Head Lock

All right, I'll admit it.. I'm just like the rest of you.. I get headlocked..

Here I am, building a workshop on Thinking, and for a while I was struggling for content.. I knew what I wanted to put in, but wasn't sure where to find it...

Earlier in the year, I was reading Fast Company, and they were announcing the imminent release of Malcolm Gladwell's newest book Blink. The caption read - you already know whether or not you're going to buy this book..

And I did.. i knew - it was a snap decision...

A couple of months later, The Power of Impossible Thinking was released, and in my opinion.. the cover image was horrible. Now, most of you know that I buy about 3 books a week. I buy EVERYTHING, and still I didn't even consider this book. Bad Cover (based on a snap decision) and no purchase. Yes, yes,.. i know don't judge a book..

So, here I am months later, and recently acquired The Power of Impossible Thinking, and I am more that amazed. Yoram Wind and Colin Crook have written one of the greatest books on thought in years.

The premise of the book? That we all make snap decisions based on our metal models, and more often than not, you get bitten..

Get your copy, get unlocked. See, you knew you'd want it.

Back to Work

I woke up this morning and it was cold. I get into the office and see that all is confirmed for my annual trip to Michigan in a couple of weeks.

The bottom line, fall is coming, Q4 is upon us, it is time to get at it.

It's amazing to feel the pull into the most hectic time of year. It's almost like the fourth quarter of a football game. All or nothing.

Good luck, I hope you enjoyed the summer, it's almost over.

Spider Strategy

I'm a big fan of spiders. No, I don't collect them, nor am I the raving Spider-man fan my son is, but there's something impressive about the whole web concept.. you know.. positioning, timing, patience...

Anyway, not to get all Mutual of Omaha on you, but there I was this morning, shaving.. and I felt something in my hair (eek....) ... so I brush whatever it is away with my hand... only to see a spider fall into the sink.

(Yes, this is where I actually start talking about business...)

Well, at that precise moment millions of years of instinct (aka strategy) kick in and the spider rolls itself up into a little ball.. to protect itself.. and I watch.. as it circles the drain for a few seconds.. and whoops down the drain it goes...

My point.. your strategy should evolve. If it got you this far, consider yourself lucky.. it might not prepare you for new, radically different attacks (or swats as it were..).