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Buffer Both iPhones and Androids have incredble mobile apps. They  have great resources and tools for living wirelessly. Try some of our favorite apps out and see what difference they make your life. Take a look at these four of our favorite apps below. Drafts  We all have ideas, questions, tasks and any number of random thoughts orbiting our brains every day.  ... Read More »

Buffer You are the problem. Ouch.That one hurt.No one likes to admit it. But we repeatedly see  that the senior leader of virtually every organization is part of the problem…if not THE problem.The inability for someone to own the problem is one of the most frequent “common denominators” in our world today. But the question remains, what do you do ... Read More »

Buffer “You are a failure.” Don’t worry. I’ll explain what I mean. I almost didn’t write those words. They seemed inappropriate. Why the aversion? You might have hated reading them. It’s okay. I’m still struggling and I’m only in the third paragraph. So why do we tend to avoid failure? Where does this drive to escape pain come from? If ... Read More »

Buffer Why? Why? Why? Hearing this over and over drives me crazy. I used to see it as a sign of immaturity. Not anymore. I think we all should start with the why. The first time I heard Michael Hyatt emphasize “Starting with the why…” I paused his podcast. It makes sense. When you understand “the why,” your motivation goes up. ... Read More »

Buffer If it is good, people will buy it. If it is a good blog post, then we should find it in the Top Blog Posts and Tweets of April 2014. Right? There are exceptions to this. Sometimes people buy products due to incredible marketing. Other times they buy it because they saw someone else with it. People buy things for ... Read More »

Buffer In a world of wireless technology and being connected 24/7 I thought it would be helpful to put together a list of 10 of my favorite apps and why I love them. 1) Waze – Waze provides very helpful traffic data, road obstacles, police locations, and even gas prices near your location. 2) File – File allows you to create text ... Read More »

Buffer Leaders are strange. Strange Leadership is…well…strange. Some leaders show their peculiarity by their lack of results and actual leadership. Others push their organization to think in innovative ways. I recently interviewed Greg Atkinson, author of a new book called, Strange Leadership: 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization. His book contains various sections geared towards helping the leader think in ... Read More »

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Buffer Have you ever purchased a piece of exercise equipment and never actually used it? What about a great household tool, and then let it collect dust? Those are painful questions. I feel your pain…because I’ve done both. These questions also make us smile. Why is that? Because most of us can relate. We start with good intentions, then somehow ... Read More »

Buffer I avoid what I hate doing. Okay. I said that. It’s off my chest. Now we can move forward. If you are honest, you probably do the same thing. We don’t naturally lean into pain. We flee it. Or we fix it. Stop. Avoiding difficult tasks hurts you more than anyone else. It hurts your family. It hurts your ... Read More »