What is your ikigai? What makes you get up in the morning? For me, it's the promise that I will get something done and having something tangible to look back and say, "Hey, I did that". I've done a lot of that. My friends ask, "Tim Salaver, how do you get all your stuff done?" My response is typical of Nike - I just do it. Of course, this does not bode well for people who go through layers of decision makers before they do it.
I love Steve Jobs quote where he hires smart people not to tell them what to do, but to tell him what to do. Not everyone appreciates that quote. I was told by my boss, it doesn't matter that you're right, it only matters that you follow the rules.
Wow, if Edison would have followed the rules he wouldn't have discovered the light bulb. He failed more than he succeeded. I've failed in my business life, been terminated for pushing for better, greater, and more. I know the results of my efforts remain either the standard or process that is followed today even years or decades later.
My least favorite activity is going to my boss to present a proposal that I know is the right approach, but because of the culture, waterfall, or committee approach that many companies follow, the buck stops at the door. I love the process of Scrum because the team makes the decisions, not one person who depending on his/her emotions that moment stops innovation.
I made my ikagai that I will do one positive action every day and get sh*t done.
I love Steve Jobs quote where he hires smart people not to tell them what to do, but to tell him what to do. Not everyone appreciates that quote. I was told by my boss, it doesn't matter that you're right, it only matters that you follow the rules.
Wow, if Edison would have followed the rules he wouldn't have discovered the light bulb. He failed more than he succeeded. I've failed in my business life, been terminated for pushing for better, greater, and more. I know the results of my efforts remain either the standard or process that is followed today even years or decades later.
My least favorite activity is going to my boss to present a proposal that I know is the right approach, but because of the culture, waterfall, or committee approach that many companies follow, the buck stops at the door. I love the process of Scrum because the team makes the decisions, not one person who depending on his/her emotions that moment stops innovation.
I made my ikagai that I will do one positive action every day and get sh*t done.