When you commit, you need to deliver.
If you do not believe you can deliver, do not commit.
And if you do not commit, question your belonging to the organization that requires you to commit.
Failing to commit and failing to deliver have consequences.
The world is filled with naysayers and day dreamers. The firsts criticize everything and the latter invent a fictive world in their mind. Both are delusional because they do nothing to change what they see or invent. Philosophy is useless until it’s translated into tangible actions. Even small actions have effects, even tiny effect can last and create tidal waves. The question is in the end is not if your ideas are good or bad, it’s if you want to act upon them. If you don’t then it’s a waste of time and energy.
It has been 24 days I have not published anything on this blog, although traffic has continued, slowly, and steadily. It has been 24 days of holidays, of increased workload, of many personal projects to pursue and of setting up a new machine dedicated to blogging and wrting. This is the new Surface Pro 3 I am now using for starting against blogging. I am now restarting my daily post and will make it evolve in the coming days before leaving to the US mid-July for the company meeting, but we still have slightly over two months.
The least to say is that tons of things have changed in the last 24 days and will change in the next two months or so, but I will not give you any hints of the forthcoming changes, they will come in due time. For the time being, I have set aside some articles I will publish over the coming days and will continue focusing on four topics I am passoniate about: personal excellence, public speaking, technology for growth and positive thinking.
The crisis that started eight years ago, that inspired this blog, has not settled and if some countries seem better than others, the biggest threat that faces everybody is the colossal debt that has been created. However, the more I am reading about the debt crises and its effect, the more confused I am, so better ignore it if you cannot act upon it. The only positive aspect of it is interest rates are low, so it’s an incredible time to invest with other’s money. What I wrote in Le Matinal four years ago (Chaque crise est une opportunité) is still very valid and opportunities are everywhere for everybody. As Microsoft used to say: where do you want to go today? What do you want to do? Decide and go!
Have a great day!
Color, during the Holi festival, celebrates the victory of good over evil. Bright colors make people smile and can make you look healthier (although there are no scientific proofs that colors can heal you). One thing for sure is people dressed with colorful garments look more cheerful that people dressed in black or dull colors. Colors have different meanings in different cultures and we should pay attention to this. However, in nature, you will find all sorts of colors, some subtle and faint, some bright and glowing. As my old friend Bernard, who believed in the power of colors on our mood, was saying: « when I need to dress conservatively for professional obvious reasons, I always make sure my underwear is colorful ». This memory makes me smile. But it’s so true and obvious. Bright colors drive bright mood.
How many bright colors are you wearing today?
When you tweet you gain some followers and lost some, it may mean something to you, but it’s noise.
When your health device facebooks the numbers of miles you ran this morning, it’s good for you, but it’s noise.
When you say hello world on social networks, it’s polite, but it’s noise.
When you send a selfie without any other form of message, you may be beautiful, but it’s noise.
Do not get upset if I unfollow you, but I’d rather enjoy the silence that being disturbed by noise!