Month: February 2026

  • Invest for Your Future

    Invest for Your Future

    There are few things more powerful in the world than the power of compounding. If you spend an extra 1% every day for a year(1.01 to the 365th power) you’ll be at 37.7 at the end of the year. That’s a 1377% increase from where you started.

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  • How We Learn Matrix

    How We Learn Matrix

    How do you feel about learning and how do you help others learn?

    There are four stages of growth into competency of any activity.
    1) I think I know.
    2) I know I don’t know.
    3) I don’t know that I know.
    4) I know.

    There is also a method for each stage of growth.
    1) I Do. You Watch.
    2) I Do. You Help.
    3) You Do. I Help.
    4) You Do. I Watch.

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  • Stages of Success

    Stages of Success

    The other day I mentioned Discretionary Effort Level. I got the phrase from Les McKeown. If you’re a part of a growing an organization and haven’t anything from him or heard of the book predictable success, it’s a great framework for assessing what stage of organizational growth you’re at and what mentality you need to carry in that stage.

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  • Busy Monster

    Busy Monster

    When your calendar looks like Tetris.

    But seriously, how are you guys doing at managing your busy monkey?