Author: Lem Usita

  • Enter a Worldview

    Enter a Worldview

    Is it possible to enter someone else’s worldview?  Does that even make any sense to you?  And if it was possible for you to do that, would you even know how to do it? If it were possible, you would have to be pretty secure in your own worldview to…

  • Live More Than One Life

    Live More Than One Life

    I heard this concept yesterday.  It had nothing to do with identity, but they were using it in the context of work and just trying to get so much done that it seemed like you were trying to live more than one life. But as they talked about this concept,…

  • How to See Identity

    How to See Identity

    Have you ever seen identity?  Do you want to know how?  I know some people are looking for identity or what to find their identity.  If you are one of those – please take a look at this post or this post or this post as they will help you find it.  But…

  • I Don’t Try to Read People’s Souls

    I Don’t Try to Read People’s Souls

    ….mainly because I am not able to. Do you know someone that claims to be able to? They must have a gift, but I can’t. I am not sure I would even want to if it was possible. It just seems like way too much responsibility. Of course, I did…

  • Ask For Directions

    Ask For Directions

    Seriously, how did we ever did it before our smart phones? Remember that one time when we were lost and we had to stop somewhere to ask someone for directions? Yeah, I am not sure when I did that last. I used to have this huge honkin’ atlas in the…

  • The Quality of the Question

    The Quality of the Question

    You can tell alot about a person by the Quality of the Questions they ask. We ask questions of people and try to figure out who they are by their answers. That’s how most people do it. Judge by the answers. Here’s the thing with answers. They can be tailor…

  • Vanity Metrics and Identity

    Vanity Metrics and Identity

    Sometimes we can build our identity on metrics that really don’t matter.  Well, maybe they matter, but they’re only good for your vanity. I was listening to a podcast on marketing and they were talking about the vanity metrics that people follow when they check out the stats on their…

  • The Hard Things

    The Hard Things

    ….. are hard to do. If it was easy, then we’d do it.  There’s something about it though.  The hard things bring about a few interesting things.  It brings about excuses, a challenge, and a new sense of self. First, it brings about excuses.  Give me a hard thing to…

  • LL50: Lead Smartly

    LL50: Lead Smartly

    The truly smart leaders know When to Lead. The ones that don’t truly get leadership are constantly leading. They feel like they have to lead all the time. They never stop. They are continually the boss. Consequently, they can be tired because they never rest. It makes them annoying. Do…

  • LL49: The Tom Yankoff Lesson

    LL49: The Tom Yankoff Lesson

    You all need Tom Yankoff in your life.  Now, I know Tom, and he would probably like to be in your life as well.  You will definitely love it for sure. Okay, so maybe there’s not enough Tom Yankoff to go around for all us, but you definitely need a…

  • LL48: The Old Way of Leadership

    LL48: The Old Way of Leadership

    ……..still works. Lots of places today uses the old style of leadership.  They rule like they’re dictators.  It’s leaders that hide in the room and never walk around the place.  They still want to be asked for permission.  Leaders who hoard information and spin like crazy because they don’t think…

  • LL47: The Bruce Lee Lesson

    LL47: The Bruce Lee Lesson

    I know you know Bruce Lee as an amazing martial artist and a movie star, but did you know that he was quite the philosopher, thinker, and writer as well. I learned yesterday that Bruce Lee did a ton of writing.  He would be quite the blogger today if he…