Archive for September, 2011
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Once in a while you’ve got to kick yourself to get motivated in these times full of uncertainty, unpredictability, complexity and chaos. So this is my personal tough talk to myself as I left the house this Tuesday morning as I made my hour plus commute to the city. Hey Bob, Today’s the day to [...]
Tags: choas, edge of chaos, Embrace the chaos, Inspiration, Life, memo to myself, new normal, tough talk, uncertainty
Posted in Rule #1: Expect and Accept Chaos, Rule #2: Say YES to New Things, Rule #8: Trust in Yourself | 8 Comments »
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
I went to bed about 11pm the other night and couldn’t sleep. 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30!…I kept looking at the clock and given that my alarm clock was set for the usual 5:45am, I was getting more anxious as time went on. “Come on Bob – get to sleep. Come on you can do it”, [...]
Tags: accept uncertainty, be present, being present, Chaos, dealing with uncertainty, economic uncertainty, Embrace the chaos, Life, uncertainty, What if
Posted in Rule #1: Expect and Accept Chaos, Rule #6: Be Present | No Comments »
Monday, September 19th, 2011
Over the last 12 months, Harry and Hanna have gone through plenty of turbulence, uncertainty and chaos at work. My wife and I hadn’t seen them in a while since Harry moved away for his job so sitting down to pizza on a recent Friday night was a treat for us. Uncertainty, unpredictability and chaos [...]
Tags: adjusting your expectations, change at work, Chaos, chaos at work, Embrace the chaos, how to deal with chaos at work, Life, managing expectations, recovery from job loss, uncertainty
Posted in Choice, Rule #4: Adjust Your Expectations | No Comments »
Friday, September 9th, 2011
Over a catch-up dinner last week, a friend confided something I did not expect to come out of his mouth. An executive with a big firm he said, “I’m starting to feel like a commodity.” Are we all becoming a commodity? Are we so easily replaceable? Is this what the chaos, uncertainty, unpredictability and complexity [...]
Tags: Business, Career, change at work, Chaos, choice, commodity, economic uncertainty, Embrace the chaos, Globalization, Inspiration, Life, Purpose, Putting purpose to work, Stress Management, uncertainty
Posted in Choice, Rule #5: Put Purpose to Work, Start to Embrace the Chaos | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
About a month ago, I noticed an odd thing on my driveway when I went to pick up my morning issue of the Wall Street Journal. No paper. I thought it was a mistake but as the days went on and I didn’t see a paper, I realized that I had never renewed the subscription. [...]
Tags: Chaos, creating happiness, Embrace the chaos, Life, uncertainty, work life balance
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