Here’s a reminder: if you want something to exist in the world, it’s even better to take action on it vs. just throwing the idea out there. sometimes the actions or next steps don’t have to be huge undertakings – like trying to make something all yourself. utilizing the right platform and community can make… Continue reading Sliding Ideas Into Action
Category: Ideas
Start The Work And Everything You Need Will Appear
A few years ago, I was offered the honor to speak at an event but I almost missed out. I kept putting off the process of sitting down and figuring out what I wanted to say. I felt like I had a great opening, but didn’t have the full story of what I wanted to get across. I… Continue reading Start The Work And Everything You Need Will Appear
How To Generate More Ideas
Coming up with more ideas is the same as achieving many other things. In fact, many of the underlying techniques of how to come up with more ideas same the same principles of of other popular self-improvement topics: how to build bigger muscles how to find your perfect mate how to make one million dollars… Continue reading How To Generate More Ideas
The Business Around The Business
When I was a kid I collected comic books. There were some I read and some I collected just because I liked the artwork, but my main goal (along with a whole mess of other ventures in those days) was collecting them with the hope that one day they would be worth a ton of… Continue reading The Business Around The Business
Business Boot Camps
There are plenty of programs for students to learn more about career choices and industries in their field (think internships and co-ops). Why do businesses stop doing that for experienced people? What if you could build a bootcamp / externship-type program for your business where you bring in talent from other industries to work in… Continue reading Business Boot Camps
Online Learning Team Building Platform
I’ve been thinking about how to strengthen online teams… Many online courses require participants to form teams to complete some of the work. There are two ways to go about this: Create a team of people you already know Join a diverse team of strangers supplied by the platform If you’re with your friends and… Continue reading Online Learning Team Building Platform
Instant Meeting Feedback
Have you ever ran a half day, all day or multi-day meeting and wanted to get better live feedback about how it was going? Would you like to receive real time feedback about your performance, without disrupting whatever was happening? What are some ways you could receive this type of instant feedback, and make it… Continue reading Instant Meeting Feedback
Work Spas
I love going to spas. No, not the kind that are advertised in the back of local newspapers, but the real kind that are luxurious retreats from the outside world. Periodically being in a place that is specifically geared towards helping me relax and recharge while being extremely comfortable is as close to perfection as… Continue reading Work Spas
The “Why Am I Here” Score
I looked up the websites of 75 different organizations in a particular industry for a small project. My goal was to look at the sites so I could figure out which of 6 or so different buckets that each of the organizations fell into. This would help me develop a plan to research the right… Continue reading The “Why Am I Here” Score
Student Learning Profiles
Increasing the effectiveness of learning is a major opportunity to improve the entire world. There are many great ideas, programs, leaders, and schools working towards making education better for the future but there are many more ideas and opportunities to try and amplify that work. Here’s a simple one that could improve learning for each and every child.… Continue reading Student Learning Profiles