Love the process more than you love the result
How many people do you know would like to have their own business? write a book? be famous? travel the world? be rich? (other)?
It’s easy to love the outcome (being rich is better than not being rich).
But, most of the time you’ll spend on the way to achieving the next great thing will be spent struggling. Overnight success is a myth. Struggling is part of it and, makes victory a lot sweeter.
Process is more important than outcome… If process drives outcome, we may not know where we’re going, but we will know we want to be there. – Bruce Mau
You have to love the process more than you love the result. The result is sometimes unclear but, the process is in your face every single day. If you can’t love what you do on the day to day, you just won’t reach your destination.
The traps you set for yourself
When you’re in control of your time and your priorities, there’s a lot of traps you have to be aware of. Beyond the traps set by the competition, finance [...] Continue Reading…
The path to greater truthfulness
When you get to the age of 15, you start to really learn. When you turn 30, you start to really understand what you want. When you turn 40, [...] Continue Reading…
Words you should never* use in relationships
Some words can really hurt relationships. They may be part of the dictionary but, they shouldn’t be part of your spiel. Here are a few words you should avoid:
Again: [...] Continue Reading…
What would they expect to pay for?
We expect to pay for…
Food, clothes, electronics, most physical products.
Housing and insurance.
Phone service, Internet service, electricity.
Labor and professional advice.
We don’t expect to pay for air, freedom, friendship, love, personal [...] Continue Reading…
How valuable is your network?
It’s really easy to grow a professional network. You meet people, collect business cards and capture contacts. The more influence they have, the better.
Value of your Network = [...] Continue Reading…
The value of impatience
There’s a clear line between what society considers a quality and what it considers a flaw.
But, some flaws are sometimes qualities and some qualities are sometimes flaws. You [...] Continue Reading…
On ‘dealing’ with initiative and passion
To be successful as a leader, it’s important to be able to let go.
Ideas won’t always come from your mouth. Your ego might have to take a hit [...] Continue Reading…
21 lives is a digest of hand-picked lessons and stories meant to inspire and expand your mind. Together, we'll see what Babe Ruth, JFK and my dad can teach us about business, work or, maybe even, life. We can do more. My personal goal is to inspire action towards whatever you wish to do with your life. 
