Tag: self improvement

What do we do to inspire ourselves each day?

Posted on by philipdodson


What do we do each day to inspire ourselves?

Do we read books that are likely to make a difference and help us create something that matters or do we read the Metro?

Do we listen to educational podcasts or listen to just music?

Do we read blogs or articles that inspire and educate or just trawl through click porn on Facebook?

Do we stop and ask questions to learn from others or do we chat about weather?

Obviously, we can’t spend all our time getting inspiration and education and there is no harm to chatting about the weather. 

However, as with everything in life, we can choose just how much inspiration we have each day in our life and how we can use that to move closer to our dreams and goals, whatever they may be. 

Inputs and outputs

Posted on by philipdodson

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We often focus all our energies on our daily outputs, on what we are ‘shipping’ and productivity.

The ‘factories’ of the world are besotted with output whether that is widgets, content, ideas, or hot air.

The missing focus is on input.

What goes in, is typically what will come out!

What inputs do our employees get? What inputs are we taking in?

What influences are we, our teams, and the business exposed to? What is shaping our culture? What are we learning? How are developing our skills to improve our creations?

Instead of looking at how to output more, maybe it would be better to first look at what is being inputted, and perhaps more importantly, how do we improve the quality of the inputs to match what we desire to output?