Cide comes from Latin roots, which means cut or kill.  The word decision or decide means “to cut off”; in other words, to “kill” the other options. 

This realization made me think that for me to move forward, I have to kill other options. Killing other options...

If you do not take care of yourself, no one else will. It is essential to build habits that allow you to take care of yourself without exerting extra effort. Our life is a continuous cycle of work, kid’s sports, sleep, and more work. If we do not slow down and take care of our own needs, we...

If you want to change your life, add zero at the end of your effort. 

When leaders do not want to make hard decisions, they form committees.

Most committees are boring and pointless. If committees have a mission statement it would be, “We complicate every issue, fight every innovation, and slow down every process.”

I know an organization that formed a...

Most people ask for general advice, “What should I do?”

I do not tell them what to do, I say, “What do you think you should do?”

It is hard for me to tell them what to do because they have not told me enough information.

I let them make their own decisions, and I dig...

One of the biggest issues that small businesses struggle with is their owner’s inability to step away from his or her business. I consulted one of the most successful restaurant owners in North Texas, and I asked him to take a week off. His answer was. “No one knows how to buy...

When I hear entrepreneurs complain about their business, they blame the economy, their staff, their locations, their education, but they rarely talk about their own effort. So, instead of helping them do more, I ask them to do less of everything. 

Entrepreneurs are great at adding to their...

Stand Straight with your Shoulders Back

Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist argues that poor posture impacts your chances of winning in life. He examined how lobsters engage in dominance rituals and the lobster who wins gains a better position in the social hierarchy. The winner...