Reading Time: < 1 minSometime in the next decade or so, I’d think I’d like to get into business coaching. I’ve learned a ton in growing GreenMellen over the past 12 years, and continue to learn more every day from our amazing business coach and from other resources that I dig into. I know I’m still some years from […]
Encouragement
You won’t be discovered, and that’s ok
Reading Time: < 1 minYears ago, many people desired to be “discovered”, particularly in industries like music. Make some great stuff, and then hope that the right person hears it and can vault you to stardom. Those days are long gone, but it’s ok. These days, with sharing so painfully easy, any great talent will quickly be shared and […]
Being overprepared can make things look easy
Reading Time: 2 minIf I need to travel to a business that I’ve never been to before, I almost always scout it on Google Maps Street View first, so I have some idea what I’m looking for. Just a few weeks ago, this habit paid off when I discovered that I had the address wrong and would have […]
What does success really mean?
Reading Time: < 1 minWhen people are asked to define the word success, the responses are often a bit too high-level. They might talk about things like just being happy, which is a fine answer but it’s still rather vague. In his book “The Personal MBA“, author Josh Kaufman put it this way: Instead of using complex States of […]
A decision requires a knife
Reading Time: 2 minWhen you make a decision to do something, that decision also means that you’re not going to do something else. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s an important part of any decision-making process. Even a lack of a decision is decision in and of itself. By choosing not to decide, you’re letting the […]
Plan the trip, but follow your headlights
Reading Time: < 1 minSetting goals can be a great way to improve over time. Whether it’s goals for your business, fitness, relationships, or something else, having a goal is a great way to focus your attention. Generally, though, you can’t just attack the goal; it needs to be broken into pieces. For example, if your goal is “lose […]
Don’t do it “soon”
Reading Time: < 1 minI’m bad about planning to do things “soon”. It could be little things like taking out the trash, or bigger things like developing another course. In both cases, “soon” can be a big problem and simply doing it now can be a huge difference. Seth Godin said it simply: “Soon is not as good as […]
Using 2022 to get better, not great
Reading Time: 2 minI recently saw a quote from the user “Kinsey” on Deepstash that said: “A New Year’s resolution shouldn’t be at becoming great at something but at becoming better or happier.“ I generally don’t set “New Year’s resolutions”, but there are some things that I’m working toward in 2022. While there are some bigger goals I’m […]
React to drama with a mind like water
Reading Time: < 1 minWhen something unexpected happens in our day, big or small, our reaction to that event is entirely up to us. As Ward Farnsworth says in The Practicing Stoic: We don’t react to events; we react to our judgments about them, and the judgments are up to us. It’s not unlike something Donald Miller has shared […]
Your current habits lead to your current results
Reading Time: < 1 minJames Clear’s best-selling book “Atomic Habits” is surprisingly simple, but very powerful. He explains how habits are formed, and techniques for changing them to what you want them to be. I recently heard James on the Typology podcast, where he dropped another very simple yet powerful line: “Your current habits are perfectly designed to deliver […]