A note to a failing manager. What silence taught me.
Hi David, Today is 22 July, 2002. I want to say something simple. I don’t think you did a good job today. Not as a manager, and also not as someone who wants to grow or learn. You tried to…
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Moving Beyond Defensive Words: Catching those pesky “auditors” off-guard.
https://youtube.com/shorts/eVC2P6VWuCs?si=Nq8p7x5YL8-eV1J1 By the way, Sergeant Baker did quite well! Go check out his responses. Others fail terribly when confronted with a camera.
Talking back to Sunday anxiety: No, the ceiling ain’t collapsing
Yeah, I experience Sunday anxiety because it drills into my mind, saying, “You need to do something now. Why are you resting?” Somewhere, the term linear dread surfaced. It’s an insidious message calling me to action. What the hell? Who…
Blinded by Chrome. Leaving LinkedIn
The bright oncoming headlights blinded me. So much so that I squinted. I couldn’t even retaliate, because the high beams were off and the lights weren’t even angled up. It was just the tech. Similarly, LinkedIn posts began blinding me.…
Work-Life Balance: That Sad Illusion
Work-life balance is a cliché, and a sad illusion. Most people at work will never truly have it. But once you know that, you can actually do better for yourself. That’s the glimmer of hope. Proportion is what matters, not…
Punching down pays, apparently
If you get slammed in the trend where “influencers” are punching down on normal people working and earning a living, get a reply ready. This helps you frame it objectively while working on ways to exit, if you even want…
So you can never be happy, and that’s good
HAPPINESS: So you can never be happy, and that’s good. We all chase the idea of happiness. We chase a word. Ask someone to define happiness in clear, universal terms and they’ll stare like a deer caught in the headlights.…
Tuesday philosophy snippet: If No One Sees Your Smile…
The old question, when a tree falls in the forest and there’s nobody around to hear it, does it make a sound? has an answer. The tree does not make a sound. Sound is a human construct. It’s arbitrary. When…
Rough cuts from out there: Joel’s story about adventure, survival and endurance.
Some time ago, I met a cool dude online. Joel. His videos reonated deeply. They fueled the MATTLR Engine Room. I asked Joel to share his story and I proposed a few anchor-questions. The reply was sterling. Thanks mate, for…
The torch: Burn or stay cold
The new CEO rolls into the parking lot in his brand-new car. A ridiculously expensive chrome tank with bulletproof doors. It’s a gut punch, because you’re drowning in debt. You watch him step out, and you compare. You can’t help…