Shiny Object Syndrome

Marcus Aurelius — shiny object syndrome in business

Marcus Aurelius on running straight I used to think my biggest problem was time. Too much to do. Too many problems. Too many exciting ideas. Too many opportunities. If I could just work harder — wake up earlier, plan better, push through — I’d finally make real progress. My biggest problem wasn’t time management. It […]

The Power of No

Marcus Aurelius — saying no in business (on power of no)

Marcus Aurelius on what less actually buys you Sometimes the hardest business lessons come from saying yes when you should have said no. I learned this expanding my home health agency into a new geographic area. On paper it looked perfect. The numbers worked. The need was there. That area eventually grew to represent half […]