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Baby Steps Are Brave Steps: The Myth of the Small Beginning
We say “baby steps” like it’s nothing. But starting is never nothing. We toss the phrase around all the time: "Just take baby steps." It’s meant to be comforting. A way to say, “Don’t worry, make it easy for yourself” And to some extent, that’s true. Starting small does feel different from taking a big leap. The more I’ve thought about "baby steps", the more I’ve realized: Baby steps aren’t small. They’re seismic. Baby steps are bold, uncertain, brave and a shift from helpl

Andrew J Calvert
Jan 292 min read


We don't want to reinvent the wheel...
You hear it all the time and that statement is dead wrong We don't need to reinvent the wheel said the Celts We don't need to reinvent...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 15, 20241 min read


Window Gazing
I've written many times about the need to pause from the always on hurry up state we are constantly encouraged to be in And yesterday,...

Andrew J Calvert
May 9, 20241 min read


Energy Vampires
What is an Energy Vampire? Energy vampires are those people you meet that drain you - emotionally, physically, mentally. They might be...

Andrew J Calvert
Oct 24, 20232 min read


What's with change?
Marie Kondo has a messy home now, body positive influencers decide to lose weight, beers change marketing focus... And so many people are...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 14, 20231 min read


What do you do when there is no solution?
Relationships break, projects or products fail, that dream job isn't what you expected. And when that happens, how you find a way to pick...

Andrew J Calvert
Feb 23, 20231 min read


Happy Birthday Benoit B Mandelbrot
Benoit B. Mandelbrot born this day in 1924 was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 20, 20221 min read


Since the pandemic started I...
am more grateful for the basics in life more readily shed tears make more calls to those I cherish tag more connections on social media...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 29, 20221 min read


A Leaders' Safety Briefing
When you get on an aircraft you will likely see a safety briefing. They might be in person, they might be humorous, they could be both....

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 22, 20221 min read


Overcoming negative self talk
I recently came across a technique to inhibit / overcome negative self talk that I want to share with you. (drum roll please) the...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Building Mental Agility (part one of an occasional series)
Our brains process huge amounts of information daily. We create shortcuts to save energy, those shortcuts give us blind spots What is...

Andrew J Calvert
May 24, 20221 min read


Is it a one-way or a two-way door?
After the two pizza rule, here’s another Amazon guideline around decision making. When faced with a decision to make, the group will...

Andrew J Calvert
May 12, 20221 min read
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