talk shiFt™
Fifteen
15 Altered states. That’s what some people live in… altered states of reality. Their perception of their world, how they think they are being perceived by others, and their self-perceived contribution to this world, is altered. By that I... Read More »
Fourteen
14 I’ve always been taught and believed that in the end, nice wins. My leadership and management style reflects this. I choose to interact with others in deliberate ways that entice them to want to buy-in to the greater goals I’m... Read More »
Thirteen
13 I’m intrigued by deception… illusions… “magic” if you will, designed to entertain, educate, and to generally get people thinking about the boundaries of what’s real, unreal, possible, or impossible. To that end, I use principles of cognitive psychology,... Read More »
Twelve
12 Managing or leading? A tired, over-communicated conversation really… But, one that keeps coming up because it’s so often mixed-up by so many. So here’s my simple distinction between the two: MANAGING is ensuring others are doing what you... Read More »
Eleven
11 I’ve always found it incredibly interesting/borderline sad, how so many people disregard factual data, research, and scientific findings simply because they “don’t believe” the information being presented. Despite supporting evidence and scrutiny validating facts from reputable and reliable... Read More »
Ten
10 All industries tout “training” as important to their business’s bottom line. And of course, there are a lot of “training” resources out there, but is it effective? Not really. And here’s why: I often see training relegated to... Read More »
Nine
9 Quality vs. quantity? Most will say the former is more valuable, yet I often see evidence of the opposite. There’s lots of quantity out there these days; with very questionable quality… especially with the rise and proliferation of... Read More »
Eight
8 It takes a certain amount of self-control to remain simple. A lot of people tend to complicate their lives by reaching for lofty internal expectations while often buckling to shallow external situations. They then attempt to medicate and soothe their resulting disappointment by... Read More »
Seven
7 There is a distinct difference in purpose and intensity when one is searching for something versus simply looking for something. A person looks for things they’ve lost, whereas one searches for something they’ve yet to find. Looking is to retrieve, and is largely external. Searching is... Read More »
Six
6 Patience. Admittedly, I’m not the most patient person at times. I’m especially impatient when witnessing others making excuses and squandering their time and their opportunities to grow and improve, to make the changes necessary to get better personally... Read More »
Five
5 Do things happen for a reason, or do reasons make things happen? Read it again. It’s not word play. It’s the difference between fatalism (i.e. powerlessness) and determinism (i.e. cause & effect). In psychology, it’s referred to as... Read More »
Four
4 A scarcity mentality is fear-based ultimately, and the product of a learned, limited possibility perspective. Intellectually, this makes rational sense. This mentality says “protect what’s yours; minimize risk; play it safe.” Emotionally, this is hard as hell to reconcile... Read More »
Three
3 To be truly effective, contemplate and commit to having the audacity to contribute to others in ways that are way outside of your personal comfort zone despite any or all uncertainty. Challenge what I call the nobody from... Read More »
Two
2 Discipline used to be a dirty word in my vernacular. Not because I wasn’t, but because to me it often implied the imposition of someone else’s agenda, onto me, to get their shit done. I was always, and... Read More »
