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August 28, 2023

The Phase of Be Aware - When Enough Might be Enough

Motivation and Consistency

1. Identifying Your Most Powerful Leavers: It involves understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and identifying the most effective strategies that push you towards your goals. This could be a particular skill, a set of practices, a mindset, or a network of supportive people. Identifying these levers is crucial as they offer the most significant potential for advancement and improvement.

2. Doubling Down on What Moves the Needle: Once you have identified the most efficient lever, it would be advantageous to double down on that aspect to maximize your performance. This means investing your time, effort, and resources, and focusing on activities, tasks, or strategies that have proven to progress significantly.

Willingness to go the extra mile

3. Never Stop Learning: Learning is an ongoing process, and with the rapid advancement in every field, it swiftly becomes evident that there is always something new to learn. Keeping up with the latest advances in your area of interest, attending webinars or seminars, and studying new skills can maintain the brain's resilience and adaptability, contributing to your ongoing success.

4. Anchor Your Self-Assessment in Reality, Not Assumption: It is easy to deceive oneself about personal progress or skills. Instead of making assumptions based on personal perceptions, always refer to concrete data or feedback for self-assessment. This could involve seeking out other people’s opinions, comparing your performance metrics to benchmarks, or looking for measurable signs of improvement or progression. It helps keep a grounded and realistic view of your capabilities and progress, allowing for more effective planning and decision-making.

Caught in the Loop of people/process

5. Be Aware When Enough Might be Enough: Always striving for more and setting higher goals can be motivating, but you should also be aware of your capacity and avoid burnout. This may involve managing your time efficiently, knowing when to say no, and setting realistic boundaries and expectations. Also, it’s necessary to recognize when a specific strategy or project has reached its maximum potential and any more investment of time or resources would give diminishing returns. 

  • Sometimes you have to stop earning, to start learning
  • Clocking 10 hours online vs. Reading/coding 4 hours without interruptions
  • Managing your energy to learning vs convincing people to learn
  • Sharing information and convincing with every level
  • Getting into conversations that deter both energy and purpose
  • Not aligned with the right set of values / Things built on purpose or built to work with limited functionality

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