Hi, my name is Jim and when I managed to get out of my own way I started building teams doing some pretty amazing work. Isn't that often the case in life - when we figure out how to make everything not about us - success follows? Successful teams are like successful marriages, they stand independent … [Read more...]
Mentors
Mentors provide the inspirations and guidance to elevate you to a higher level of success than you might even think you are capable of achieving; at least that's been my experience. Formal and Informal Mentors Formal mentors are normally folks with or for whom you work. Formal mentors are great … [Read more...]
The power of planning
Over the last year, I have become a planner. Sure, I still find myself working close to deadlines, but not nearly as often as in the past. I believe the writing I have done on this blog in the last year is a key to my transformation into a planner. The power of planning posts Writing the The Help … [Read more...]
Live a shameless and unapologetic life
By no means does the title of this post infer you should be ungrateful; quite the opposite. The simple fact is that unless you won the biological lottery (think Paris Hilton) or the pay-your-dollar-here lottery, you have worked damn hard for the success you have. I'm fairly certain there are few … [Read more...]
The 2011 Plan
For me, 2010 marked a year of radical changes in the way I do business. It was in many ways a year of rebirth, learning and growing. While the learning and growing will continue in 2011, it will also be a year of solidifying positions established in 2010. In 2010, I developed an over-arching … [Read more...]
Snapping a chalk line
Wrapping up a project or software release can be a real challenge. For almost fifteen years now my business partner and I have referred to the process as "snapping chalk lines." If you are carpenter or home improvement buff you'll know we are referring to the chalk lines you "snap" to mark where … [Read more...]
Toughest trials and biggest breakthroughs
Your toughest trials will come right before your biggest breakthroughs. When the road seems roughest. When the darkness seems darker than ever before. When your patience has expired. When you feel most alone and defeated. ...but if you have been doing the right things like: Only engaging in … [Read more...]
Coffee Shop CEO
Can you really run a successful and growing business from a coffee shop? There is no right or wrong answer to this question but I can tell you that as much time as I spend in coffee shops it's not where I run my business. Coffee shops are where I get the vast majority of my work done. And by work I … [Read more...]
Getting Unstuck, Revisited
Yes, there are days I wake up and just don't feel like doing anything. Other days, I am so overwhelmed by the volume of opportunities that lay before me that I allow my brain to freeze up and decides to work on nothing. It's how I am wired. I can't change that but I can change how I react to both … [Read more...]
Nothing just happens
Here's a short list of things I don't do by accident. Get on and off airplanes as much as I do. Publish a blog post here each day and sometimes is other places as well. Seek out speaking engagements. Go to bed early so I can wake early and do important work when my mind is sharpest. Read … [Read more...]
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