PAIN RELATED POSTS
2.6.2012
Solving Your Pain.
Life is hard. You know that. Subconsciously you understand what that means at a deeply personal level. It doesn’t need to be explained. It’s felt. Pain drives every decision that you make. You’re either avoiding pain or accepting it. There
2.2.2012
Pitching Tomorrow Better.
How things look today is different from how you saw them yesterday. It’s different today then it will be tomorrow. How you feel today will change tomorrow. You probably won’t change your beliefs and it’s likely that big problems won’t
1.12.2012
Uncrushing Crushed.
Change always creates friction. You can’t run against the establishment without creating conflict. Sometimes lots of it. So, you need to have a plan for managing the damage that comes your way. It is safe to assume, and wise to
10.20.2011
The Grittier Side of Discipline We Pretend Doesn't Exist.
Make no mistake. Just putting in mindbending amounts of raw effort isn’t enough to make your business successful. You will get some things done. And perhaps the right things will get done. But success isn’t that simple.
9.27.2011
Life is Tough.
Life is tough. And in all the accidental ways that make you even more frustrated and completely unfocused on your real goals.
9.22.2011
When the Bottom Drops Out.
If you’re expecting that life is going to give you everything you want without a fight, then you’re in for a rude awakening. Sometimes life goes horribly, inexplicably wrong. It’s not just bad. It’s a disaster.
9.7.2011
Why Success Means Running Towards the Painful Path.
Avoiding pain is a huge part of how we make decisions. We are wired to contrast possible risks against possible rewards and choose a course of action that maximizes ease.
8.25.2011
It’s Going to Hurt Like Hell Unless You’re Doing it Wrong.
Getting what you want most for you it a lot of hard work. A lot of pain. That whole “working smarter” thing that you hear experts talking about isn’t all that it’s knocked up to be. While you’re busy chasing
8.23.2011
Why Fixing Your Sales Process Is The Wrong Business Initiative.
When something doesn’t feel right in our business we usually start to think first about sales. And if sales doesn’t work right we begin to think about the sales process.
8.11.2011
Why You Need to Almost Lose it All.
There is something frightfully motivating about putting yourself at the edge of utter destruction. When you have invested every ounce of energy you have in your mission and the odds still look like you are going to be a loser.
