failure - Kelford Inc. (Page 2)

Frankly, entrepreneurs and creative types tend to bully themselves. Not because they don’t know what to do, but because they feel like they know exactly what they should be doing, but aren’t. Or can’t.

Joel Kelly

Nov 20, 2020

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You can’t throw work against a thinking problem

All of us can get caught in the trap of believing we can simply work our way out of trouble. Hustle culture has taught us that the answer to any given problem is to throw time and effort against it. But the truth is, if you’re going in the wrong direction, going faster doesn’t help.

Joel Kelly

Sep 17, 2020

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There’s no such thing as a riskless strategy

If you want things to change, you have to try to change things, and that entails assuming the risk that things might not go the way you want. Every plan is a guess about the future, and sometimes our guesses are wrong.

Joel Kelly

Aug 17, 2020

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If this then that, and if that, then what?

Everyone who knows me well knows there’s one rule I live by. They know it because I’m always saying it. So often it’s probably their least favorite phrase. But I’ll keep saying it: If this then that, and if that, then what?

Joel Kelly

Jul 24, 2020

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Not deciding is still deciding

“The two biggest dangers in decision making are not making enough decisions and then not correcting the bad ones.”— David C. Baker

Joel Kelly

Apr 20, 2020