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Complicated vs complex
I am still working my way through this Arthur C Brooks podcast. I mostly want to save this here so I can find it later; it’s so good: My dad believed not that what we know is what we should pay attention to, but to marvel at what we can do and still not know…
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On owning your decisions
“Bitterness always comes to those who look back on a life of choices imposed upon them from the outside. And you may not make all the right decisions, but if you own those decisions, they all become the right ones because together they become the path of your own creation and you become the architect…
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Defer your decisions so there is more time to play
In a study cited by John Cleese in his short but sweet book Creativity, it’s said that there are two factors that separate the most creative architects from their less-creative peers. One of those factors is the ability to defer making a key decision until the last moment possible. Huh? Why would you want to…
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What’s your recipe for being your best?
One of my goals for doing professional coaching was to get some help identifying my “zone of genius”. Basically, I want to know how make better decisions about what new work I take on and choose work that lights me up vs wears me out. Past experience has taught me that it’s easy to confuse…
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Build a reputation around the type of work you want to do
When you aren’t doing the work you want to be doing, things are going to go one of two ways: Either way, it’s untenable and there is a better choice.
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Assumptions are decisions, too
I’ve got a big change coming with my work. For the first time ever in my life, I’m going to be working on a part-time basis, at least for the next 6 – 12 months. Maybe longer. I’m extremely grateful for this option and am also a bit scared about the change. I will write…
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Initiator or sustainer
Initiators like to create brand new things. They aren’t afraid of staring at a blank page in front of them. They like designing and building the ship. Sustainers like to operate things. They enjoy running a process and aren’t afraid to improve something someone else made. They like to steer and run the ship. Which…
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What was the cost of that choice?
I’m lucky to have regular coaching sessions (you should too if you can) and in today’s coaching session, as we were talking about my journey to this point and specific choices I’ve made to change (jobs, teams, companies, countries), my coach asked me “what was the cost of that choice”? When we make the choice…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
