A poor tradesman blames his tools… A poor salesman blames the market. A person late to a meeting blames the traffic! But the buck should always stop with you! Today, can you go the whole day without blaming anyway or anything? If not the whole day then how about 1 hour? If not 1 hour, […]
Author: peterfitzroy
It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?
I came across this quote from Henry David Thoreau the other day and it resonated hard. We’ve all been busy fools on occasion so it’s important to regularly check in with yourself. Set a daily reminder and pause for a minute in your hectic live to ask, “Is this absolutely necessary?” Quite often, you’ll probably […]
Are you torn between two job offers?
It’s a great problem to have—but it can also feel overwhelming… One company offers higher pay, but the other has better growth opportunities. One has a great work-life balance, but the other promises exciting projects. One had great products, but the other has more impressive leaders. Both jobs seem like good fits, but which one […]
The obstacle becomes the way…
“While it’s true that someone can impede our actions, they can’t impede our intentions and our attitudes, which have the power of being conditional and adaptable. For the mind adapts and converts any obstacle to its action into a means of achieving it. That which is an impediment to action is turned to advance action. […]
“The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.”
“The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.” -Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize in Chemistry Get a pen and paper and set your timer on your phone for 3 minutes. Write as many possible solutions to the biggest problem you’ve got in those 3 minutes. Don’t worry about what […]
Struggling to fill a role?
Why have 2 mid-level jobs go unfilled for months when you could combine the most important tasks from the 2 and hire 1 senior person? It would cost less to hire 1 senior person than 2 mid level and you could pass the less important tasks to a junior staff (elevating their role). If not […]
Character is fate…
“You should invite to your table because they are deserving, others because they may come to deserve it…” -Seneca Similar to the ‘ready now’ vs ‘future ready’ concept in recruiting leaders, if you are someone who is not quite there with the required experience or competency but you have the right the character: – the […]
Remember this : You’re not lazy!!
We all have days were we get to the end of the day and feel like we’ve showed up but we’ve nothing to show for it. We’ve been busy but achieved little! It’s happens, don’t beat yourself up too much Make today a good one! 💪 A quick reset: What happened yesterday that prevented you […]
As a job seeker, what’s 1 new thing you can try today?
Maybe you can work an extra hour longer? Maybe you can review your CV – what problems do you solve, what proven results have I achieved? You could spend more time researching and find 10 companies who have those problems You could research who your ‘future boss’ is in those 10 companies You could craft […]
Important tasks versus Urgent tasks … Which matters most?
It’s hard to say without context but if a family member has been rushed to hospital then whatever you’re doing can stop and you urgently travel to the hospital. A email floating into your inbox when you’re just about to start some deep focus work isn’t as important. It’s easier to attend to ‘urgent’ work […]