Outside temperatures are moderating, and signs of spring are popping up. All equate to a better frame of mind and a spring in the step. Here are a few lessons I learned this week. “The cost of perfection is inaction.” Seth Godin To bring about a profound change in an organization, you have to impact …
I often hear business owners say their strategy is to be the best in their industry! While I understand the sentiment, it is dead wrong! There is no best. “Being the Best” is a losing strategy. Actually, it is not a strategy at all. It is a best practice and lives in the realm of …
Today is President’s Day, and in honor of this national holiday, I begin this week’s list with a presidential fact. The first woman to run for the office of U.S. president was Victoria Woodhull in 1872. She ran as the candidate from the Equal Rights Party with running mate Frederick Douglass and lost to Ulysses …
Data in the 21st century is like oil in the 18th century. In 2006, Clive Humby, a British mathematician and data science entrepreneur, made a keen observation, “Data is the new oil!” Ever since we have been collecting more and more data. It would take six more years for a breakthrough in deep learning in …
“Feeling a bit discouraged this morning!” I remember writing this line in a past journal entry, and I remember all the emotions that went along with it. I was mentally exhausted! I worked day and night to establish my new consulting business, develop my service offerings, determine a marketing strategy, build a sales process, fill …
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Today is the day after the Superbowl and Valentine’s Day. I hope your team won and that you realize you are loved! Here are the five things I learned this week. Pets show us so much love and according to a 2020 report there were 63.4 million dog-households and 42.7 million cat-households in the United …
Learning a new skill (certification, software, task) may take hours, days, weeks. Mastering this skill will take a lifetime. 2. The fear of a thing is worse than the thing itself. Take action. 3. Every human is worthy of respect. Look them in the eye, learn their name, and be present. 4. Taking action instead …
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