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Exposing the True Costs of Poor Judgment and Bad Behaviors
Do you have someone in your life, willing to have the hard conversations with you? Point out things that others are afraid to say aloud? I am really blessed to have a couple of those people in my life who point out when I am being biased, or too emotional or irrational. These friends pull…
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A Number you NEED to Know
How many people can make a major decision that will ruin your life? This was a question posed in an article by entrepreneur and bestselling author James Altucher. James explained further what he meant. I don’t like it when one person can make or break me. A boss. A publisher. A TV producer. A buyer…
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The Importance of Going Beyond What We Think We’re Capable Of
You have to push… – young Japanese woman encouraging my friend’s daughter to stretch herself. Simple yet powerful words…words of encouragement…wise words that remind us that only when we put effort in, do we really begin to get the results we want in our lives. “You have to push…” My friend repeats these words often…
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The Importance of Developing Inspirational Dissatisfaction
Life is short. And uncertain. It is like a drop of water skittering around on a lotus leaf. You never know when it will drop off the edge and disappear. So each day is far too precious to waste. And each day that you are not radiantly alive and brimming with cheer is a day…
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Beautiful Strategy…But Are You Getting the Results You Want?
Winston Churchill said “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” Regardless of the strategy, you are getting results. The thing is – are these “the results” that you set out to get, are they better, or are they worse? There’s a story that Warren Buffett famed investor shared in his mentor…
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Sprinkles Are For Winners
I love this advertisement. Every time I see it I always laugh BUT it also serves as a gentle reminder that I should not just settle for good if I could do better! The vast majority of us today rarely achieve better than mediocrity. We would all love to be wildly successful yet 80% of…
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Playing Chopsticks…When You Should be Playing Mozart…
We all know the maxim: “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” We tend to describe ourselves very “hammer-like”…very vanilla…not too much to us…I’m just an x or y…not much talent needed to do what I do…I work at so so so…I work in…
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Curiosity Killed the Cat…
…is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. A less frequently-seen rejoinder to “curiosity killed the cat” is “, but satisfaction brought it back”. Hannah G’s explanation of the meaning of this proverb is basically that your curiosity can get you in a lot of trouble and lots of other…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
When the stakes are high, DON’T MOVE without CLARITY
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Business Diagnostic Specialist | Clarity before high-stakes decisions 