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Please Follow Up

After every meeting, I ask myself a question

Do they want to hear from me?

When I sit down to write a follow-up email, something happens to me.

I hate to admit this, but I often tell myself “no, they don’t want to hear from you, Adam.”

Every failure I’ve ever had bubbles to the top of mind. I get scared and get ready to trash the email.

Except I remember how much I enjoy hearing from other people.

Then I hit send.

Patiently, I wait for someone to write back to let me know what a mistake it was to email them, and they are calling the authorities.

It never comes. Instead, usually, a sweet note.

We live in a connected society, don’t let “you” stop “you.”

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We Agonized Over Nothing, And We Did the Next Time; Too

Make a choice

If you want to grow, start deciding.

When you start making those decisions, get a journal and write them down.

We agonized over wrong and right, the future, the past, and its potential. The odd thing is, in 99% of our decisions, none of those things mattered. What mattered was follow through and accountability.

It’s easy to fall into the “routine of comfort,” or the things that we do to feel OK. We all have a list, but for me, if I notice myself watching sports, diving in on Reddit, or perusing Facebook, then I am there. I am hiding, trying to avoid something. That’s failure. 

We can’t avoid failure. But by avoiding follow through and accountability, we shrink our chances of growth.

 

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