I woke this morning,
Thinking this day can only
go from good to great,
Seeing my blue ocean of opportunity,
Stretching out beyond the red shoreline,
Swimming with the starfish,
Not a spider in sight
Totally belonging with my tribe,
The purple cow people,
Giving myself An “A” in creativity
For seeing the art of possibility,
Beginning my day with gratitude,
Knowing that this will help me escape,
The happiness trap,
And, not becoming one of the mighty fallen.
I went to my business coach,
Who gave a set of outcomes
I went to my mentor,
Who spoke timeless wisdom
I sat with my spiritual director,
For hours we explored higher callings,
But at the end of the day I say to myself,
There must be one business book,
That will point me to the answers,
That elude my restless quest for excellence.
The lean startup is always hungry for time,
My schedule only ever allowing,
Time for a four hour week,
I am not sure if I need 5 questions,
Or, to do nine things differently,
Maybe just ask “why?” more,
So that I can live meaningfully,
While still getting things done,
Using the power of two,
And, the lessons learned from,
One thousand repetitions,
The truth is not a myth,
The E-myth is really true,
Processes are the keys to freedom,
Formed by irrational humans,
And, the crazy decisions we make.
I went to my business coach,
Who gave a set of outcomes
I went to my mentor,
Who spoke timeless wisdom
I sat with my spiritual director,
For hours we explored higher callings,
But at the end of the day I say to myself,
There must be one business book,
That will point me to the answers,
That elude my restless quest for excellence.
I have more than one obsession,
There are actually four,
They are the temptations,
Every leader must fight against,
These four obsessions are reduced to,
Three imperatives of being the boss,
What have I been thinking all this time?
I should be ashamed for not
Engaging in deep work….
Getting rid of distractions,
Results, results, results,
Influencer, rework, Servant leader,
Anyone can do this,
Just be an intelligent entrepreneur,
And make your ideas happen.
