Category Archives: Cole and Sarah’s Thoughts

Articles, thoughts and jottings from the group leaders Cole and Sarah

Letting go of Control

I have met the enemy and it is my “To Do List” Many of you are like me, “control freaks”. I schedule, analyze, mind map, prioritize, and worry about how to spend every moment of a typical day. I am … Continue reading

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I found myself pondering . . .

What the difference is between very good and perfect? . . . pain, agony, self humiliation, low self esteem, disappointment, failure, loss of some highly productive time. All my life they have been telling me that nobody is perfect! So why do I keep … Continue reading

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Don’t work solutions for problems that don’t exist

This morning while having coffee I was listening to a pod cast for entrepreneurs by SavvySoloCasts. I got reminded of a marketing message that is really important to those of you who are venturing out into the world of starting a … Continue reading

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Creativity, idea generation, problem solving

Martin Leith, a UK-based consultant specializing in co-creation is a pretty bright guy. He has assembled the most complete list of techniques on creating new ideas and creativity tricks and tools that I have ever seen at: http://www.ideagenerationmethods.com/ My favorite … Continue reading

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Attention, focus and concentration

Understanding and having a knowledge of Pareto’s law is not enough. The real challenge is having the discipline to apply it. It takes extraordinary effort to ignore the low priority task on your to do list each day. Staying focused … Continue reading

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