The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

29.09.2023

Do you ever do something for free?

How do you decide when to do so?

How do you decide who to do it for?

Why do you do it?

Why, when and who are crucial to answer.

If you don't consider carefully you will be disappointed.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

28.09.2023

Are you trusting?

Are you happy?

Are you healthy?

Are you intelligent?

All four are related to each other.

The more we trust, the happier we are, the healthier we are.

Sadly we don't get more intelligent, however more intelligent people are more trusting.

Trust is risky business though. Learn to trust in everyday life, but be more skeptical when it comes to business dealings.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

27.09.2023

Do your emotions ruin things for you?

Does anger destroy conversations?

Does shock let you be abused?

Does shame let people take advantage?

Do your emotions break relationships?

The most important skill in life is to be in control of your emotions.

Do not eat them down, manage them, let them out at the right time.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

25.09.2023

Who are you?

Can you answer this question?

Do you ponder about the answer often?

Often, we feel lost. We lack direction. Some call it purpose.

Your identity is critical to anything you do.

We change constantly.

Knowing where you stand, and deciding where to stand is paramount.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

24.08.2023

Your relationships...

produce baggage.

Every interaction that goes wrong adds to it.

Every negative assumption we make adds to it.

Every unmet expectation we have adds to it.

The more baggage the harder it is to have conversations.

Have them before the baggage gets too big.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

23.09.2023

Do you keep postponing specific conversations?

Why is that so?

Are they hard to have?

And are they important to have?

Then you have a vital conversation.

Vital conversations need to be had, right now.

Postponing them will not improve the situation, but deteriorate it.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

22.09.2023

You are the leader...

and something goes wrong.

Who is to blame?

You are!

Your assistant forgets something

Your fault!

An earthquake stops your delivery?

Yes, you guessed it, your fault again.

Being a leader is tough, and it means you are responsible for everything. If you want to be a leader, this is a fact to accept.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

21.09.2023

Have you ever created a problem by solving a problem?

You are chuffed, that you solved it, but behold...

It may be like a hydra, for each you solve, two more are born.

This is part of life. It is not you. It is like this for everyone.

The solution? Become Herkules.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

20.09.2023

Getting it done...

Or performing well?

What will you choose?

Often you have to choose between one or the other.

Postpone a negotiation, because you are iffy?

Write that offer at 3 am?

Add in one more appointment on Saturday?

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

19.09.2023

You could have made this decision sooner...

Why didn't you?

Did you not understand the consequences?

Did you underestimate the costs of staying in?

Did you misjudge the trajectory?

Did you overestimate your skills?

The reasons can be many. Are you ready now? Move on, don't regret.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

16.09.2023

Your plan…

Is not working!

What now?

Take some action! But what? Doesn‘t matter, just anything.

Sound familiar?

Strategic plans may take time.

Plans will not work out 100%.

Patience, patience and patience.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

15.09.2023

To continue or to stop?

How do you decide?

Have you calculated the costs of walking away?

Have you calculated the costs of continuing?

It can be better to take a financial loss, but du so consciously and quickly.

Don‘t waste resources on a slow demise.

#familybusiness #costs #dailythoughts

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

12.09.2023

Do you calculate opportunity costs?

Do you even think about them?

What could they be?

Which opportunities will you miss by saying yes to something?

This can cost you: Money, Time, Energy, Happiness

Which commitments would you say no to, now that you experienced opportunity costs?

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

11.09.2023

What happens when your idea is reject?

Do emotions come up?

Anger, frustration and sadness?

Do they trigger toxic thoughts?

Do you feel misunderstood?

Stop right there.

It is your job, to pitch clearly. -> Try again more clearly!

Your idea might really not be good. -> Work on it. Expand on it!

An idea rejection is just an iteration, one of many.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

10.09.2023

Are you baffled by your own behaviour?

You act one way in one situation?

And act another in another situation?

Much in life is situational. We act depending on the situation.

An option can be catastrophic in one situation, while amazing in another.

What is the right option, given the situation?

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

09.09.2023

Are your decisions truly yours?

Did anyone influence you?

Did society influence you?

Did someone make a decision, that forced you into making one?

Many of our decisions are influenced. By society, by advertisements, by your family.

Many bad decisions from your past have been, so have compassion with your past self.

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The Evening Note Octavian Pilati The Evening Note Octavian Pilati

08.09.2023

Do your expectations align with your actions?

Do your purchases reflect your expectations?

Do your interactions reflect your expectations?

Do your partners reflect your expectations?

If you settle for things below your expectations, you are set to be disappointed.

If you settle for less, be aware of it.

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