Not many people would disagree that world changers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries are passionate people. Passion people invest so fully physically, emotionally, and mentally that it is easy for them to lose perspective. The problem with losing perspective is that we can no longer trust our perceptions to be accurate. This might not seem like a big deal but let’s talk for a minute about how important our perceptions are.
Entrepreneurs: Focus on 2nd
If you are a world changer (ahem…or a workaholic), chances are you are not going to lose sight of the first priority. It’s the one that keeps you up at night. The one that you talk about. The one that you have trouble getting out of your head. However, your 2nd or 3rd priority (while still important) likely gets far less attention. It’s easy to convince oneself that 2nd or 3rd place is only a degree or two behind 1st place, but then the question becomes – is that really the case?
Entrepreneurs: Are You Losing Your Head?
Here is something we’ve noticed – true entrepreneurs are mission minded, singularly focused, and seem to have the unique ability to invest “whatever it takes” to make the idea work. The other thing we’ve noticed? When those entrepreneurial qualities kick in, other important relationships, responsibilities, and opportunities seem to suffer.
Gravitational Pull
Susan Cain provides career advice that is helpful to both introverts and extroverts in the book, Quiet. She suggests paying attention to the gravitational pull that attracts you to some kinds of work. The opposite is worth paying attention to also; what kinds of jobs do you dislike?
Turn Back Time to Find A Job You’ll Love
Juicy Pop Drop (a sweet treat from Great Britain) surveyed 2,000 people ages five through eighty and discovered something quite interesting: people felt most carefree and satisfied with life at age 9 and age 68.
Need a vacation from Email?
Taking a email vacation while on the job can boost job productivity and reduce stress, suggests research by scientists at the University of California, Irvine, and the U.S. Army presented at a meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery in May. In the study, 13 information technology workers agreed to … Read More
A Different Direction
On a recent visit near my grandparent’s farm I discovered a new road. Well, I didn’t actually discover it; technically the road is older than I am. I simply never had a reason to travel in that particular direction, so I didn’t. I ventured forth after a conversation with a … Read More
Are CEOs just like Addicts?
I read an interesting article the other day about Chief Executive Officers (CEO’s) and addicts. In the article, “neuroscientist David J. Linden from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine argues successful CEOs have more in common with addicts than most people think. In the process, he shines some light on … Read More
Where’s the Satisfaction?
Don’t you think that when we work for thirty, forty, or fifty plus hours a week there should be a sense of satisfaction from it? Most people do. However, millions of people work every week without feeling satisfied. This can lead to boredom, low self-esteem, sadness and depression. So ask, … Read More
Contagious Courage – Dr. D’s Guest blog
Have you ever noticed when you are around someone who is angry, your blood pressure starts to increase? Or when you are in a group of Negative Nancys, your grouch meter starts beeping? Do you have some friends who just make you feel happier when you are around them? If … Read More
