Implementation: This week I took what I learned from John Corcoran, short term sacrifices for long term gains, and decided to be even more disciplined and committed to using any extra time I had to completing the tasks for the week. In addition, I improved an earlier strategy to complete tasks at the beginning of the week. Usually I plan what tasks to complete on Monday and then try to complete my task by either Wednesday or Thursday. I took use of both strategies and used extra down time on Sunday to plan and actually complete the task. This allowed the rest of the week to actually do additional research.
Reflection: So there were a lot of learning this week as I was able to watch two videos from the self-publishing site. There were many lessons that I learned so I am going to list them below:
Lise Cartwright, best selling author on time poor entrepreneurs.
-DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT. Don't over think, just tweak, adjust, and keep moving forward.
-Believer in mind maps (idea formation to grouping items to look for themes) to organize ideas for books. Start with problems you are facing currently.
-Write books to be consumed quickly. Calling people to an action and showing them how to do it.
-Quality research in topic allows you to write your book faster.
James Clear, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, international travel photographer.
-Cumulative effect. Schedule consistent times to remove outliers and average work. 8-9 times produces 2-3 great pieces.
-It is better to work at 90% twice a week, instead of 95% once a week. Schedule frequency for whatever task you are trying to improve.
-PLANNING: pre-commit to take decision off the table and save will power. Flu vaccine story.
-Schedule consistent times to produce. Produce quality through flushing out average work. If schedule is hard to keep change the scope of what you are doing.
-Best skill for entrepreneurs: TRUST YOU WILL FIGURE IT OUT, THERE IS ALWAYS A LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY.
-Focus on Message not reaction. Our job is to not judge the work, but to create it and put your heart into the product.
-Tim Gallwey, inner game of tennis, seed -> sprout -> tree. Each point along the line is where it is supposed to be, because it continues to grow.
-2-minute Seinfeld rule. Focus energy on the preparing for the first 2 minutes of initiating a task to cross the barrier of starting the task. Then be consistent and "don't break the chain" to produce significant results. Running three miles example.
-British cycling team and Braysford. Marginal aggregation. Small gains, 1% improvements, aggregated produces significant results.
Both people had amazing things to say, but James presented some great strategies. For example, after I learned of the 2-minute rule and the Seinfeld rule, I instantly combined them in order to complete future tasks. Focus on spending 2 minutes in initiating a task and be consistent and don't break the chain or miss a day of that habit. Great week of learning, but will share what I learn next week.
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