When is the last time you stopped to think about how much time you spent today scrolling? I was finding myself losing 30 minutes at a time, several times a day.
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The longer I’m in the game the more I realize there is enough for everyone. We don’t have to hide our trade secrets and skills. We can share, empower others and create community by teaching.
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They both embody the characteristics friendship takes to last decades: Time, acceptance, trust & forgiveness
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Buy nice boots that last and last. It’s good for your feet and the planet.
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I was inspired to be creative yet I didn’t consider myself an artist. I had been lead to believe an artist can draw and paint. These I could not do.
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I don’t get to decide how someone else feels in the moment.
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I’ve read 3 of his 5 books:
Start with Why
Leaders eat las
The infinite game
All 3 books have redefined what leadership and business can look like.
I met them at a time when my relationship with Jill was newer and I was working through my own insecurities. I remember being curious and found myself studying the way they spoke to each other and engaged one another. They were so comfortable and their marriage so natural.
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We sold boots out of the white tent and made base camp out of the blue tent. I'm pretty sure we slept in fold-out lawn chairs that weekend and ate sandwiches from coolers.
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Slow commerce means slowing down.
Slow commerce means doing research.
Slow commerce means empowering small businesses to do big things.
I think I became numb to the idea of owing money. I began to justify the spending. I would tell Jill, it's business debt, it's different. Jill never bought into my theory.
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I knew my role with Jill was friendship and we built it around conversation and helping each other with projects. We did stuff. We went places. We talked daily. We supported each other.
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Community is essential as it becomes an integral part of your story of success.
The people you surround yourself with can reinforce your story, raise the bar or cheer you on.
I know it annoyed me because I felt insecure about not having a brick n Mortar yet, but for some reason, sarcasm is easier and faster than vulnerability.
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Please pay here became the guiding light in the trailer as people try to navigate a senses overload while trying to find the checkout counter.
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I can still remember my Grandfather telling me how important my attitude will be in shaping my life. He used to say attitude is everything. The only thing you can control is how you respond. He was right.
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I thought back to my experiences working for others. I thought about what I liked and what I didn’t like. I had a lot of bad bosses over the years.
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Our kitty, Loki was the first animal I was ever involved in rescuing from a shelter. He was already 15 years old when he was surrendered by his aging owner to the animal shelter on Camano Island.
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Fred asked the hard questions - Questions no one had ever asked to this point.
Do you pay your taxes?
Do you report all your earnings?
Do you carry business debt?
Do you know how much inventory you have?
Do you know your profit and loss for the year?
I swallowed hard at these questions but I heard myself answer him honestly.