How much of our time is spent on autopilot? Most people can agree that our internal autopilot systems enable us to be efficient and effective. It allows us to do things like listen to a client while trying to find the bug they are describing in the source code. Or make dinner while holding a conversation. Or even have Spiderman-like reflexes when a child falls out of a chair across the room. Our autopilot and […]
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What actually matters to you? The inclusion of the word “actually” is important because typically a lot of things matter to us. Doing a good job at work, spending time with the family, having a nice car, having enough vacation time, making progress on our goals; all of it matters. In the end though: what actually matters? When I initially brainstormed this post, I was coming from a place of emphasizing our values and our […]
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I was on the phone with one of my most active clients at Command Prompt when I had to interrupt the call because my dogs somehow opened the bus door and went running after horses. The client and Command Prompt have a good relationship so I wasn’t too worried about the fallout. However, what the client said when I returned to the call and explained the interruption was surprising. “I think I have been doing […]
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