Life Lesson

The work often reflects the space in which you do it.

Have an organized space? You’ll tend to prioritize better and deliver more thorough work.

Have a creative space? You’ll tend to push the edges of innovation.

Have a messy space? You’ll tend to generate ideas all over the place.

It’s worth considering all the areas you invest your time. Your office, your desk, your phone. How can you tweak the space to better reflect the kind of work you want to create in it.

Clutter is effective, if it’s in the right place. Same with an OCD-type set up.

Just make sure you’re using the tendency of reflection to your advantage.

 

Stay Positive & Set Yourself Up For Success

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Two elements make for some fantastic work.

People (you) do remarkable when they thrash. You know, the surge of focused energy you have moments before a deadline–that’s thrashing. Fortunately for us, we can set our own deadlines.

People (you) also do remarkable work when they’re passionate about it. You know, that combined feeling of difficult and ease–that’s the sweet spot. Fortunately for us, we can choose our passion.

If you’re concerned about the quality of work you’re doing (or if you’re wasting time on other unnecessary things *ahem* procrastinating), tighten your delivery window and pick up your passion.

 

Stay Positive & Get At It

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Slack is a good thing.

Works in your favor when you’re fishing.

Works in your favor when you’re building furniture.

Works in your favor when a coworker makes a mistake.

 

Stay Positive & Give Yourself Some Slack

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See more than be seen.

Listen more than hope you’re heard.

Give more than you wait to be asked.

People don’t want to be interrupted and they don’t want to do the interrupting. They want to know they’ve been listened to, that they’re understood, that you’re on their team.

 

Stay Positive & Fit Their Story, Not Force A Different One On Them

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People like things that are easy.

Rather, they like things that seem easy.

They love overnight successes (which never truly are).

But most importantly, they appreciate the process that makes a project seem easy.

That means when you don’t show your journey, you’re missing out on customer satisfaction. To watch the process is what makes it all seem easy.

The destination may seem obvious, but it’s more exciting than a surprise.

 

Stay Positive & Take Them On The Journey

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You’ve got bandwidth, finally, and you’ve got an option.

Do what you’ve waited to have bandwidth to do or use the time as rationale to recharge.

Before you decide, ask yourself which path will end with you feeling more fulfilled?

 

Stay Positive & Either Can Be Right

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I’m most certain you haven’t come up with enough ideas.

Whether you’re trying to get something to work for the first time or get it working better than before, there’s an idea that can help.

The quickest way to a good idea is to keep coming up with them until there are enough.

Enough that work together, enough that can be combined, enough that you have a discard pile to view later, enough that someone sees your passion and lends you theirs, enough that you feel satisfied rather than defeated.

When in doubt, more ideas.

 

Stay Positive & Yes, Maybe Enough Isn’t Enough (So Keep Ideating)

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