Receive Posts via Email

Fill out my online form.

Overthinking

There is no such thing
as “over-”
thinking.

There is merely
“thinking”
that either we or others
judge
as “too much.”

Instead of judging
ourselves or others,
may we realize empathy
with our own thought process
so we can learn
why
our thoughts are behaving
the way they are,
then support them
to address their concerns.

To Fire or Not to Fire

The challenge
of whether or not
to fire someone
is rarely a challenge
of whether or not
to fire them.

The real challenge
may not become clear
until we acknowledge
the emotions we feel
confronted with the prospect
of firing them.

Guilt
Regret
Gratitude

Conflicted with

Certainty

Not Caring

It is not
that I do not care
about them.

I do.

It is that
I am confident
I can recover
the relationship
or recover from
the relationship.

That even if I do something
they wont like
I trust
that they care about me
just as I care about them
for our relationship
to sustain.

Otherwise
we are merely conforming
walking on eggshells

Doing Enough

There is a difference between
wondering if there is something you cannot see
vs if you are not doing enough.

Whether youre doing enough or not
is a matter of amount

Whether you can see or not is black and white

If you cannot see something
you can do enough work
and still be working on
the “wrong” thing.

Tyranny of Books

Some books
are written
to argue
right
vs
wrong.

Those who resonate with the argument
loves
the book.

Those who do not
hate it.

The missed opportunity is
integrating both sides
and drawing a more whole picture
so people can choose
depending
on context.

Antidote to Uncertainty

Confronted
with a table saw
whirring its blade,
what one may realize
is that to navigate
uncertainty
need not require
certainty
but may be
clarity.
uncertainty -> stall -> hesitation – > stuck -> imobile

There is no certainty
that we may not get injured
by the table saw,
and yet we proceed
so long as we can see
clearly.

Job Creation

We think
job creation
is about more open positions
with job descriptions:
something only employers
can do.

Anybody
can create a job
if they can understand the problem
someone needs solving.

If you’re an employee
and you don’t like your job
you could find a problem in your company
someone with the funds
want solved
you can volunteer to solve it
and make that your job