by DavidFraser | Aug 2, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
Sometimes they creep up on us… New options, that is. We don’t notice at first. We’re so busy working on our current options—well, actually, our old options—that we don’t notice new ones have opened up. I know I’ve done this—kept going with something that’s no...
by DavidFraser | Jul 29, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
Sometimes it feels like we’re actors in a drama, just showing up on stage and saying our lines. We’re creatures of habit. We repeat the same patterns over and over, unconsciously for the most part. That’s also true of our interactions with other...
by DavidFraser | Jul 3, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Project management
Depending on our background, certain kinds of tasks are easier to tackle than others because different types of work require different mindsets… Smaller, more discrete tasks can be worked on until they’re finished. (Good to do the high priority ones first, but...
by DavidFraser | Jun 28, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery
Most of us suffer from this at times, either on our own account, or indirectly when other people catch the affliction… We find ourselves justifying our involvement in a meeting or project, or making points to show our expertise, or maybe just to show we are...
by DavidFraser | Jun 12, 2013 | Personal Mastery, Wisdom
That might seem a strange question, but think about it: Do you resist the learning which comes from your influences? Actually, I think, most of us do. Because influence means change, and change means discomfort for our ego, we tend to push back on ideas that...
by DavidFraser | May 29, 2013 | Business, Influence, Leadership, Personal Mastery
Focus, focus, focus—the key to having an impact, making progress, gaining traction. But what if you don’t really know what works, or don’t know yet? If you’re doing something new, you’re very unlikely to get it right first time. If you had enough knowledge to hit the...
