Do you know your influence factor? There are those of us who most of the time are influencers. We readily take the lead and influence people and thereby outcomes. There are many people who are happy to be influenced the majority of the time. Not really questioning, instead just following along with being influenced. Now you would expect context matters. It would seem to me the people who are most often influenced would still make their own choices for what clothes to wear and what … [Read more...]
How Many Things Can You Do At The Same Time?
The other day during my three and a half mile walk I came across this sight. First let me share with you what a wonderful walk this is! It’s pretty much a straight road, partially side-walked, with a couple of slight inclines. At the typical halfway point – time available determines the length and time of the walk – there’s a wide open view of L.I. Sound. On clear days there’s a lengthy view of the North Shore of L.I. Numerous cars stop on the road at this point to check out … [Read more...]
Where Are You Consistent?
How well do you know yourself? If you don’t really know yourself, what you value, what you stand for – How is anyone else going to know you? Trust you? Let’s start with consistent behavior. Where would you say you are consistent in your behavior? Here are some starter examples: You are – - always on time or - always late or - always early You are – - dependable to meet a deadline - often ask for more time to get something done - find excuses to explain why you’re not … [Read more...]
Do You Give 100% Every Day?
Is it possible to give 100% all the time at what we’re doing? Let’s start with an example. Professional athletes have a strength coach. Odds are they have a nutritionist or they work with one along with some others. Professional athletes respect their need to focus and have the ability to quiet the crowd noise. So the majority of them work with a professional coach for their mindset – their head – their brain. Another thing pro athletes do is they respect rest days. They take a rest day … [Read more...]
Do You Enjoy The Fruits Of Your Efforts?
For years working aboard deep sea going supertankers, especially when in my role as the Chief Mate, there were certain times where there were periods of no or little sleep and high stress. For those who may not be aware a supertanker typically carries over 2 million barrels of crude oil. A single US Barrel of oil is equivalent to 42 gallons. So if you buy a gallon of milk in the store, it’s two million of those without the plastic container! As the Chief Mate, I was in charge of the loading … [Read more...]
Do You Begin With A Clean Slate?
When a tanker discharges the entire contents of her cargo, typically the tanks are cleaned prior to arrival at the next port location to load a new cargo. A similar method is followed for dry bulk cargo ships as well. There are numerous reasons with the two main ones being to avoid any contamination from the previous cargo and to insure the proper measurements at loading and discharging are accurate. In a similar fashion don’t we like to begin working on something new with a clean slate? This … [Read more...]
