When I start to feel overwhelmed, under the pump, or beside myself, one of the most useful tricks I know is to ask myself "What Choices am I making, today?"

Understanding that we have Choice is a powerful way to filter out a lot of things which are either unproductive, unimportant, or both.

This can be simple - choice of coffee, choice of business strategy - or it can encompass believing, as I do, that you have the power to choose the whole of your reality.

What choices are you making today? Do you need to choose again?

Income | Equity | Control | Yoghurt
In business, you can choose how you balance the options of Income, Equity and Control, creating powerful structural or partnership outcomes. This link is the best example I've ever seen where an individual understood the differences between all three.

Commitment and the Paradox of Choice
Rather than helping us feel liberated, too many options can make us feel worse, and this applies in business as at the supermarket. "The trick to curing your restlessness is to figure out what things you are unwilling to compromise on." Click here to read more.

Netflix Awards its Million Dollar Prize
You may recall that movie rental company Netflix was offering a prize of $1m to a team that could improve its online recommendations. They wanted to make their customers' choices easier - and they were happy to part with the cheque.

Who's got the Monkey?
Returning to choice and the day-to-day overwhelm, here's a nice analogy: think of every task as a Monkey. Now ask, why did I choose to hold everyone else's Monkeys?!

Intranet Joke of the Week

 A woman - suffering from her husband's snoring - sees a doctor about what choices they may have. The doctor informs her the choice is limited to earplugs, or having an operation.
"How much will the operation cost doctor?" she asks.
"Well," replies the doctor, "to help spread the cost and maximise the value, it will cost $5,000 upfront, with payments of $950 a month for 24 months."
"My goodness!" exclaims the woman, "that sounds like leasing a new sports car!"
"Ah," says the doctor, "I was hoping it wouldn't be so obvious."

Jacob Aldridge and the Shirlaws Team

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