Rules of Thumb

Some personal rules of thumb:

• You can move anything with a two wheel cart- It's true. I've moved refrigerators, couches, tables, book shelves, office desks and even a seriously heavy 4 drawer file cabinent with just me and a two wheel cart. And when people look at me, they don't wonder if I played football . . .


• Only boring people get bored- learned this one from mom and I find myself telling my own kids the same thing, and it's true. If your life consists of what's coming up next on TV, you will probably be bored, but if you don't, then boredom will seldom come your way.


• You can achieve a lot if you don't care who gets the credit- I think Reagan may have first said this, but it is so true. We're wired to seek attention and our egos crave credit and recognition. Those things aren't bad, but seeking those things can stall projects and accomplish less than what's possible. If you can genuinley care about not getting the credit, you'll accomplish far more, and still feel good about yourself. Win win.


• Leaders are readers (or leaders are learners)- it's too bad that so many people think that after graduation (be it high school, college, or grad school) that they are done learning. School ought to instill a lifelong love for learning whatever your enterprise, not serve simply as a means to an end. And there are so many good tools and resources available today that by putting in some time, you can read enough material and grasp the concepts worth of a degree. You won't have the degree, but other than the piece of paper, you'll have the same result . . .