For anyone who needs to hear it: things take time to build. Remember that all of the 1-minute timelapse “tutorials,” TEDTalks, highlight reels, and “overnight” success are all the result of much longer amounts of time than you might think. Jerry Seinfield rehearsed his five minute stand-up bit 200 times […]
Category: career
I Was Wrong
People seem to have an allergic reaction to saying “I was wrong.” Well, I was wrong thinking Bitcoin would never go over $10k. I was wrong about when I thought the COVID vaccines wouldn’t be available in the US until July. I was wrong about thinking I would have kids […]
The Good for the Great
There’s the old saying, “Sometimes you have to give up the good for the great.” I disagree. Mainly, I disagree as you won’t ever know if you gave up the good for the great. This is completely speculative. Once you make a decision, you have selected one path from another. […]
Knowing vs. KNOWING
Often we know facts, inspirational sayings, and quotes from thought leaders. However, I’d posit we don’t often KNOW the lessons embodied by those pieces of information. This is because knowledge is helpful, but falls short if there is no context. As highlighted in the toxic culture that plagued Uber, “Do […]
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was known as a home-run slugger, swinging super hard and, when connecting, knocking the baseball literally out of the park. He was just an overall amazing batter, with legendary career averages, and was one of the first five players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But he […]
Process
Improvement always has a process behind it, and if you’re looking too far out into the future, you’ll miss the enjoyable part of learning, staying present, and seeing those incremental wins. And these incremental wins are really important, as the path you might have chosen might be incredibly long. It’s […]
Ease vs Grit
If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard of the virtues of grit. The power with sticking things through until the end, even when they get difficult. I agree with this, but I also think that we often don’t pay enough attention to ease. Grit is necessary to survive and prosper […]
Worthy Work
You might want to hang out with famous thought-leaders, politicians, and celebrities, but you’re just starting out in your career. Maybe you want that high-paying VP role, but you’ve only been in this industry a year or two. Perhaps you’re dying for that full-time studio job when you’re about to […]
Rule-Breaking
If you find that people are constantly breaking rules that you’ve set, the first reaction is usually anger or frustration. It’s easy to blame the rule-breaker, the ruckus-maker, the person who is exploding the boxes, pushing boundaries, and experimenting with edges. Perhaps, however, you should be thinking about whether or […]
Chasing the Gold Stars
When I was in grade school, my 4th grade teacher used a big grid with our names to keep track of how far we were progressing in learning our multiplication tables. Every time we’d successfully pass a timed test, we would get a little gold star, and when you filled […]