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The Weekly Tone

Towards the end of this week, I (surprisingly!) found myself in a state of calm, like a gecko sizzling on a hot rock in the sun. Ahhh. Despite Miami (where I call home) actually being a "hot rock in the sun", I'm rarely calm, relaxed, and definitely not "chill". I generally find myself in a state of effort, pushing towards some new goal or personal expansion. I've gotten used to it.

But this week as oversized sunglasses autonomously lowered over my eyes and I semi-loosened my death-grip on reality, I had to ask myself, "How can this be?" Did the thundergods give me a moment of respite before my next push into hustle mode? Why am I so...relaxed?

I did some investigation.

As I've discussed before, I opt to work in extreme sprints. That's putting 6 months of work into 2, or a year into 3, and so on. It's not a matter of "adding more", it's a matter of "taking away". For example, my social life drastically narrows during these periods; for me it's impossible to hit the town every night and build big things simultaneously.

Interestingly, I there's a pattern that emerges from these sprints, that I only realized today, when I cracked open this editor to write the Journal. I realized that there are phases to the sprint. Of course, this cycle repeats over-and-over upon completion.

This, I will share with you now.

The 9 Phases of Getting Sh*t Done:

1. Anxiety, discomfort, anger, or frustration (your subconscious is telling you that you need to do something (or stop doing something), you just don't know what it is yet)

2. You isolate superficially why you're anxious (eg. I can't buy the car I want)

3. You isolate the root of the anxiety (eg. I need to make more money)

4. You build a plan from existing resources (eg. I can work more hours, take on a side hustle, try consulting, build a company)

5. You start executing first phases (embrace chaos)

6. You complete first phases

7. You begin maintaining the process you built (maintenance requires less energy than building)

8. You exit the "unknown, unknown" and enter the "known, unknown"

9. Anxiety recedes

Voila!

During these periods of recovery, there's less tax on the brain. You kinda know what you're going to do when you wake up instead of every step being in the dark. You then, slowly, grow into this space.

Soon, this space will get uncomfortable, because it's too comfortable. And you'll find yourself back at Step 1.

C'est la vie.

This week, I'm taking meetings in Miami, FL.

R/RR

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The Really Rich Spirit

By G.B.

On Weakness:

All people have weaknesses, including the Really Rich.

With regard to weakness, the Really Rich differentiate themselves by their approach to it.

Instead of viewing weakness as something that needs to be locked away in a dark space. They see it as an opportunity to shine a light in and learn more about themselves.

Understanding your own weaknesses allows you to take control of them. Here, you can seek outside perspectives or bring on specialized talent. This is an edge.

Gaining power over your weaknesses shifts the angle you’re viewed and how you view yourself.

It changes weakness from something you’re hiding from others to something you build on, in plain view of all to see.

Own your weaknesses, don’t let them own you.