I’ve never looked at an employee and thought, “I hired Joe to work for me.” Instead I think, “Joe is investing his career, and his family’s well-being in me.” I have a deeper responsibility here.


If you embrace the broader goodness, the culture of your team, the levels of dedication and support just migrate you to a higher level. But, you need to believe this. No pretending, or you’re just full of it. It’s got to come from your heart. Be sincere.


Let’s stay on people for a few more moments… Not all are good. Some are just toxic. Whiners. The world hates them, etc. Get them out of your life. Period. Don’t be a crutch for someone that doesn’t accept responsibility for his or her own well-being. It can suck the life out of you, and that is just too damn hard to manage. You’ll have enough on your plate without time bandits sapping your energy.


Lesson four: accept that failure is opportunity in disguise. You are going to screw up, or screw something up. When you do, own it, understand what you did, or missed, and move on a better person. Even the best of us fail. Heck, Steve Jobs and Walt Disney were both fired.


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