Getting uncomfortable is good
I train Brazilian Jujitsu with some friends two mornings a week. I'm not great at it, but I do enjoy the exercise and the strategy it involves. One thing that I'm reminded of over and over is the need to get uncomfortable to learn and grow. For those that might not...
On getting corrections
I had a conversation with my oldest daughter the other night that impressed me. I had picked her up from ballet, and we were chatting while driving home. I asked her how the class went. She said, “it was great, I got a lot of corrections!” I asked, “and corrections...
Leaders fall on swords
I admit that I'm wrong often. I'm ok with it, mainly because I'm wrong, often, there's no sense pretending otherwise. Being wrong doesn't bother me, it gives me the chance to improve. Being wrong means I'm taking risks that have the potential to grow me and the...
The value of one minute
I'm reading 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse and enjoying it. One of the first things Kevin talks about is the limited number of minutes in a day and how that is one of the only things that you have that you can never get back. He...
Help First
This morning my son went out to the chicken coop to get eggs (yes, we have nine chickens in your backyard). On his way back in, his hands full of eggs and struggling not to drop them, he got to the back deck and (in a typically 10-year-old-boy agitated fashion)...
Leaders do less
I have a habit of wanting to do more, take on more, conquer more, learn more, be more. I want to grow things, do things, and make a huge impact on this world. And, as a part of that desire, I'm learning that I must do less to do more. Leadership, at its core, is about...
7 things I do today as a CEO that I didn’t do 7 years ago
I co-founded Sideways8 seven years ago. At the time I would have told you I knew what I was doing as a leader. Now, seven years later, I realize how little I knew. Reflecting on that time and comparing it to now, here are seven things I do today that I didn't do then....
This phrase is changing my perspective, and really everything
Lately, I have added a phrase to my vernacular. I repeat it in my mind and aloud. The phrase has become somewhat of a mantra and a mini-meditation of sorts. It has helped me to calm down, take life a little slower, and take in my surroundings. You want to know this...
Thoughts on Personal Branding (from the “Hat Man”)
I have been labeled (branded) the "Hat Man." If you go to my company's homepage and scroll down to the team section, you will notice that where a job title should be I'm designated simply as the "Hat Man." I guess that means I get paid for wearing a fedora? That...
Good and bad communication
I'm sure I will regret sharing this story, but blogging is about authenticity, and authenticity is often about telling real, dumb stories. When I was in middle school, I have a distinct memory of liking a girl, a lot. During this process of this crush, or dating, or...
Adam J. Walker
