When isolating the signal, sometimes the biggest difference happens when you take away something. Sometimes the difference is when you add something. Perhaps the choice isn’t an either or but a both. Interesting effects happen when you do both at the same time. What happens when you take away something or add something else, or …
Is it the Absence of or Presence of that Makes the Difference? Read More »
Knowing what is making a difference in the noisiness of life is a challenge. Life is such a mix of actions and reactions that pinpointing the signal, what is actually making the difference, is valuable information. Elimination food plans work on this principle. Eliminate almost everything for a month then add one thing at a …
When you’re up to something hard, setbacks are inevitable. I got a note yesterday with the dreaded “Unfortunately, we decided to go in another direction.” My immediate response to run away, delete the email, move on to other topics, but I decided to ask why. His response was so insightful and generous and such a …
What Makes the Setback More Valuable than Success? Read More »
Creating some value costs more than other kinds. For example, creating a series of online videos takes a different kind of energy than traveling across the world to give a talk. The irony is sometimes the videos, which took less time and energy, might have a much more lasting impact than the talk. It’s hard …
When someone says ‘May the Force Be With You.’ you’re about to fight someone else. Every hero needs a villain. Every world changer needs a problem to solve. When you start to take that first step to do the important work that needs to get done a mysterious and powerful force comes to your aid. …
