Every interesting outcome in my life was unpredictable and was the result of good habits, strictly practiced.
This is the opposite of “vision” “big, hairy, audacious goals” and “accomplishments.”
The best kind of success is continuous, every day, not occasional.
This is the opposite of “vision” “big, hairy, audacious goals” and “accomplishments.”
The best kind of success is continuous, every day, not occasional.
BHAGs are incredibly inspiring, and they have a place in the world. But my experience is that those chasing them sacrifice everything, often including their families. Read “Boyd” for a perfect example.
And most BHAGs never come to be. A focus on habits allows for daily success.
And most BHAGs never come to be. A focus on habits allows for daily success.
Over the years I’ve gone deeper and deeper into habit construction.
Continual success is ultimately about how your days are constructed.
Most people don’t control their days. Their schedules are controlled by others.
Great habits require taking back control of your day.
Continual success is ultimately about how your days are constructed.
Most people don’t control their days. Their schedules are controlled by others.
Great habits require taking back control of your day.
The most common objection I hear is “easy for you to say, I have a boss and need to build a career”
But this is backwards. The best people I’ve ever worked with have come with ideas for improving something and asked for permission to go do it. This beats “doing what you are told
But this is backwards. The best people I’ve ever worked with have come with ideas for improving something and asked for permission to go do it. This beats “doing what you are told
The best bosses in the world would relish someone with that sort of initiative.
If a boss doesn’t like proactive initiative, ideas, and execution, you may want to consider finding a new boss.
The best bosses put their team members into positive feedback loops.
If a boss doesn’t like proactive initiative, ideas, and execution, you may want to consider finding a new boss.
The best bosses put their team members into positive feedback loops.
Back to habits. The best ones are both good for you and good for others.
I’ve found Maslow’s pyramid to be a good place to be inspired for habit creation.
I’ve also found that the best habits naturally create something external as a byproduct. Learn, BUILD, share, repeat.
I’ve found Maslow’s pyramid to be a good place to be inspired for habit creation.
I’ve also found that the best habits naturally create something external as a byproduct. Learn, BUILD, share, repeat.
An example: the podcasts.
When I started I had zero goals other than to do the podcasts themselves. They are their own reward.
BUT, without them: there’d be no @psumvc, no @joincolossus. Our playbook for Canvas came from podcast guests.
When I started I had zero goals other than to do the podcasts themselves. They are their own reward.
BUT, without them: there’d be no @psumvc, no @joincolossus. Our playbook for Canvas came from podcast guests.
In my experience, when you focus on growth without goals, defined as daily success rather than occasional success, you get tremendous pleasure and enjoyment out of life
You are also in the drivers seat. You reduce the odds of “failure” b/c habits are totally under your control
You are also in the drivers seat. You reduce the odds of “failure” b/c habits are totally under your control
With huge, distant goals, variance is your enemy. Things are so random and hard to predict over the long term.
You can work forever and never get what you were after. I prefer then constant success of great, healthy habits and the incredible serendipity they allow for
You can work forever and never get what you were after. I prefer then constant success of great, healthy habits and the incredible serendipity they allow for
There’s a simply way for you to test this out and not take my word for it.
Commit to something daily and protect it with your life. Each day, enjoy whatever the thing is for its own sake and realize your whole life could be filled with this thing, whatever it is.
Commit to something daily and protect it with your life. Each day, enjoy whatever the thing is for its own sake and realize your whole life could be filled with this thing, whatever it is.
One final suggestion: consider that the best habits likely involve interactions with other people.
When you involve others, that’s when the most interesting and unexpected things happen.
Happy habit hunting
When you involve others, that’s when the most interesting and unexpected things happen.
Happy habit hunting
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