They say

“many people say…”
“but some think…” Who the heck are these people? They seem to be all over the place. In business and on the job:
“I heard…”
“I read…”
“experts say…” The funny thing is that those phrases usually preface someone telling you that something cannot be done. We use some vague hogwash that “we heard” or “we read” or “I’ve been told” to avoid doing something different. To justify looking at the people we work with as units of production instead of the individuals that they are. The guy that started FedEx originally submitted the business plan as a paper in a class. He received a “D”. Look past what others are saying – maybe something really is impossible, but on the other hand…]]>