Insights from living with Asperger’s Syndrome… and raising 15 Aspies!
The Rocket Principle By John Counsel People who think that everything should be exactly right before attempting to launch their small businesses (or a new project, new product or new service) fall for the same trap that prevents most people ever achieving anything in life. It’s true that if you never take a risk you’ll …
By John Counsel The Bow and Arrow Principle is one of the highest forms of leverage you’ll ever use in your business. It says “if you want to hit your target with greater speed, power and accuracy, the first thing to do is… pull back!” This applies particularly to planning and preparation — the highest …
Blowfly Logic By John Counsel If you ever need a bunch of dead blowflies, the best place to find them is along window ledges, especially in summer. Nowhere else comes close as a place for blowflies to congregate and die. They perish there for several reasons. Persistence – nowhere on earth will you find greater …
The Hat Pin Perspective By John Counsel This is a wonderfully clarifying perspective when it comes to disciplining ourselves to invest the time and effort needed to apply the Bow and Arrow Principle in our businesses and in our lives! In 1980 I was Marketing and Advertising Manager for a large automotive group in Melbourne, …
The Gordian Knot Perspective By John Counsel Legend has it that Gordius, king of Gordium in ancient Phrygia, tied a massive, intricate knot that an oracle declared could only be unravelled by the man who would rule Asia. Any man who attempted and failed was put to death. Alexander the Great, who obviously understood this …
By John Counsel This article was written during 2003-2004 — the two years after I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome on Christmas Eve 2002. (The best Christmas present I’ve ever received, by the way.) I wrote it to record my thoughts at the time for my own future reference… and as a possible help for other recently-diagnosed Aspies. Updates (highlighted …
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By John Counsel At work I was never bullied. I was always in management/leadership roles — or I owned the business. What I often had were people who were forever trying to control or constrict me… usually bosses for whom I posed some kind of perceived threat. Frankly, I was never ambitious. But I had …
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My Aspie World 