Extinct…

Everything, and I mean everything, rises and falls on leadership. 

CompuServe (This is HQ in it’s present state), where I worked for twenty years and served on the EC (Executive committee) for ten, is gone. Extinct. Why? 

The ccd truth is the EC failed the associates, customers, and investors. We imploded from within. We did not play well together. Self interest ruled the day. I was part of the problem, not remotely the solution. I could not have cared less about the consumer business as they got their ASS handed to them by AOL. I was still upset the CEO didn’t allow us to sell AOL our network service. Petty politics, you know. 

I did everything I could to avoid being in the boardroom whenever the EC got together. Was a colossal waste of time, or so I told myself. So, the consumer business fell apart and as a result the rest of the system did as well. So, friend, don’t think your company, team, or charity has got it going. We’re all fragile. All systems are hanging by a f*&^ing thread. Fact. 

Believe you’re unbeatable, act as if you’re behind. This is the winning mindset, friends…

See your brothers and sisters as colleagues, not competitors. You are on the same team. You win together.  Wish I’d had a virtuous Builder when I was young and knew much more than I do now. You, friend, are not the shit. You are part of the team. It is not about you. Act like it, especially when it doesn’t fit your agenda but is healthy for the whole. Damn, I’m a slow learner. You?

Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…

Yeah, that big window on the left (second floor)? Was my office. Had it all including my own private bathroom. Funny, i thought it was so bad ASS back then. Doesn’t really mean s$%^. Damn.