Four Powerful Business Quotes with a Personal Twist
About the catchphrases I’ve picked up over the years and how I use them in both work and life. I’m sure plenty more exist, but these are some of my favorites—the ones I don’t hesitate to throw into a more personal context, borrowing a bit of lost wisdom from the corporate world.
My wife will probably hate me for this—because, more often than not, I bring work into our home. Not in the sense of constantly working during family time or weekends, but in how I approach things. I tend to treat many aspects of life the same way I do at work.
And yes, 'emotionless' might be a word that comes to mind, but those who truly know me understand that emotion is a big part of my daily work. It’s more about the approach and attitude I take rather than a lack of feeling.
I do talk a bit too much, use business examples and language more often than I should, and, sometimes, solving a problem means drawing conclusions in the form of a diagram, creating a backlog of activities with priorities, or even assigning owners with an associated budget. I know it sounds boring, but running a household, a marriage, and a family does require some basic business activities—with a pinch of discipline in between.
