Can It Fart?!

Can It Fart?!

by

 

“Can it fart?!” was the response to a question asked by my 11-year-old daughter in response to a segment about Alexa by Amazon on NPR from a few months ago.“Can it fart?” When those words rolled out of her mouth, at first it seemed out of left field!

As I searched to find an appropriate answer to “if a gadget can fart or not”, I realized that the answer wasn’t the point. And a simple I don’t know could have settled the whole thing. She was getting to the point of it all. What’s it for? And why do I need to know about it? That’s my take away from our short conversation that day.

She was simply getting to the point. Those types of questions may seem outta left field when trying to find creative solutions for bigger problems, but perhaps this type of thinking may be what’s needed when we find ourselves stuck.

Motivation For Change.

Motivation For Change.

by

 

In the past, I was not great at moving on. I’d find myself putting things off because I was afraid that once I made the decision to change, I was never prepared to do anything about it.

If I did not acknowledge that there were things to be changed then, I wouldn’t have to do anything about it. I knew change was easy and people changed their minds all of the time. It is the actions to follow through that are the toughest.

For a long time, I was a willing victim of not taking action. In response to change, I was good at doing nothing. I knew I’d have to live with that. But allowing others to change my life crossed a line. Only I can squash my hopes and dreams, not you. I then decided to make sure that the things I’m working so hard on are things I really want.

So I started paying more attention to my thoughts. I defined what I ideas and goals I saw for myself and how I could use all of this knowledge to help others in the same situation.

I made a plan and moved on.

Find Your Niche.

Find Your Niche.

by

 

Finding the best ways to keep money coming into power the machine that is my business is hard. That’s why I preach the gospel of being good at a few things vs. being okay at many. I tell my clients to look for their niche.

That one area where they know they can shine and provide value to their consumer. This will allow them to speak clearly about what service or product they provide. Making it easier for clients to understand how that product or service benefits their company and why they should hire you to do that thing you do!

TRUTH! It’s only been recent that I’ve started taking my own advice. I guess I had to see it work for others before I could see it working for me.

The Shame In Giving A Damn.

The Shame In Giving A Damn.

by

 

From time to time, I find myself really caring about what people think of me. I mean, there are legit times when I really give a damn about things like, the way my voice sounds or shit like, do I sound smart enough? I’ve questioned, am I enough? Do I have what it take to be the person they are looking for to help solve whatever problem they are having?

I torture me, all the way to the point until they open their mouths. That’s when I realize what’s really going on. This PERSON – be they client or potential client – or some new person giving a presentation at a committee I’m a part of, they have the same thoughts in their heads about some story they have cooked up about themselves that’s just not true.

We are just people. People with hopes and dreams of what we think is best to get the most out of this ride as we can. Every day we get is a new opportunity to do better and to go further. And time spent caring too much about what we think about each other is a shame.

Painting by: Mason Gehring