February 2012
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ill timed right direction
Timing; Future - Seeing the seasons ahead of time.
Planning a move according to what you see in the future. Those that can see into the future (of any given industry) have the most potential of pushing to quickly toward the right direction. Turning ‘heading in the right direction’ into simply - bad timing. (I know - being 5 steps is cooler. But depending on the industry, maybe only...
January 2012
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human capital
For me, this video by The Sartorialist, really displays the real power of people being and therefore mobilizing, your brand (im starting to fall out of love with the word ‘brand’, but anyway). The content of The Sartorialist are…people. Literally, so they are, as founder and host Scott Schuman points out, “the core of the success..” of what he’s trying to do....
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the powerful
The powerless (those that feel they are ever victim to break downs in their environment) - need policy, bureaucracy, an authority (not an influencer), to basically; be told that the authority will fix the break down with a ‘rule’ that will ensure that it will never happen again. The powerless are always on the verge of threatening to leave. They are unhappy always in their work. They...
December 2011
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branding is dead
Branding - how we traditionally view it - is dead
Your brand should be the total sum of what your company is. Your company’s content - is the people you have in it. Your brand is doing what your people are doing.
Who your people are becoming (personal growth) and what they are delivering depends on
1. The Plan you presented to them
2. Whether they bought into it or not and
3. Your ability...
November 2011
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strong competition
When we think of ’the competition’, we often think about them in an insecure kind of way. We think about all the ways ‘they will fail’. Of course, knowing their weaknesses helps. But If you’re going to compete it makes much more sense to think about how they could succeed rather than dwelling on their weaknesses. Focus on their strengths because thats what your...
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strategy | stress management
If you lack self awareness, it might be difficult to recognize your own stress indicators. Self awareness is not a gift from god - it can be fostered.
My Strategy for Stress Management
1. Ask yourself questions. Am I OK? Is this current workload sustainable? Are others (family) indicating concern? Has my routine been broken? Am I going to bed before midnight? What is stressing me out and why?
...
September 2011
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fear not | the pretend agreement
Fear not | Look after yourself
If the markers of your personal life, work life, social life – are in the hands of others – you will forever be a slave to someone else’s agenda.
Put simply – if you are a chronic ‘people pleaser’ you’re in for some stress, as the people you try to please move the markers on you. What is your bottom line? What will you do and what will you not do?
You have the right...
July 2011
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work | your time is finite
You’ll spend a third of your life at work. So make it count.
Get a plan | that doesn’t look like ‘40 years of slugging your guts out, for another man’s gain’.
If you are not in a job that draws from your main strengths and inspirations | you will decay. Literally.
If you do not know what your main drivers are. Find out. Quick.
Rebuke fear| fear in a person is easy...
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time | permission to think
We want to create pioneering or lead pioneering companies, but we give ourselves or the people who work for us no time to think.
Thinking requires; permission (do your staff job descriptions allow for the task of ‘thinking’?), time, and the protection of that time.
Thinking | Inspiration (in the space where you work) is aided by; a well designed space, a library, significant...
June 2011
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connectedness | value attachment
It makes sense to me, that if certain parts of your business are not performing as you intended, that the reason may be that there is a disconnect between it and the original intention you had for your business in the first place. Start at the beginning | start at the top and work your values down.
I wonder also, if the percentage of ‘things going awol’ are likely to be higher the further down...
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commitments | decisions
A friend once gave me some sound advice, which after a lot of thought and testing, has ended up being one of the most important pieces of advice I’ve ever been given.
- make the decision | commitment from your head - not your heart.
I agree. I agree because of the unstable nature of the heart | our feelings. The heart felt decision to commit is, all of the time, at the mercy of whether you...
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time | slow down
And damn the world for trying to rush us through the time we have.
Your time is valuable. And besides your loved ones - time is the most valuable thing you have (though you could argue that those relationships exist in the confines of time). Take YOUR time. Slow down.
It’s your time, it’s my time, but we give it away so easily. Like its worth nothing. We let busyness steal it. We let bosses...
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christchurch
Christchurch 22 february. what a horrible day. Christchurch, we are sorry for your loss. your loss is ours also. for those that passed on, we say, god speed, and may the journey across the great river be a calm and peaceful one. for those that are still with us, we hope He will keep you and let His face shine upon you. all the will, Christchurch
_Shaun
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mixtapes | summer
Summer Mixtapes (2010)
All f.r.e.s.h
1. Here We Go Magic - “TunnelVision”
2. Jonsi & Alex -“Happiness”*
3. Luke Temple - “Where is Away”
4. Sufjan Stevens - “Too Much”
5. Vincent Gallo - “I Wrote This Song For The Girl Paris Hilton”
6. Tren Brothers - “Gold Star Berlin”
7. Here We Go Magic - “Casual”
8. Sam Prekop - Who’s Your New Professor. The whole album
9. The Sea and...
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time | time well spent
Time is literally - a wastin.
Time that will add value to our days:
1. Time spent with loved ones (time in front of the TV/a movie, does not count)
2. Time creating
3. Time outdoors (like, near a tree or something)
4. Time exercising
5. Time thinking (thinking about new business ideas counts)
6. Time dreaming
7. Time relaxing
8 Time resting
9. Time taking risks
10. Time Learning
Time that...
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the numbness of the comfortable
The Numbness of the Comfortable We all know when something is wrong. We all feel it in the gut. Yet few of us act on it. There is a numbness over the world that seems so strongly silent that it feels almost spiritual. Like something spiritual has our tongue. All the while, the kings of this world profit - from the trust of the poor, the fear of the insecure, and the numbness of the...
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stress | you dont get paid enough to stress
You dont get paid enough to stress
I had a number of revelations the other night, as I lay in bed stressing about work -
1. I dont get paid enough to stress
2. I dont get paid AT ALL while im in bed
3. Stress is DANGEROUS stuff
3. Post 5pm - is my time.
Somewhere along the way, we get convinced that work is important enough to stress about. Stress is evil stuff. Stress is harmful. Stress is...
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The Quiet Hand
The Quiet Hand.
Everyday we try to save ourselves. Those who try will lose. We try to plan our steps and create a life for ourselves. We try to create and save. While everyday it slips. ‘Letting go’ built a house once, and it was beautiful. The sign on the door said ‘trust’ so I walked in. The builders name was ‘the quiet hand’ and he moved to save. But, ‘a wishing wind’ blew around the house,...