Do you have intentionality dysfunction?
Does intentionality dysfunction have you in its guilt grip? Intentionality dysfunction is the guilt that comes from repeatedly investing in things that you want to act upon but don’t.
Tag Archives: action
A BoldIdea: Have the Courage to Take Action
On the podcast: Sangram Vajre left a steady job for a complete unknown, and his wife told him he only had a year to make it work. Here’s how he made it happen...
The Practices of a Non-Linear Leader
Most of us are linear thinkers. We think: first this, then that. In fact, the first big disruption most of us faced in our lives was when we graduated from school. Now what?
Favorable conditions are overrated
Favorable conditions are overrated. Naturally, we want things to come to us easily. As babies we cried out for food and comfort; and we received them. As adults, we’ve only grown more sophisticated in the ways we pursue comfort. One of ...
Review: “Do Less, Be More” by John Busacker
“Life is an improvisational art. We have to make it up as we go. If we are not dreaming big, we risk dying small.” So writes John Busacker in his delightful book, Do Less, Be More: The Power of Living Fully ...
Head-first or feet-first into your next venture?
When it comes to pursuing a new venture, you can make one of two errors (I’ve made both). You may either throw caution to the wind and dive in with both feet, blindly trusting everything will work out; or, you can sit on the ...
How to cultivate a bias for action
I’m a huge proponent of smart action. As the intelligence researcher Robert Sternberg put it, “The essence of intelligence would seem to be in knowing when to think and act quickly, and knowing when to think and act slowly.” Our ...
Are you a motion addict?
I like to keep busy. How about you? I find that the busier I am, the more productive I feel. The adrenaline starts to surge and the rush is on. And therein lies the trap. Motion, for motion’s ...
The right question for your big idea
What’s your BIG idea? You know, that thing stirring within you that you can’t seem to shake? Regardless of whether you think you’re creative, God made you in His image — with a creative spirit within you. As Julia ...
Thought for the Day – James 1:22 on Self-deception
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” – James 1:22 (NIV) Reading can be a dangerous thing. When I was a young boy I was captivated by the idea of flying ...
