Sometimes I can be impatient. I want to work on things quickly. Figure out if they work or not. Lean startup methodology type of thinking.
And today’s Friday thought comes to you with some humour…
This week, and indeed next week see many pupils return to school…. let’s all remember that each child is different and have their own values.
I remember Albert’s quote of, ‘if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll always be a failure’.
We want our children to… Think differently.
Sometimes, you just gotta get up and do it! We can easily think of excuses to delay…. do it tomorrow…. and you never end up doing it!
As you know, I love the content that Gary Vee puts out… and the below is my Friday Thought. Don’t delay, Do it Today!
My summer book… helps me provide today’s Thought!
You can only control what you can control. Don’t spend energy and time worrying about anything that isn’t in your control.
Quite a deep one today.
Mainly reflecting on a few things – personal, professional and one that has been hurting me for a few days. Well, since Wednesday night. Since, Nottingham Forest – who’d been in the Top 6 of the Championship since 26th December… fell to 7th place (and out of the play off places) at the 91st minute of the last game of the season.
My heart broke.
But – having reflected (and gone through the change curve) I strongly believe… that if certain things remain in place – and we improve on our weak areas, we will grow.
Growth in general – is uncomfortable. Because, if you are comfortable – are you learning and growing?
We all make life choices. There’s a lot that goes on… and we have to make choices. Sometimes they are right… sometimes, we’ll get them wrong…. BUT, we should be conscious of the choices we make. Are they right… where will that choice lead us… and more importantly, the choice you make today, will you be proud of it in the future?
There’s a lot that will effective our choices, some motivate us… some just steer us down that path.
Just remember… you have a choice.
It’s all about results, right? – a lot of people talk…. we can do this, we can do that… etc… but the important thing is being able to show it.
Be able to prove it… rather than promise.
Under promise – over deliver.
I remember a key thing that My friend James Caan (former Dragons Den) shared with me…. he said, ‘Bal… don’t always follow the crowd’.
It’s true. Should forge your own path. Make a difference. Do something new. Show the world a new way of working… just like how Tesla became the most valuable car maker in the world. By not following the crowd and the norm of the combustion engine.
I usually share a few ‘business’ related items on my social media… like how certain individuals didn’t give up, how some people really made good use of their entrepreneurial talent…. and how we continue to learn and evolve.
Today’s Friday Thought goes to those who have experience. Sometimes, it may not show immediately… but underneath… somewhere, there’s a plan… and it might be not evident to you – but it is to them!
It’s crazy when you look around, and the passionate ones are quiet or not as vocal as they used to be.
It happens. It’s worrying. I’ve seen it happen.
The passionate ones – lose the interest. Lose the motivation. Lose the will. Lose their mojo. They’ll apply their passion elsewhere. How’s your passion holding up for what you do?
More importantly… what you doing to keep hold of those passionate ones?
