Robert H Myers

Tag: passion

  • Get in where you fit in!

    Don’t fight to be where you don’t fit in. You can force the peg into the hole (hammer and all) but that’s a truly poor place to find oneself.  Do you know who you are and what you like? What you’re good at? Passionate about? Where are you of most value to those around you?…

  • Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation TED talk

    This is an absolute classic and one that has helped me decide what kind of work I most enjoy doing. The three keys towards fulfilling, cognitive work, are (summarized briefly): *Autonomy – Do you control a majority of your time at work and what you’re working on? *Mastery – Are you doing something you can…

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    What’s Your Joy?

    Irreverence, Passion, Art, Poetry, Stories, Movies, Debate, LOVE, smelling my son’s hair when he hugs me goodbye in the morning, seeing my wife smile, closing a deal – a BIG deal. Leading. Seeing my team decimate anything in their way. Facing Fear. Not conquering it so much – but just facing it. Holding my breath…

  • Not Quite Ready to Live…

    I’m not sure why it feels this way, but I’m sure it’s not just me. In fact, it was Ralph Waldo Emerson who actually said it first, and hell, that was what, 130 years ago? Sure, there’s the tired expressions like “life is what happens when you’re making plans” and “life is the journey not…

  • Your Silence Isn’t Helping Anyone…

    Your silence isn’t helping anyone. Least of all you. Sure, it fits with all the things you’ve been told. That it’s better to “fly under the radar” and to “live to fight another battle.” The problem is you aren’t looking for any battles. And you definitely aren’t looking to live another day – because you’re…

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    Short Doesn’t Mean ‘Memorable’…

    I had a realization today, as I addressed about a dozen members of our “Bistro 106” staff and it was this: Company culture best gets communicated through the stories we tell. We have this sign posted in a few places around the community – namely on the inside of doors from the kitchen to the…