Confidence Smoke

How do you react to confident people?

How easily do you believe them?

How easily can they intimidate you?

How often do people cover up through confidence?

Confidence is used to hide incompetence,

mistakes, malicious intent, immorality,…

Confidence is used as a smoke screen.

Don’t let someone’s confidence blind you.

Confidence can be founded, but often unfounded.

Fact-checking is essential, always and ever.

Off-Limit Topics

What are your off-limits topics?

When are these topics off-limits?

Who are they off-limits to?

Why do you have them off-limits?

We all have topics we'd rather not speak about.

Some are in general off-limits,

Some are only off-limits at certain times,

Some are only off-limits to certain people.

To agree to disagree is a powerful mindset.

Use it more often and save some relationships.

Consistency and Frustration

How consistent are you?

How often does frustration win?

What is the output of consistency?

What is the output of frustration?

Can you use frustration to fuel consistency?

To build things, consistency is key.

Every obstacle will bring frustration.

To build, we need to overcome obstacles.

It is inevitable to have consistency without frustration.

So learn how to use frustration to your advantage.

Culture Processes

How often do you work in different cultures?

How different are they from yours?

How well can you navigate them?

How patient are you?

While working, we will meet many different cultures.

Even in the country you are in.

Some work harder,

some work smarter,

some take it with more humour.

Whatever the difference, they all have strengths.

And they all have weaknesses.

Patience is your best friend.

Food death

How much do you eat?

When do you tend to overeat?

How often does it happen?

Why does it tend to happen?

We all overeat sometimes.

For some, it is the usual.

For some, it is a rare occasion.

Greed, miscalculation, spur of the moment.

Overeating is not healthy.

You have less energy.

You sleep worse.

You digest less efficiently.

Why do it?

In-house vs out-house

How much do you do in-house?

What do you give out of house?

Could you do more by delegating?

What could you add by sub-contracting?

We often fall into a “need to do it all “ mentality.

Divide and conquer can be applied.

Focus on your core service.

Sub-contractors can deliver the rest.

Together, your offer is much better.

You do not need to do it in-house, yet can offer it.

Travel Productivity

How productive are you while you travel?

Is it even worth trying to be productive?

Which tasks might you do better on the go?

How well can you relax during travel?

Everyone has different approaches to travel.

Some can be super productive.

Some can’t get anything during travel.

Sometimes it is worth relaxing so you arrive fresh.

What is important right now?

And what are you capable of?

The first best piece...

How do you go about buying things?

How much research do you do?

How much time do you spend searching?

How often do you buy the first best piece?

Buying the first-best piece can be viable.

Often, it’s a failed purchase.

It can be too expensive or of bad quality,

or simply the wrong buy.

The more expensive the item,

the more time and effort should be spent.

Substances

Which substances do you consume?

Why do you consume these?

What are their side effects?

How well aware are you of their effects?

Most of us consume substances.

Medicines, caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and so on.

We started taking them for a reason.

Is the reason still valid, though?

Do you even remember it?

Often, they have overstayed their welcome.

The benefits no longer outweigh the drawbacks.

Easter Paradox

Who do you spend time with during easter?

What do you do with them during easter?

Who would you change if you could?

What would you change if you could?

Feasts like easter are a tradition.

Traditions come with strict rules.

What we do and with whom is regulated.

But maybe this is not the best choice?

Or maybe it is perfect for you.

When did you last stop and think about this?

Do you enjoy it, or is it a chore?

Waiting

How often do you have to wait?

How do you feel when you do?

Why do you feel what you feel?

Would you change this if you could?

Most of us hate to wait.

We see it as a sign of disrespect.

Most of us will get angry while we wait.

Souring the interaction afterward.

How often are you late yourself?

Can you become more relaxed?

What can you do while you wait?

Make the wait worthwhile.

Happiness vs Conetentment

How important is happiness to you?

How important is contentment to you?

How do you feel chasing each of them?

What is the difference?

Happiness is a moment in time, an 8-10.

Contentment is a constant, an 5-7.

We are happy in moments, often special.

Being content is easier and more common.

Chasing happiness is a fool’s errand.

A moment is never to be constant.

Be content and cherish happiness when it visits.

Power and responsibility

How much do you crave power?

How much do you crave responsibility?

Which one do you prepare?

Can you have one without the other?

With more power comes more responsibility.

There are consequences to everything.

Power and authority are great to have.

The responsibility and stress they create,

that is the not-so-fun part.

So be careful what you wish for.

Advice from whom?

How often do you seek advice?

Whom do you seek it from?

How do you pick them?

How well can they think outside the box?

Advice is a bit of a tricky topic.

People love to give advice.

We are responsible for picking the right person.

Do they know the topic?

Do they know the people involved?

Do you need innovative or standard?

Why do you need advice in the first place?

Rain, sickness and people

How much control do you have over the weather?

How much control do you have over your calendar?

How much control do you have over people’s health?

How much control do you have over your own health?

We have no control over the weather.

We have no control over other people.

We do have some control over ourselves.

We do have control over what we decide.

A rainy day, is a rainy day, adapt to it.

Less is more again

When is enough enough?

How do you know when to stop?

What happens when you don’t?

Who might be able to tell you?

We often overdo it and reap subpar results.

Sometimes, less is more.

Often, there are telltale signs we ignore.

Often, someone else might see it.

Learn to read your signs.

Learn to ask other people what they see.

Points of contact

How often do you travel for work?

How much do these achieve for you?

How often do they seem pointless?

How many points of contact do you need?

Many of our actions, travels and meetings

seem pointless, if gauges singularly.

Often several points of contact are needed.

Trust takes time to build,

ideas need time to flourish,

conversations need time to sink in.

Building relationships is a time game.

Get that sun

How much sun exposure do you get?

How much time do you spend outside?

What can you do to get more?

Sun exposure is healthy.

We spend too much time inside.

Not enough sun makes us depressed.

Sun is essential for many processes.

Get more sun to feel better.

Get more sun to perform better.

Go more outside, that’s where the sun is.

Fatigue

How often do you feel fatigued?

When does it happen?

Why did it happen?

What can you do differently?

Fatigue is here faster than we think.

It can creep up slowly.

Or it can come crashing in.

When we get fatigued, we have overstepped.

Overstepped what we can handle.

Learn from it and do not repeat.

Flexible till where?

How flexible are you?

How much do you accommodate others?

Where do you stop?

What are your non-negotiables?

A certain degree of flexibility is great.

Too much and we start people pleasing.

There needs to be a balance,

between our wishes and those of others.

Think and define where you draw the line.

Then defend this line ferociously.