1. Take responsibility for everything in your life.
2. Set long term goals and criteria for success.
3. Prioritize a to do list with the long term goals in mind.
4. Seek solutions that are beneficial for all involved parties.
5. Listen to others in order to understand their motivation.
6. When working as a group assign tasks according to a the strengths a person has demonstrated in the past.
7. Take care of yourself first, both physically and emotionally.
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Upon discovering it this morning, I reverted to my old one. (I check it at least once a day. And, yes, I have an Outlook reminder to nag me about it.) I don’t like change. Change is not usually good. I know the Chinese proverb that “opportunity rides the dangerous winds of change”. But, I like my changes, like my challenges, to be small. Anyway, sorry if you couldn’t read the blog, that theme was for the younger eyes. Did anyone but the spammers notice? :-)
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How would you handle a conflict between a 20 year old client and a completely new client with significant potential, each needing their projects delivered at approximately the same time and each project requiring full-time attention?
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VW:
I think this is really easy.
By way of background, I was a one-man consulting firm twice for a total of seven years. Like the baker making bread, I was selling my time. When I “sold” my time, I was overjoyed. When I had time that went “unsold”, I would put it on the “day old bread shelf”. When it was that time, and I still hadn’t sold it, I unhappily “consumed” it myself. I would down the “most valuable use of my time list” (i.e., deliver value [earns money now], sell value [earns money in the future], develop my value proposition [make selling easier], see where there was future value [anticipate what will be valuable in the future], develop skills [get something to sell]).
You are presenting the opposite problem. An oversold condition. You’d really like to do both, but know you only have a limited number of loaves of bread … err … hours in the day. Like the airline who sells 110 tickets for 100 seats, you are going to have a lot of unhappy people. AND, you may damage your reputation.
Unfortunately, you have the “sultan’s bride” problem. On any individual offer you receive, you have to ask is this particular “maiden and dowry combination” the best I’m going to see. My “policy” was “bird in the hand is dinner, rent, and happiness”. I would accept the first firm offer that met my minimal acceptable conditions. If another came along, even if it was better, I was already “out of stock”. The only choice you have is to raise your rate. And, that’s fine tuning.
If I had a block of time sold and a better offer came along, I’d try to help find an alternative (… … and get a finder’s fee from both sides of the transaction) for the person. But, the first acceptance was binding. And, it was binding on both sides.
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Just wanted to make sure it was working for Thursday.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOq5yHDkQgY
I loved this video. It’s the little people speaking out. Think the gooferment will get the message?
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What was the quote from the movie starring Kurt Douglas and written by Leon Urris?
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http://www.systematicallyaligned.com/
Global consulting to create a framework for normalizing business requirements and technical constraints.
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-objector-dies-at-73-new-york-times?
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Dale Noyd, Vietnam Objector, Dies at 73 – New York Times
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Dale E. Noyd, who as a decorated Air Force captain and fighter pilot attracted worldwide attention in the 1960s as a conscientious objector who objected to only one war, the one in Vietnam, died Jan. 11 in Seattle.
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Interesting that while the Nuremberg defense (“I was just following orders”) was disallowed for Nazis, he was convicted for not following orders. An interesting paradox. I remember in Heinlein’s novel “Starship Troopers” that soldiers were never forced to do anything. And, unless there was something about “in the face of the enemy” or other factors, in his novel troopers were just sent on their way. Seems like the gooferment wants it both ways whenever it suits their mood. Gooferment is a terrible master. I wonder how much of his two divorces and his death are related to his ordeal.
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WRITTEN TO A COLLEAGUE WHO WAS ASKING WHY HE INTERESTED IN OLD STUFF:
Yes, it’s important to keep in touch. Well, the reason is probably closure. I’m active in my high school and college alumni hobby. There comes a time later in life where we regret all the choices. Some people want to say FU to some people. Others want to say ThankYou, MissYou, or GoodbyeYou. It’s hard to understand. Probably some sort of biological clock wanting to tie up loose ends. You want to compare what you’ve done with others. If for no other reason than to say “I done good”, “gooder”, or “worse”.
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A colleague at work got married and changed her name. But, then her email started bouncing. I would have thought that they have given her an alias to prevent disruption to her Customers.
Ahh, what do I know?
I would think that alias would be commonplace.
I’m always suggesting that they give you an alias based on your phone number so that in a conference call people don’t have to waste time spelling out long hard names.
But, then what do I know?
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