Your biggest obstacle
The biggest obstacle to your growth is yourself. When you look in the mirror you are looking at your problem. The good news is that you are also looking at the solution. It's up to you.
Be responsible for yourself
People that do not take responsibility for their life, give it away to other people. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Take responsibility for your ambitions, goals, actions and results.
Give people exactly what you say you will – or…
Give people exactly what you say you will, or better. When they need someone they can rely on to help them, they will turn to you and you will get opportunities.
A red flag is a red flag
When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Envision your future
Human beings are the only animals that can envision a future, and this ability is responsible for hope, optimism and most great advances in civilization. Are you using this ability well?
Wisdom
"Wisdom consists in the anticipation of consequences - and I remind you that consequences can be both good and bad." - Norman Cousins "The anticipation of consequences"....hmmmm... Think - What will be the consequences of your actions, short and long term?
Create value first
We aren't entitled to anything. Nothing is going to come to us unless we create value for someone else first. For the most part and at most times, the world will give us what we deserve.
The "Greats" are not great at everything
Great people have focused their time and energies at being great at one thing. They don't try to be great at everything. What one thing are you trying to be great at?
Good to Great
Good to Great is a business book I read many years ago. In it, the idea that "good is the enemy of great" is presented. The idea is that if something is bad in your life, it's easy to get rid of it, replace it, redo it, etc. The problem…
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Remember “Deep Thoughts” by Jack Handey? “Platitudes” by Larry Janesky would be a good name for this drivel. You don’t give a shit about employees, subs, or customers. Not really. You give a shit about money and your image. Without those, you have no use for other people. I worked with great people at a company you were involved in, and was very successful, but you weren’t one of the great people. I found you reptilian frankly, nevertheless I actually miss that company. Anyways, if you ever actually want to step up to being a patriot beyond spouting megalomaniacal internet platitudes for your flock of sheep, come on down to New Haven and G up on the Feds with me. I do it all the time. Everyone knows what’s really going on in this country Larry, and although you’re a brilliant man (I’ll never take that away from you) talk is wicked cheap these days homie. It might as well be Crypto Currency as far as the cost of keeping it real is concerned. Yeah I’m a little salty…but I’m content. Fuck a think tank, and money can’t buy contentment, and despite my vitriol against the Oligarchs, I am regularly content. May you be well, quite seriously.