Archives for April 2015

Jed Jurchenko | April 30, 2015 | 4 Comments

Restoring Lost Feelings – Jed Jurchenko

Feelings can be fickle, and this is frustrating. Have you ever been in a situation where you know that you should be happy, but your aren’t? Lost feelings happen to couples, too. If you are married, don’t be surprised if you wake up one morning and notice the feelings of love have vanished. Yes, this happens. To some extent, this is normal. It is also not that big of a deal–unless you choose to make it one. Feelings are funny. They come, they go, and they return again. Feelings are confusing and chaotic at times. Of course, this is frustrating. It is so frustrating that some people turn to sugary foods, copious amounts of caffeine, alcohol, and even illegal drugs in their attempts to restore their positive outlook. As I am sure you are well aware, these negative strategies result in a short gain, before a much longer decline. Fortunately, there are a multitude of helpful ways to get positive feelings to return. Here are three of my favorites:

Glenn Brooke | April 29, 2015 | 4 Comments

Thrive in a VUCA World – Glenn Brooke

Sometimes people speak about “the new normal” as if it’s a static state that we will transition to, and then live with for a while. Not true. The rate of technological change – with inevitable consequences for our organizations and social structures – continues to accelerate.

The US military developed the concept of VUCA:

V = Volatility. The nature and dynamics of change, and the nature and speed of change forces and change catalysts.
U = Uncertainty. The lack of predictability, the prospects for surprise, and the sense of awareness and understanding of issues and events.
C = Complexity. The multiplex of forces, the confounding of issues and the chaos and confusion that surround an organization.
A = Ambiguity. The haziness of reality, the potential for misreads, and the mixed meanings of conditions; cause-and-effect confusion.

Adam Smith | April 28, 2015 | 3 Comments

#058: How To Grow An Audience

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Growing an audience begins with this question –

What matters most?

Say it with me.

This is something I had to define for myself three years ago when I rebranded my online presence. I answered this question with “caring about people” and built my entire brand on that. This is why I begin each week’s blog topics with relationships, and then fill the rest of the week with other topics to equip people with the tools they need to lead in life. Relationship with people is the foundation for what each and every one of us contribute to this world. I don’t care what job you have, the Why? behind what you do should always be that it will impact people. It is when we lose sight of the Why? that we begin losing focus of our own importance in carrying out the mission.

Right before I did this online rebranding, I read Patrick Lencioni’s The Three Signs of A Miserable Job and remembered that one of the three points he made was that jobs are miserable if you don’t know why they matter. We can apply this concept not only to our jobs, but anything we do. When you put people on the receiving end of what you do, you then know why you and your company exists. Introverted or extroverted, at the very core of us all is the desire to impact people, whether we realize it or not.

If you have lost sight of the Why? for your role in your business, here are 3 ways to get back to doing what matters most and get back to growing your audience: