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Talk

Down to someone, and they might not listen.

Up to someone, and they might not listen.

Straight ahead with someone?

That’s what I’m talking about.

Money and attention

Excluding an 8-hour work day, how do you spend the rest of your time?
Working more? Posting on Facebook?
Again, we are assuming you can and must work an 8-hour work day.
What if those hours after an 8-hour work day couldn’t be spent trying to make money or get attention.
Then what would you do?
[HT to Derek Sivers for his recent tweet]

Positive spin cycle

Right now in my dirty clothes pile:

  • Door stickers saying “Sorry, no dogs” and the parallels to the civil rights movement.
  • People in positions of relative power when you’re situationally powerless.
  • Websites that force you to watch video ads thereby valuing your time at CPM divided by 1,000.
  • This year’s unrelenting winter.
  • Bleach.
  • Bravo, the television network.

Once I get these things clean, I’ll wear ’em out in public.

Nobody likes a guy who wears dirty clothes.

WWRD

Some good reminders from Rashard Mendenhall’s story:

  • Work hard.
  • Make it to the top of your game.
  • Make a bunch of money.
  • Do the right things for the right reasons.
  • Quit while ahead.
  • Seek new challenges.
  • Write.

What would Rashard do?

HT to Rashard Mendenhall.

Because a good Stage 1 makes a better Stage 2 and 3

Events have three stages.

Stage 1: Anticipation and planning.

Stage 2: The event.

Stage 3: Reliving and debriefing.

Undoubtedly, life-cycle events are easy to experience all three parts. Weddings sit in Stage 1 for 6-12 months. 

Of course, weddings are a once-in-a-lifetime event (hopefully!). But who says you can’t have a Stage 1 for all your plans?

Movies, concerts, lunches, massages, walks, happy hours, etc. Will they reach their full potential?

Love your calendar. Relish in all your Stage 1’s.

P.S. Alana’s wedding was incredible. Still reliving and debriefing.

Top three, agree?

If there was a fire in your house, what three things would you take with you?

For me, I’d want my:

  • Work, so would grab my laptop.
  • Memories, so would grab some photos.
  • Ability to travel and identify myself, so would grab my passport.

But what if I didn’t need any of that stuff?

Probably time to backup my files, publish my photos, and email myself my passport.

Are you ready for a fire?

My sister is getting married tomorrow

I can’t imagine:

  • How she’s feeling now.
  • How her twin sister is feeling now.
  • How her father is feeling now. And her mother. And her grandparents. And, of course, her fiancĂ©.

But why try to imagine what’s going inside of everybody’s head?

The goings on in mine are crystal clear.

So ‘effing proud, Lana.

All my love.

P.S. Your wedding gift is en route.

How to be, naturally

How do you act? When you know everyone’s watching.

How do you write? When you know everybody’s listening.

What do you say? When you know everybody’s listening.

The answer is the same for all.

The same.