Good luck with your taxes!
Greeting of the day in honor of the annual rush to finish your tax return. Did you know prior to 1862 the government only collected sales tax on certain items like alcohol and tobacco? President Lincoln established the IRS and enacted a 3% income tax on those that made between $600 and $10,000 to assist in covering the Civil War costs.
“The only two things that scare me are God and the IRS.” – Dr. Dre
Are you the Golden Retriever chasing the tennis ball?
Wow!!! This article punched me right in the face. I hesitate to share this article because my team is going to use it daily to brow beat me. They need to. We all need to. This article speaks truth. Listen to it!
How Transactional is Your Team, Your Company?
To me this entire article is written to set up this line – “We owe you everything.” It makes me wonder if I am doing all I can to model the right behavior, tear down any transactional nature and build up the trust he mentions.
How Tenacious Are You?
I’ve long been fascinated by the concepts of resilience, tenacity, and grit. I am sure it is why I am drawn to compete in Adventure Races such as this one on April Fool’s Day. The article below on the Finnish concept of “Sisu” does a nice job of explaining the value of taking action against long odds. I love the explanation about “facing challenges with valor and determination.” Valuable reading for anyone in the day to day battle of a Startup.
What can a Horse Teach You?
How many Partnerships do you have that you treat like Dictatorships? I think it is natural to watch a TedTalk like the one linked below and pigeonhole it into the “business advice” category, but I see this TedTalk as being great relationship advice regardless of the circumstances.
Negotiation by Margaret Neale
Quote that reminds me that sometimes I just need to keep my “head down and shovel busy.”
“Work will work when nothing else will work.”
– unknown
Have a great weekend!
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