Monthly Archives: August 2009

What’s your carrot?

What motivates you?  Do you know?  If you don’t know how to motivate yourself, then how will others? When my wife and I go to the store, we have to do her stuff first and my stuff last.  Once I get the things that I need, I’m done.  For me, I’m not usually motivated to …

August 31, 2009 – 9:00 am | By Chris Gratigny | Posted in Professional | Tagged , , | Comments (4)

The Fountainhead

A good read that I will never forget is The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (buy on Amazon). The main character in the book is Howard Roark, a young brilliant architect who designed buildings and did things in ways that had never been done before. Howard thought well into the future with the things that he …

August 30, 2009 – 11:17 am | By Chris Gratigny | Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Tasks vs Responsibilities

I didn’t know there was such a big difference between taking on a responsibility vs. a task.  There’s a difference?  Yes, there sure is.  Here’s what happens… your boss asks you to perform a task.  You say, “sure” and perform that task.  After performing that task you move on and work on other tasks that …

August 29, 2009 – 11:16 pm | By Chris Gratigny | Posted in Professional | Tagged , , | Comments (0)