations.

5 Steps to Love Your Job

You can hate 20% of your job and still love your job.

Over the years I asked managers how much of their job they could hate and still love their job. The number hovers around 20%.

Unrealistic expectations ruin satisfaction.

The formula to love your job is 20-60-20.

Playful Mischief and Lighthearted Fun is Seriously Worthwhile

Playful mischief makes life fun. That’s why I occasionally lock my wife out of the house. My recent “hat on a broom” was the best prank yet. I’ve been known to hide on… Continue reading

2 Ways to Ask Questions Like an Expert

A leader who doesn’t ask questions is a know-it-all with a closed mind. “My greatest strength is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.” Peter Drucker 7 things good questions do: 2… Continue reading

3 Ways to Find Enjoyment Today

A coaching client said, “I want a learning plan for myself that’s fun. I don’t need another job.” All learning plans should be fun. The world is wacked when enjoyment feels like a… Continue reading

Great Advice for Leaders in Two Words

Bad advice is dangerous when it sounds smart. Take, ‘get over it’, for example. ‘Get over it’, isn’t great advice. It’s absurd and destructive. Don’t get over it. Become better because of it.… Continue reading