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More times than I care to remember I’ve been accused of being negative.

Why?

Because I doubt things. I question things. I see the positive. But I don’t linger on it.

For me, the real interesting stuff lies in the doubt. In the negative.

I totally understand why that’s seen as negative. It is, by definition, exactly that.

But in this context I don’t believe that negative is a bad thing.

So, I’m happy to wear that tag of being negative.

I’ll just continue to embrace the Positive Power of Doubt

#positivemindset #doubt #negative

Every problem has a solution.

If it doesn't have a solution...it's not a problem.

And if it's not a problem, you shouldn't be spending any time, energy or effort focussing on trying to solve it. Because you can't.

It's possible that the problem can be solved by someone else. If so, great.

But if it's not a problem that YOU can solve, then it's not a problem. Not for you.

NB: When the brilliant Seth Godin digs into the writings of the brilliant David Deutsch, this is the kind of insight you can find. ;-)

#problemsolving #solutions #control

Something is better than nothing.

Anything is better than nothing.

Or so we're told.

But I'd like to call NONSENSE & GIBBERISH on that!

Don't get me wrong, I totally agree with the sentiment.

Better to try something than do nothing.

BUT...if the end result of your try or your attempt is rubbish...

don't release it to the world.

Don't publish it. Don't launch it.

If you do, what you're saying to the world is 'I'm ok with this. I'm ok with rubbish. I'm ok with this sub-standard product.'

And that's not what you want.

Sometimes, Something is just not better than Nothing.

#dosomething #try #getitright

Resumes are dead. OK. What should take / has taken its place??

That question was posed by Alexis Ohanion on Twitter recently and it prompted a torrent of interesting perspectives, opinions and alternatives.

One of my favourites was from Jordan Johnson who pointed out that 'Resumes look backward'.

And they do.

But what am employer really wants to know if what you can do for them in the future.

Granted, past performance is an indicator of future performance.

However, it is not the only indicator. And it certainly isn't a guarantee of future performance.

Thus, I'd agree that one of the fundamental flaws of the current resume format and process is that it is too backward-looking.

What do you think?

BTW - here's a link to the Tweet from Alexis that started it all. There's lots of great links within the comments.

https://bit.ly/3asuqpC

#resumetips #recruitmentprocess #resumewriting

LEGO - the kids building block company - released a full length animated feature movie in 2014.

In doing that, they created a genius piece of Content Marketing.

The movie made a $400+ million profit in its own right.

But sales of LEGO increased by over $3.5 BILLION...with a B!

They achieved that not by creating a glorified ad for their product.

They achieved it because they did the exact opposite.

They created entertainment.

Most us think of content is interesting and informative.

Most of our customers think it's boring.

Try entertaining them instead.

#contentmarketing #contentstrategy #marketing

The Answer is The Question.

And the Question is...Why Do You Care?

If you're having trouble getting started writing that article, creating that content or even completing that job application...the Answer is that Question...

Why do you care?

Because if you can find the answer to that question, then you'll find you just start speaking from the heart, not the head.

Why do you care about that job or that company or that subject?

Tap into that and you can unlock the answers to the questions you're being asked.

#answers #jobapplication #askingquestions

Yesterday was episode 1234 of this show. 

1-2-3-4

There was a time when I thought that would be a good number to end on. Finish on an interesting number.

But I've come to realise that it was just an arbitrary target which nobody would care about - or even notice.

We can sometimes lose sight of the fact that nobody else really cares about our arbitrary targets.

We just assume that if we think it's important, others will too.

Why should they?

If you set milestone targets - like, say, Ep. 2000 - then they might join in your excitement.

But don't mistake arbitrary for a milestone.

Nobody cares about arbitrary.

#targets #goals #perspective

AFL Football legend Jonathon Brown recently made a great point about the addictiveness of the Chase for Greatness.

 

Everybody wants to be part of a winning team.

 

Everybody wants their shot at greatness.

 

And it applies just as much in a work context as it does to a sports context.

 

Show your team that your are building something great and they will want to be a part of it.

 

It’s addictive!

 

#success #striveforgreatness #winning

Service is not the same as Hospitality.

Service is transactional. Somebody serves you.

Hospitality is reciprocal. I invite you. I host you.

A great article by Tejal Rao in the New York Times discusses what can be both a subtle difference and a huge gulf between Service and Hospitality.

Here's a link to that article - https://nyti.ms/3e7wLHF

#service #hospitality #hospitalityindustry

Getting fit is pretty Simple.

You just need to exercise more.

But as we all know, that's not always so Easy to do.

If you burn more calories than you consume, you'll probably lose weight.

Pretty Simple.

But not necessarily Easy.

Don't just assume that because something is Simple that people will find it Easy to do.

Similarly, don't judge yourself too harshly when you have trouble achieving what you know is a pretty Simple target...if it's not also Easy.

NB: Thanks to Tim Ferriss & Jerry Seinfeld for the inspiration.

#simple #easy #clarity