A shortcut isn’t and quick fixes aren’t and don’t

Dr. Louis Binstock once said, “Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.” Allow me to translate: “A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.” We're all guilty of taking shortcuts now and again, whether it’s not signaling to change lanes or using a chair instead [...]

By |2016-08-10T19:28:03-04:00August 10th, 2016|Life, Strategy, Thinking Differently|0 Comments

Sometimes we must do what is required

You know that place: that point where you “stay the course” because turning back simply can’t be done (physically impossible), it’s expensive (prohibitively so), or dangerous. It could be an irreversible action (signing a contract) or a calculated point in a process (when the gas gauge on your airplane says you don't have quite enough [...]

By |2016-06-21T09:27:32-04:00June 21st, 2016|Competence, Thinking Differently|0 Comments
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