Category: Blog Post

Why can’t I shake off this focus and move forward?

Silence is our friend. Sometimes you don’t need to let the music play.

Silence or White Noise is better than your favorite podcast when you want to focus

What is flow?
The difference between white noise/silence/ and podcasts?
What are distractions?

Change the parameters. Gather different perspectives. Find different solutions.

Sometimes, the problem is rooted in our inability to see a different view of the whole thing. IF we are stuck in one perspective, we limit our problem-solving ability.

Reframe the problem. Be a problem solver.

You have to have a place where you practice and a place where you perform.

I wasted a lot of time not being critiqued because I wanted to keep my work to myself. I paid a heavy price not being prepared because I didn’t practice.

(Three Questions)
How do you build a dojo?
What does performance look like?
How do you seek critique?

There is a lot of power in having some ritual. Especially around our most important tasks. The routines, before and after, set our body and mind for success. They act as a trigger to what important.

Even if it is as simple as tossing baby powder. Let’s get ready.

Thinking “no one else works around here” is a trap that will kill your ability to connect, lead, and make an impact

Doing my startup I felt arrogant, and although I didn’t tell people what I felt, it bled through the work, killing chances to collaborate.

(Three Questions)
What should I do when I tell myself “no one works around here”
How do you define arrogance
What are some early collaboration wins I can find?

I loved the Art of Self Defense. It was a movie filled with abrupt, awkward comedy. If you are a fan of shows like “Rick and Morty” or Archer, this will be a good use of a few hours. Jesse Eisenberg was tremendous.

Funniest movie of the year.

Clear minded work is incredible. I feel more focused than I have in weeks, which is a godsend since I am finally off the road for a while. The last eight weeks took me to Baltimore, Durham, Lancaster PA, Kansas City, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Washington DC. Hello New York – I don’t plan on leaving for a while.

Right direction, low speed is expert territory because the results aren’t precise. Tempting to switch direction, and maybe it’s the right, perhaps it’s wrong, but you can’t know unless you decide. The expertise in knowing how to increase the probability you are right, and for that, you need data. And data is hard to get.

I saw “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood” this weekend and enjoyed it. Here are three things I appreciated about his films while watching this particular one-

Worldbuilding – Tarantino knows how to get you, the audience, to care about what is happening on screen through dialogue and the environment.

Completion – I often come away feeling like Tarantino loves to toy with the audience with half-finished conclusions. This film is no different. I appreciate it because that’s life – it’s never neat, always a little messy.

Rewatchable- Can’t just watch them once. Tarantino loves to hide things in his movies, things that make you go “AHA” when watching it for a second or third time.