Terry's Blog | Daily strategies, insights and inspiration to help you achieve your potential

Strategy

So many company strategies, in a nutshell, are: "We're going to do a ton better next year by doing the same things we did this year, or maybe just a little more."   #strategy

Eyes Wide Opened

It's easy to become dulled to danger when everything is working.   #personaldevelopment

Creativity

"Great creative minds think like artists but work like accountants."  -David Brooks, New York Times     #creativity   #innovation

A Leadership Analogy

A golf instructor won't help much by telling you: "Don't slice."  He must give you something positive that you can actually do to solve the problem.   #leadership 

Win or Learn

There is no losing in Jiu-jitsu. You either win or learn. You can apply this same attitude to any challenge you take on. You either win or learn.  The choice is yours!   #personaldevelopment  #selfimprovement

Keeping a Journal

Instead of carrying that baggage around in our heads or hearts, put it down on paper.  Instead of letting racing thoughts run unchecked or leaving half-baked assumptions unquestioned, force yourself to write and examine them.  Putting your thinking down on paper lets you see it from a distance.  It gives you objectivity that is so often missing when anxiety and fears and frustrations flood you mind.    #personaldevelopment 

Opportunities vs Obstacles

Visionary business leaders including Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos, all have one thing in common - they think about possibilities not limitation.  They're not concerned with obstacles.  They're focused on opportunities.  What are the opportunities in your life?    #personaldevelopment

Productivity

Is your day run by your inbox?    #productivity

Direction

Sometimes the tone from the top makes all the difference.    #leadership

Decision Making

A McKinsey & Company survey found that organizations that make decisions quickly are twice as likely as slow decision makers to make high-quality decisions.  Organizations that consistently make fast decision are more likely to outperform their peers.   #corporateculture   #decisionmaking