Assessment Week 2 — Day 2 | The 7-40 Challenge Some people would try to tell you that creativity is hard. That only certain people are creative, and only at certain times. Like creativity is this mystical thing sitting just beyond a veil — and that veil only opens for the fortunate few who know … Continue reading Evidence of Creativity
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Cover Band
Day 79 | The 7-40 Challenge I’m about to open a piece about not playing covers with a cover. I know. Stay with me. Todd Henry makes a distinction between cover bands and original artists. A cover band can be really good — fill a room, play the songs people love, make decent money on … Continue reading Cover Band
Communication Is Not a Soft Skill
Day 78 | The 7-40 Challenge I was listening to Todd Henry’s Die Empty this week, and he referred to communication as a soft skill. I had to stop the book and take a voice note so I wouldn’t forget how frustrated I was. Communication is not a soft skill. It never was. Calling it … Continue reading Communication Is Not a Soft Skill
Nobody’s Going to Tell You to Go
Day 76 | The 7-40 Challenge I started reading Seth Godin's Tribes this morning. Early in the book, he draws a line between managers and leaders that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. Managers make widgets. Leaders make change. Managers manipulate resources to get a known job done. Leaders create change they believe in. I've … Continue reading Nobody’s Going to Tell You to Go
Make Your Own Map
Day 75 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge Nobody is going to hand you the plan. I’ve only started realizing that this year. I knew if I wanted to be successful, I had to name my own goals — not adopt someone else’s and try to chase them with my own passion. That just doesn’t … Continue reading Make Your Own Map
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