In Karen Salmansohn’s book Ballsy,
she points out that
“There are no wishy-washy rock stars,
no wishy-washy astronauts,
no wishy-washy CEOs,
no wishy-washy nobel prize winners.” 

Determination is a key success factor
and so is dealing with negativity. 

She advises to be like a cockroach
and “Refuse To Die.” 

Birth order decides IQ. 
A new study by Dr. Petter Kristensen
shows that the average IQ
of the first-born men was 103.2
compared with 101.2 for second-borns
and 100 for third-borns. 
Earlier studies show the same
relationship for women. 

So what does this mean? 
Absolutely nothing. 

According to
another study by Jay Zagorsky,  
people with a higher IQ,
although earning more on average,
end up with the same net worth
(all other factors being equal). 

Stop using lack of smarts or birth order or…
as an excuse to do nothing.

Many email suppliers are moving
to the unlimited inbox,
no space restrictions. 

The upside is that emails can be filed forever. 
The downside is that emails can be filed forever. 

Until now, I’ve used the inbox at capacity notice 
as a reason to sort through my emails,
getting rid of garbage and
answering messages I’ve been procrastinating on. 

Now, I have moved to formally scheduling this process. 

As technology changes,
so must our processes.

When I travel,
before getting on that plane, train or ship,
I ensure that I know at least
three basic phrases in the native language (s)….
Hello,
Do you speak English?,
and
Thank you. 

This isn’t about communicating obviously. 
If the answerer says yes to the second question,
I could have as easily used English. 

This is about making a connection
and showing respect.