Your idea doesn’t need to be new in order to be successful. If I asked you to think about the movie Cinderella, what image springs to mind? Is it the classic Disney animated version from 1950? Perhaps the 1997 Rogers and Hammerstein Cinderella musical is what you thought of. I imagine a few of you […]
The world can seem pretty dark and dismal at times. When things start going wrong it can feel like everything is going wrong — but it’s not. Don’t buy into the B.S. The world is still filled with interesting people, awesome ideas, and incredible opportunity. But you can’t get to those opportunities by being negative, […]
I think life is a constant stream of asking and answering the question “What’s Next?” When you’re at the start of project (hearing an idea you like for the very first time) and you want to put that idea into action as soon as possible, you’ll typically ask “What’s Next?” — as in “what’s the […]
If this was truly a good idea, wouldn’t someone have thought of it before? I know what the numbers are saying, but my gut just tells me something different. Maybe now isn’t the right time… perhaps we should wait. This article concludes the series of advice for dealing with the individual fears that prevent people […]
Few people want to go out on limb all by themselves to show support for an idea without knowing who else will be backing the project. No one wants to be left standing alone outside the group feeling stranded and exposed. This article continues the break down of dealing with the individual fears that prevent […]
The people who exhibit Fear of Risk don’t usually manifest as such. Their response will come off as a much more well thought-out and considered response. It will sound completely reasonable: “Seems a little ‘iffy’ to me. It’s much safer if we keep doing what we’ve always done” and THAT’S what makes Fear of Risk […]
That idea will never get approved. We tried something like that before and it didn’t work in the past, and it’s not going to work now. Pessimism: The guiding philosophy of some people who just seem to be allergic to the idea that it’s possible for things to go right every once in a while. This […]