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Extreme

Extreme

Incrementalism is boring.  It can be very effective but it just takes so darn long.  That’s why when I’m faced with a challenge I prefer to look at the extreme solution.  Rarely does it result in either a good or desired outcome.  However, often it defines the...
Defy

Defy

While we would like to think of ourselves as independent and willing to go against social norms, that is normally not the case.  Stepping forward and defying these norms normally calls attention to us, makes us feel uneasy, and often leads to consequences.  It’s much...
Bait

Bait

Anyone who has spent much time around me knows that I love to fish.  Many of them actually think that I’m crazy for how much time I spend thinking about and planning for the activity.  Much of the time is spent figuring out what bait to throw. The process involves...
Afford

Afford

Almost always when someone speaks of “not being able to afford that” there is a reference to one of two things:  time or money.  That’s why the topic of “afford” is so important – every time we speak of what we can or cannot afford, we demonstrate the relative value...
Rocks

Rocks

One of my favorite exercises/demonstrations is completed with a mason jar, some rocks, some gravel, some sand, and some water: The demonstration begins by putting a number of rocks in to the jar and asks “Is it full?” The audience says “yes” and the speaker proceeds...
React

React

It’s almost always easier to react.  It’s also almost always less productive.  When we react, we are following someone or someone else’s agenda.  We’ve turned over the possibility of self-determination to another entity.  And that’s why so many prefer to react – if...