This 2024 LinkedIn Rewind, by Coauthor.studio, is not bad, but required a couple tweaks before posting and doesn’t really sound like me. I’m still skeptical about AI content generation but maybe I’m just an old curmudgeon that isn’t willing to learn new tools. Hat tip to Jenn Steele for sharing hers to inspire me to…
Yesterday I had an opportunity to connect more deeply with somebody I respect and admire. And I messed it up.
Yesterday I had an opportunity to connect more deeply with somebody I respect and admire. And I messed it up. People think that they need more opportunities. But opportunities happen all the time. And we can’t control when they occur. What we can control is how well we prepare for opportunities. I “knew” what to…
By telling old stories, we reinforce the current world.
By telling old stories, we reinforce the current world. By telling new stories, we create new possibilities and can change the world. I recently read The Message, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and appreciated how he took responsibility for the stories he tells and how they reinforce certain beliefs in the world. A few quotes I liked:…
Size your bets by investing your time and resources proportional to riskiness.
Size your bets by investing your time and resources proportional to riskiness. I shared this insight in my Maven “Lightning Lesson” this week on how to plan your 2025 like an executive (you can check out the recording from the link on my profile page). Size your bets is a poker term. In poker, you…
How do you want next year to be different?
How do you want next year to be different? If you keep doing what you’re doing today, you’re going to get the same results. You can wait and hope things will change, or you can change things yourself. I have spent more than a decade helping leaders create greater impact through strategic planning, first by…
What will you stop doing to start something new?
What will you stop doing to start something new? As people think about their plans for next year (including New Year’s resolutions), they often think about what they want more of: — I want to go to the gym more. — I want to spend more time with friends and family. — I want to…
Thoughtfully choosing what to do is how you will benefit from #ArtificialIntelligence.
Thoughtfully choosing what to do is how you will benefit from #ArtificialIntelligence. LLMs and AI have created the possibility that everybody now has access to above average skills in whatever they need, from copywriting to financial modeling to marketing campaigns to writing technical code. The hard part is no longer converting ideas into reality, as…
What drives your forward progress?
What drives your forward progress? On my recent appearance on The Great Noticing Podcast, Emily McAnelly was surprised that I felt insecure. She assumed that somebody with a background like mine, with degrees from MIT and Stanford, and 10 years at Google, would be completely confident and assured since I had accomplished so many things….
I was excited to go on The GenX Shift Podcast and talk to Michele L
I was excited to go on The GenX Shift Podcast and talk to Michele L. Walter about what I’ve learned as I navigated the journey into choosing my own path, a challenge for many of us Gen-Xers. It’s a long and deep conversation, but check out the excerpt below for a taste!
Your attention drives your experience.
Your attention drives your experience. There are an infinite number of things clamoring for your attention in every moment, and deciding what to pay attention to is a place where you have a choice. And creators can use their platform to influence what you pay attention to. I recently started reading Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, The Message,…