Author: Garth Beyer

It’s cheap and easy to inform everyone. The power of the internet has helped us there. But it begs the question of if everyone really needs to know about your thoughts, your relationship, your work, your struggles, your celebrations, your shower thoughts and your song lyrics.

That’s not to say no one needs to know, either. I firmly believe every ounce of ourselves we put out in the world can resonate and help someone else move forward in their own life.

But it’s our responsibility to reach the right people with each of our messages. Not everyone. Not no one. But some. Some of those who our work will resonate with.

Stay Positive & A Filter With Crafting Ourselves

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There’s no shame in holding off launch until it’s ready, until it’s good enough, until you know you can support it.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you should hide in the shadows until the day comes.

Rather, find ways to get out there early, to test the work, to drive greater awareness of your soon-to-launch idea.

Stay Positive & Success Goes To Those Who Connect Early And Often

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There’s so much power, connectivity and an empathetic bond carried in the air when we say someone’s name.

Thank you, Carly.

See you tomorrow, Jake.

Hey, Ben. How’s today going for you?

All statements that can be said without a name, but you just read them as if they were more personal and more heartfelt – and it’s likely none of those names are yours.

Sure, first step is remembering a person’s name.

But once we know it, we have the responsibility to use it.

Stay Positive & Roll Call

P.S. Asking For A Name Is A Lot Easier Than Avoiding Having To Use It When You Don’t Know It

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Most good work is thankless work. Not completely, but certainly more thankless than any of us doing the meaningful work would have hoped.

That’s why it’s vital to notice the impact you’re making, measure results and give yourself thanks for a job continuously well done.

And when those emails come through or pats on the back do happen, treasure them. By nature they will be few and far between.

Then again, the thanks isn’t why we do the work anyway, is it?

Stay Positive & Keep Making A Ruckus

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Surround yourself with people who are better than you, right?

If you think about it, it’s a broken strategy. An effective one, but a broken one.

By always striving to surround yourself with those better than you, you’re tossing away opportunities to connect with those who you can help grow into better versions of themselves.

When everyone tries to surround themselves with others who are better, we all get no where. It’s a paradox.

That’s why there’s something to be said for the ways you advance when you help others rise to a new level.

The real key isn’t who you surround yourself with, it’s how much you can help those you do.

Stay Positive & Need A Hand?

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There’s very few more productive hacks and time management spells than to arrive early and stay late.

Arriving early makes you visible, increases your chances of making small talk with critical attendees, ensures you’ve got started on a project and are ready with questions to keep things moving when others finally show up. Arriving early builds trust, credibility and status. Arriving early enables you to warm up, ease into the work and be present.

The other beautiful thing about arriving early – especially when you don’t want to – is that you’re never the only one, so you build strong connections with others.

And, as far as staying late, all similar benefits can be stated.

The challenge, of course, is ensuring there’s buffer time between tasks, meetings, events, etc. to actually arrive early and stay late.

A difficult challenge, but one very much worth conquering.

Stay Positive & Anything You’d Add?

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It might not be that you need to change things, upend a work flow or start with a fresh team.

It might be that you need to be more grateful for the work, the style, the opportunity, the people, and the impact you get to make right here, right now.

Somehow work gets better when we recognize, appreciate and lean into the parts of it that are already great.

Stay Positive & More Gratitude, More Good

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