Category Archives: Agreements

It would be nice to work in a place where we had a whole team of leaders. Where, in each department, everyone felt it their duty to step up when necessary. Being a leader, to me, is not a label … Continue reading →

It is so funny the nuance of using these two words. If we have humility that does not mean that we need to humiliate ourselves. If we humiliate someone there is no humility in such an action. I think, as … Continue reading →

The Have Your Cake and Eat it Agreement is where you get someone to make an agreement with you and then you change or end it when it suits you. Basically the standard “forever” agreement that most guys make with women … Continue reading →

The perfect agreement, in my view is: Where each person feels confident that they can change or end it at any time (providing the other person agrees). AND Where both feel confident the other person can’t change or end it unless the both agree. I call it the glass … Continue reading →

As we are not perfect, well I’m not, it is not likely that me and you are going to make the perfect agreement. So what do we do? Well my suggestion is that we use the Rethink Perfect Agreement to … Continue reading →

Imagine if we made an agreement where we agreed that we could change or end it only if we agreed to. This would mean that it is a Perpetual Agreement in my view and could change the world as we … Continue reading →

Latest thought on agreements are; No-blame Agreements, ie. Make or start an agreement only when we can agree how to change or end it. For example my business partner and me have agreed, around when we started Tripcover, that we can … Continue reading →

Once made the Singularity Agreement (SA) might be close to impossible to break or get out of and could be the most powerful agreement we can ever make! Simply put, the SA states that  “We can’t change an agreement that … Continue reading →

Summary below email to my brother Steve and Andrew Blake for their confirmation or feedback. It is derived from these 2 posts: Same Page Agreements Excerpt  So, here is my latest definition of what an Agreement is: What is an … Continue reading →

How long should a promise last? The answer depends on who you ask. A woman may say forever and a man may not. I asked a woman recently this question and she instantly replied “forever!”. I countered that I could promise to buy … Continue reading →