Problems, everywhere
There are always going to be problems. Long term satisfaction isn’t found in the absence of problems. It’s in tackling the problems you care about solving. Continue reading Problems, everywhere
Tag: determination
Trust, for the long haul
There’s a shallow kind, based on seeing attributes and hearing words that lend us to believe in someone. Folks can learn the words and attributes, then exploit this. Sales folks make a point of doing so. There’s another kind based on shared experiences and aligned values. This takes longer to form, though it builds a deeper commitment and is hard to short-cut. Remarkable politicians do … Continue reading Trust, for the long haul
World building choices
Often we face a choice – do what’s right and might lead to sanction, or do what’s easy and can be justified if you squint a little. What will make you proud in the long term? What builds the world you want to live in? Kindly, keep going. Continue reading World building choices
Progress and loss
Reading an account of the difficulty of moving ideas forward, I was struck by this sentence: ”It is a very false radical politics that thinks progress comes without loss.” It reminded me of the this more widely quoted sentiment: “You can have everything you want, but you can’t have it all at once.” Work out what you want and consider carefully what the cost of … Continue reading Progress and loss
Take another look
The dawg needs some surgery and that money I’d saved for a course is going that way. Sure, I’d paid the insurance and yet this isn’t covered. It’s unfortunate and I could bump my gums about it a lot. The pooch will be fine although I can’t do the course. Now what? Without that course I can’t move forward? Everything’s on hold? Where there’s an … Continue reading Take another look
When there are no quick fixes
Some situations don’t have a simple, tidy solution. If you want to resolve it, to improve things, to create the necessary change – to be a positive force – then, guess what? You have to work your way through. A step at a time. Doggedly. Kindly, keep going. Continue reading When there are no quick fixes
Tools and motivation
I was firmly persuaded that once I had a personal laptop I’d make so much more progress on a few ideas I have. A clean break between my work and my passion. I could sit anywhere and get on with things. There’d be no performance niggles to discourage me. Well I am loving the laptop, but I haven’t made as much progress as I hoped. … Continue reading Tools and motivation
It’s your race to run
Something I struggled with on Endure 24 as opposed to trotting over The Ridgeway last year, is the difference in goals that I wrote up yesterday. Your path might tread some of the same ground as other people’s, but what’s in your heart and head creates a different experience among different expectations. After picking up an injury I focused more on what I could still … Continue reading It’s your race to run
Endure 24
I’m taking part in the Endure 24 challenge today, in Leeds. Over the course of 24 hours, solo entrants, pairs, and teams, compete to see how many laps of an 8km course they can do. I say compete, but it’s not a competition in the strictest sense, at least not for everyone. I’m here to gauge where my fitness is at relative to this time … Continue reading Endure 24
Getting better at something
Improvement is invariably incremental. An apparent big bang, or overnight success, is built on smaller steps that might seem imperceptible at the time. If you’re not feeling that you’re getting there, remember that you’re putting in another of those steps towards success. Focus on that, one step at a time. Kindly, keep going. Continue reading Getting better at something
Sometimes You Learn 