Mike’s Blog
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An obsession with certifications
No certification is going to be overly helpful when someone can’t respond effectively to challenges.
Just keep moving
It doesn’t matter how long it takes to see that you’re stuck. Just as long as you do see it and start moving forward again.
When getting get it right costs too much
You can rarely achieve perfection. So why not go for perfectly good enough for now?
Don’t forget to lead the emotional person
To bring out the best in people, you need to lead the whole person—skills, knowledge, and emotions.
How are you doing today?
Stop pretending. Tell yourself; it’s OK not to be OK.
Become a student of change
When you stop trying to control change, change will stop controlling you.
Are you done talking about purpose?
When can a leader assume the people know the purpose and stop talking about it?
What price do you put on looking after yourself?
You’ve been working from home for nearly two years. What have you been tolerating with the belief you’re going back soon?
Shift your focus if you’re wondering if you’re enough
Acknowledging how much you’re accomplishing helps you see that you’re truly doing enough.
Stop trying to get it right
Stop trying to succeed. Just do it, and you’ll make it happen no matter what actually happens.
Stop glamorizing failure if you want to grow
Stop glamorizing failure.
Who are the people you value?
Don’t get caught up in the noise and forget about the person who’s quietly helping the team succeed every day.
What’s your impact?
Call yourself whatever you want, as titles are only labels. I’d rather talk about the impact you’re making on the world around you.
Your intentions limit your progress
When you’re not making progress, look for how your intentions are keeping you stuck.
When you’re not making progress on important work
Something being ‘important’ is only relevant if you believe it’s true. Otherwise, your time is better spent working on what you want to be doing.
Words matter – Set your intentions carefully
Do you want to write or publish a book? One will impact you, and the other will have untold impacts on the world.
The good and bad days in your life
“A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work” is a motto for life. However, it has nothing to do with the fish you catch.
Who’s goals are they anyway?
Don’t impose goals - instead, share your goals and invite them to help you accomplish your goals.
Your goals are not their goals
Do your people feel safe enough to tell you they won’t meet your goals?
When you’re coping with problems
When you cope, you only deal with the experience of a problem and not the problem itself.
Are you trying to solve problems with the status quo?
When you try to solve problems using the status quo, you’re going to continue to live with the same problems you’re trying to fix.
Your thoughts direct your life
“Your life moves in the direction of your thoughts.” ~ Rick Tamlyn
The science of memories
Science tells us memories are unreliable. So, why not let go of your limiting beliefs that are based on those memories?
Don’t blame 2023 for what happened
Rather than blaming 2023 for everything that happened, why not look at it as the reason you became the person you are?
