I just finished watching the ESPN documentary called The Last Dance. If you haven’t watched it yet, I strongly recommend it, especially if you were a sports fan growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. The documentary follows the 1997/1998 Chicago Bulls team en route to their third consecutive championship (sixth overall with Michael Jordan), […]
Be careful who you try to impress
Throughout my life I’ve found that the things I look back on with regret, more often than not, are the product of actions I took or things I said to impress someone. In some cases, it was a product of trying to impress the wrong people, and in other cases it was trying to impress […]
Well…From My Perspective
“I read, that….” That doesn’t mean it’s true. “I think, we need to…” That doesn’t mean you’re right. “Why should I have to…” Stop and consider how your perspective might change if your circumstances changed. We collectively spend way to much time in pursuit of being right and not enough time questioning our assumptions or […]
The Cost of Words Unspoken
I was recently sent a private message from someone on LinkedIn. It was a connection request with an accompanying sales pitch. I was asked to reply with the word “yes” if I was interested. I replied with: No, and I find this approach off-putting. A few hours went by, and I got a response. You […]