Boat people are funny anyway. Not funny ha ha, but funny strange. Back when I had my own boat, various self styled dock sages would tell me, - “Wolf, - time is the only thing that keeps all the stuff on your boat from breaking down at the same time!”
That seems to be a common and repeated wisdom on most docks, always spoken in soft oracle tones, as if sharing the secret of life after death. But, that aside, let’s have a look at the logic.
Imagine taking away time, and watching ten years packed into one minute. Time is gone. Your boat implodes. The hull cracks, propeller drops off, deck’s tear, sails blow out, the keel separates, all in an instant. What used to be a small yacht with life on board and beer in the fridge, has turned to dust in the blink of an eye. The boat is gone! Thousands of little particles glitter in the sun as they sift slowly to the ocean floor. Time stopped. Everything broke at once.
I developed an entirely different and respectful relationship with my wristwatch after that. “You my dear Timex Chronograph, is all that’s keeping me from sinking in the middle of the Strait of Georgia. Don’t ever stop running.”
Having the questionable gift of over thinking the irrelevant, it occurred to me that by the same logic, It would also be true that time was what kept companies from going form $0 to $1B in the flash of an eye! Again, time was that barrier which kept both good and bad happening all at once. If time didn’t exist you could compact ten years into 1 minute. You could literally bring the future into the now. Into right now!
Again I looked at my watch. “Sorry Timex, you’ll have to go. You are now part of the problem, and I’m pretty sure I can swim to shore, so sink already. By the time I get there, I’ll be a billionaire.
If we can agree on Pareto’s best t-shirt idea, then 80% of what’s going on is not needed. Not bad, According to Pareto, one year’s work is really 10 weeks poorly managed and needlessly stretched to 52 weeks? Yes? Are we still in agreement? 80/20 and so on?
I’ll explain it more on April 14th at the Planetarium, (the big Crab on kits beach). I may not solve all your problems but you will be entertained.
See you for breakfast, we’ll talk time management.
Wolfgang
P.s. If you don’t have a company membership, individual tickets may be purchased for $125. You can do it on our website which accepts Paypal and credit cards or call the office where we’ll take your credit card information over the phone. Go to managing.ca or call 604-931-6813
These events are always sold out and have been for the last four years. Reserve today.
P.s. When your cat begins to work off a calendar, you may want to become a bit more guarded around it. Structuring time is one of the first signs of consciousness.
P.s. Great line, “When you want different business results, you almost always have to tinker with the social system.” - Ram Charan
P.s. If you need too many weeks holiday, you may be working at the wrong job. Nobody needs holiday’s from their calling. Only “jobs” need holidays. A calling is the most fortunate way to spend a life.
P.s. Suit speak for sick minds. Your sales aren’t down, your numbers are simply retracing. (It took me a minute also).
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