Day 70 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge I went to college on a full music scholarship. Bass baritone. Show choir. The whole deal. Singing and dancing literally paid for my education. I sang in everything I could find — college choir, a professional chorale that was just starting up, church worship teams, a summer-long … Continue reading The Robbie Hart Insight
Gratitude Sunday: You Showed Up
Day 69 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge | Thank You Campaign Last Monday night, I did something I’d been putting off for weeks. I hit publish on a Facebook post telling my friends and family that I’d written a novel. That it was on Amazon. And that I’d love for them to read it. … Continue reading Gratitude Sunday: You Showed Up
Tend the Yard
Day 68 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge I spent over six hours outside today. Not sunbathing. Working. We hauled tree clippings to the dump. I mowed the entire yard. We hung gates on my wife’s garden. And by the time I came inside, I was sunburned, sore, and more satisfied than I’ve been in … Continue reading Tend the Yard
Go Back to the Beginning
Day 67 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge I finished Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work today. In the last chapter, he says something that stopped me mid-stride on my walk: When you’ve learned something really well, go back to the beginning. Learn something new. Do it in the open. Do it in public. Show your … Continue reading Go Back to the Beginning
The System Is the Point
Day 66 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge James Clear said something in Atomic Habits that changed how I think about this entire year: You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. That’s why, in the 7-40 Challenge, I haven’t spent much time talking about … Continue reading The System Is the Point
