by Ryan Seamons | May 2, 2021 | Patterns, Success
Archie Williams appeared on America’s Got Talent with an unusual back story. “I was just incarcerated for thirty-seven years for somebody else’s crime.” It makes his incredible singing all the more impactful. I can’t imagine having my life...
by Ryan Seamons | Apr 25, 2021 | Patterns, Success
It’s common to worry. And I hear it all the time when I talk to managers: Are we going to hit the metrics?When is this going to ship?What is my boss going to think?How will my team react?What if the market doesn’t react like we think? Most worries come...
by Ryan Seamons | Apr 18, 2021 | Leadership, Management, Patterns
The Hagakure, a practical guide to being a Samurai from the 1600s, shares a concept of the warrior code known as the “way of dying”: “The way of the Samurai is found in death…This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one’s heart right...
by Ryan Seamons | Feb 28, 2021 | Leadership, Patterns
George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, is an inspiration for pushing back against the norms. He wanted to create a different kind of experience when it came to how a movie opened. Instead of the typical credits at the beginning, he decided to launch right into...
by Ryan Seamons | Jan 9, 2021 | Leadership, Management, Patterns, Success
When you’re working to launch something new, it can be tricky to know how involved to be. How do you balance giving guidance vs jumping in and doing it yourself? Especially when the person you’re managing doesn’t have the knowledge and experience you...
by Ryan Seamons | Jan 3, 2021 | Patterns, Productivity
What if you could make a one-time decision and lose 10 pounds without any other work? We’d all like to think that we are in control of the decisions we make on a daily basis. But often our environment plays a much larger role than we will admit. One study out of...
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