Things to Forget
Forget Keeping Up
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” Theodore Roosevelt Keeping up with the Joneses Keeping up appearances Keeping up with… you know But is that really a good use of your time? As a creative, sometimes you’re going to be way ahead and sometimes you’re going to be way behind a trend, an innovation, the crowd, a host of things.
Forget Being Afraid of Numbers
“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” Marie Curie I read a fascinating article called Hanson Could Have Disappeared. Here’s Why They Didn’t in the February 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. (For a little background Hanson is an American band, made up of three brothers, that broke out in the late 1990s with the hit “MmmBop”) One statement, of many, that stood out for me was when Taylor Hanson said this:
Forget Intention
Good intentions are not good enough. They’ve never put an onion in the soup yet. Sonya Levien Action always beats intention.
Forget Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda
“But those woulda-coulda-shouldas all ran away and hid from one little Did.” Shel Silverstein Ah, if only that were always true, but sometimes it’s not. “You shoulda done this.” “I coulda done better.” “I woulda if I had the time.” Sound familiar? These statements usually pop up after someone has taken a risk to do something and stand by it. They like to point out the mistakes and the wasted possibilities.
Forget Being an Employee
Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it. James Cash Penny You are self-employed. I don’t care if someone else signs your cheques or deposits money into your bank account. I don’t care if you clock into a day job (or three). I don’t care if someone plans out most of your day and gives you tasks to accomplish by a certain deadline. You’re still self-employed because you’re the CEO of your life—your relationships, your career, your health.