You would really like to do something...

But you cannot decide to do so.

Why?

Maybe you think you do not deserve it?

Why the hell not?

Need to achieve more?

Need to be a better person?

Is it too expensive?

Punishing yourself is rarely a good idea. It will not change your mindset.

You deserve to pursue what you wish to pursue.

How much time do you spend on choosing a partner?

How many potential partners do you look at?

How do you track if they are the right ones, after deciding?

Agreeing to go into business can be done really quickly. Getting out of it is much harder. And fixing things that went badly even more so.

Take more time and look at more potential partners before saying yes.

Do you appreciate ridiculous ideas?

Why or why not?

Crazy ideas can widen your horizon.

Which kind of idea do you think is the basis for disruption?

Keep your eyes and ears open for extraordinary concepts.

They can inspire innovation and disruption with the right strategies and execution.

Email disputes are great!

Or maybe not?

Having a dispute with someone is always a tense situation.

But can you truly negotiate via Email or the phone?

Can you pick up all the essential cues?

Can you get a proper grasp on the person?

Even if the other tries to avoid a face-to-face, try to make it happen.

Seeing each other alone can be a game-changer.

You take on a project started by someone else.

What do you do?

Get a good understanding of it?

Start from scratch?

Clean up first?

Get a sturdy foundation. You cannot build a sturdy house on sandy ground.

Eliminate the root causes of problems. The roots of a tree destroy a good foundation. As problems do to a foundation.

There is this really tedious task...

You could badly use some help with it...

But you do not want to bother anyone.

Why not?

Are you sure that what is tedious for you, is tedious for others?

Some people might love to do it.

Some people might even pay to be allowed to do it.

Ask for help more often and be surprised.

Do you let certain tasks fester?

Why do you wait?

Are they maybe very small?

Or maybe they are not important?

Will they grow to become critical?

It helps to look at a task and think about how it might develop if left untouched.

Some tasks go away on their own, while others become monsters.

You need to do something you have never done before.

What goes on in your head?

Are you worried?

Do you ruminate?

Or do you just crack on with it?

When doing something for the first time, there is no need to have any expectations.

Try your best, because you will make mistakes. Learn from them and repeat.

You are invited to a party.

Someone you have a dispute with will be there.

Do you go?

Can the two of you keep the dispute out?

Is it fair to the host, to bring the dispute there?

Maybe you can, but the other person can't.

Sometimes it is better to take one for the team and stay home.

You receive a sad message during an appointment.

What do you do?

Swallow down the grief and carry on?

Do you ask for a break?

Do you communicate your grief and reschedule?

If you swallow down the grief, your capacity to concentrate decreases.

Does a decrease in capacity serve you or your counterpart?

If you cannot reschedule, you surely can take a short break.

Are any of your regular tasks time killers?

Why do they take you so long to do?

Are you using the right tools?

Do you have the right skills?

Do you hate doing these tasks?

Should you be doing them? Maybe delegate?

There is nearly always a way to make a task easier. Take a moment to think about it and pick the right solution.

You have an idea...

What do you do next?

Do you go out to find proof for it to work?

Or do you try to look at why it might not work?

You should look at both to validate an idea.

Our default is to prove that our ideas work and thus we fall for the confirmation bias.

If you cannot find those faults, find a partner that does. An optimist and a pessimist make a great team.

Are you open to other perspectives?

Do you listen to other people's ideas and inputs?

Often we walk through life with blinders on.

We see our path straight on and ignore anything on the side.

This can be good, to chase a goal with focus.

This can be bad if you chase the wrong thing. Or if you follow inefficient strategies or tactics.

It is a good idea to reevaluate our path regularly.

Do you manifest the things you are searching for?

If not, do you know precisely what you want?

Manifestation is not some magic trick, that will bring you what you wish for.

It helps you internalise what you are looking for. So well, that you can spot it in a second when it is here.

Manifestation will help you to grasp the right opportunity when it presents itself.

How do you deal with someone's surprising behaviour?

Do you get angry, frustrated, shocked or sad?

Do you end up building a monster in your head?

Do you ever just ask them politely, what is going on?

Do you try to understand their position and possible reason?

We are very bad at accurately interpreting surprising behaviour. It helps to take a step back and try to understand before we decide on any actions.

Do you detest some people for certain traits?

Does the outrage towards them serve you?

Are you sure, that you do not engage in the same traits?

No one is perfect and we often get the most enraged from things we do ourselves but are ashamed of.

For example, lying, we all lie from time to time. Show me the person who is 100% honest and I will watch their pants on fire.

How do you deal with paradoxes?

Situations of opposing forces.

Do you choose one?

Do you go for a compromise?

Or do you try to find a win-win solution?

A paradox can offer the right amount of tension for creating an innovation, even a disruption.

You can use them as an opportunity whenever you encounter them.

Do you try to gauge people's reactions?

How do you go about it?

How often do you miss guess the reason behind reactions?

It helps to start watching yourself and why you react in certain ways.

It also helps to note down reactions and try not to make conscious assumptions.

Gauging reactions correctly is a game-changer.

How do you speak to people in a dispute?

Do you let emotions have their way?

Are you frank?

Is your manner of speech harsh?

Or do you formulate indirectly?

People like to be spoken to directly in a polite way.

Being polite does not mean being friendly.

Don't let other people's positions and agendas infuriate you. Don't personalise the dispute, stay objective and work towards your goal.

Are you actively on the outlook for risk?

How do you judge unlikely events?

A potential risk can quickly turn into a crisis.

There are so many improbable risks, one will happen soon.

The next crisis is just around the corner.

Screen for crises and take improbable risks seriously. The prepared weathers the storm.