Category Archives: The Soft Stuff

These section contains thoughts on personal performance.

Are the “Happiness Curve” and the “Stewardship Curve” All That Different?

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Kim Patrick

Does stewardship make you happy? Is it important to you as a business leader to be a good steward – of people, ideas, resources, and communities? Is it important to your business to foster, recognize and reward stewardship throughout career … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned My Friend

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Kim Patrick

As I was riding the #1 red line to the Riverside Memorial Chapel on the upper west side of NYC last Friday, it was an opportunity for reflection on the life and shared experiences of my long time mentor, colleague, … Continue reading →

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Expectations – The Entrepreneur’s Currency

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Kim Patrick

In the same way that there are product development curves, product absorption curves, and revenue curves – perhaps an entrepreneur’s most important curve is the expectation curve. This is the journey of expectations that the entrepreneur creates! Expectations are what bind … Continue reading →

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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Runners!

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Kim Patrick

After every run I ask myself 4 questions: How was my run affected by: (1) Strength – How tired is my body? (2) Endurance – How far could I run – comfortably? (3) Weather – How did the environment –temperature, … Continue reading →

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Do You Keep A Mental Model?

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Kim Patrick

Most entrepreneurs have unique life experience. Many have encountered adversity. They tend to be thoughtful and self-aware. The humble entrepreneur is also reflective. She questions where she has been, what she believes and how it translates into her business. This … Continue reading →

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Healthy Entrepreneurs: The Heart of “The Soft Stuff”

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Kim Patrick

If you want to get the soft stuff right, you have to start with good health. Superior health gives entrepreneurs a meaningful advantage. And by solid health I mean enduring, self-aware commitment to achieving and keeping health in balance. It … Continue reading →

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The Soft Stuff ™

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Kim Patrick

A corporate CEO once said to me – “I don’t do the soft stuff”-“I just do the hard stuff.” In other words he was most comfortable performing the financial engineering and the command and control functions. The tools of that … Continue reading →

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