Most things are boring.
Like Terms of Service.
That doesn’t mean you can’t have fun while doing them. Or be proud of them. Or make somebody enjoy them.
The guys at Wistia know this well.
Category: culture
When it’s not possible
Sometimes you get asked something that it is not possible to deliver or something that you do not know how to deliver. And then our natural inclination is to overdo, split hairs, change plans, stress us and others, look for additional information. Everything in the attempt to find the answer.
A good reminder is that “I don’t know” is always a viable starter in these cases. It builds credibility, it opens us to learning, it welcomes new possibilities, and it accepts the idea of failure.
Perhaps some people will not accept it as an answer.
Good luck trying to make them happy in one of the other ways.
Back to normal
If you live in the Western part of the World – or in most parts of Europe, at least – tomorrow is the day when life goes back to normal. After the presents and the food, after the hopes and the holidays, after forced conversations and much needed connections, most will go back to their office and move on with their regular life.
Be prepared, because sometimes it’s tough. Holidays – and particular Christmas holidays – tend to be dreamy, they bear a feeling of commitment and new, they open up possibilities that go beyond the 9-to-5.
So, be aware of this gap, and be ready to welcome back your routine and take with you whatever it is that has made the past holiday special. There is certainly a place for it between meetings, projects, and commuting.
Flexibility
You need to train your capacity of letting go of ideas, projects, opinions.
Because when you get too attached to those, you risk getting your perspective on the world narrowed. And that’s when you stop learning and developing.
There’s no need to start with big things, but if you can open yourself to a different opinion, delegate a project to somebody you trust, abandon an idea that’s not taking you anywhere, and if you can do it over and over again, that is a great training for your future flexibility.
Equinox doesn’t speak January
A positioning statement is not for everybody.
It’s supposed to divide, in order to conquer. It’s supposed to draw a clear line between trite practices and a new way. It’s supposed to be met with opposition, disdain, surprise, resistance – first of all, from those who are supposed to approve and support it.
If a positioning statement does not do that, it’s not a positioning statement.
This IS a positioning statement.
Love it or hate it. That’s the whole point.
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