First impressions are rarely accurate . They definitely don’t tell the full story. It’s a helpful human instinct to make quick observations. Impressions, however, differ from observations in that they’re not factual, e.g. I think he’s a blast, is an opinion. Yet, impressions can act as interesting data points, even if they’re not accurate in…

Being internally motivated to do hard things is great. It’s even better when that internal motivation is encouraged by the people around you. Choose to surround yourself with the encouraging kind. Photo by Tobias Rademacher on Unsplash.

Shred: the ability to provide insightful constructive feedback. Encouraging others is vital. It’s the precursory building block for trust and a successful relationship. As a relationship, both personal and professional, develops ideally both parties are able to give constructive feedback. This is not always something that happens on it’s own. Be someone who asks for…

The foundation for businesses are problems. The consistent elements of these problems are that people are willing to pay to solve them. In pursuit of identifying problems that fit the above description, I have a problem jar which sits on a table in my room. Throughout my days and weeks I identify problems, write them…

“We will make the whole universe a noise in the end.” – C.S. Lewis, Sr. demon Screwtape We use external noise to drown out internal noise. And after you’ve gathered the will power or the dissatisfaction has overspilled to unplug your phone, turn off the TV, you’re faced with a bigger monster to tame: internal…