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A little bit of rot
Sometimes you need to shut off and do a little of what the kids call bed rotting.
Stay in bed. Watch trash and eat pizza.
I’ve done a little bit of that today but when it comes to movie time. Tonight I’m watching The Amateur.
If you liked The Bourne films, this is like the nerdy hacker version with an all-star cast.
I don’t take cinema trips often but when there’s hot dogs, beer, popcorn and good movie in the mix, well today just needs to be one of those days.
I won’t bore you with the details but the weather has been ass and as a little treat to myself I made sure I do as little as possible today.
When’s the last time you treated yourself?
Here’s the trailer if you’re keen.
Now it’s time for me to vanish.
Stephen Walker
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When Perfectionism Becomes Poison
“Blame is the coward’s solution to failure.” – Pat Riley
A well-known business guru just dropped a post that made me want to reach out, pull him close, and give him a warm, compassionate kick in the teeth.
Here’s what it said…
(post is shortened but all words are his — if you want to see the full post hit reply)
”I parted ways with 90% of my staff this week.
People in this industry don’t know sh*t. I’ve hired people that worked that worked for big names, but they couldn’t even set up an automation without it breaking.
Total trash. From now on everything will be built by me.
Starting with these garbage reels I put out. I’m putting a FULL STOP on all IG posts by my team.”
And, as a hollow chorus of cheers rose from the comments section, I couldn’t help but think:
You’re screwed, dude.
You’re screwed, and you haven’t even realized it yet.
Not because you’re stuck building everything on your own now (tough, but it can work)…
…But because somehow, after all these years, you still don’t know what you signed up for when you became an entrepreneur.
‘Cause here’s the deal:
When you become an entrepreneur, everything that goes wrong is now your fault.
Period, full stop, end of story.
If you’re in charge, you don’t have the luxury of pointing the finger at anyone else, because everyone else is your responsibility.
If your employees aren’t performing, it’s your fault for hiring and/or mis-managing them.
If your customers are complaining, it’s your fault for selling a product they complain about.
If the market is changing and sales are slowing down, it’s your fault for not adapting fast enough.
The buck stops with you, bucko.
Nobody else.
After all, isn’t that why you became an entrepreneur in the first place?
To take your future into your own hands, and step fully into your own creative power?
If it is, then just remember:
Power follows responsibility.
Whoever we point the finger at, we give power to.
And pointing it at others leaves us powerless, because we don’t control others.
So I recommend turning that finger back around, pointing it where it belongs, and stamping two simple words into your mind ’till they stay there:
”My fault.”
Then, get back to work.
- T
P.S. This just dropped:
5 Ways To Signal Confidence Without Saying A Word
Banger clip from our Advanced Communication & Charisma session, on how your body, energy, and attention are silently speaking to everyone you meet.
If you want more, the full 3 hour session is available to watch now inside The Path.
P.P.S. I’m still playing with the format of these weekly emails.
I want to include the section below but I’m not sure where to put it yet, so I’m just gonna stick it here for now:
3 Things To Make Your Weekend BetterWhat to watch, listen to, and be inspired by this weekend.
Chris Williamson: Why we really do this work.This entire vlog is beautiful… But 18:30 is a moment I hope every entrepreneur gets to experience: The moment you realize you’ve built something you’re truly proud of, and in the process have become someone you’re truly proud to be.
The Brutal Truth About Running a $100k/mo StartupA very real, very insightful, and very endearing story of two founders who are deep in the trenches right now… And winning.
Theo Von Bought A Katt Williams StatueTheo remains undefeated.
“Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?” – Chuck Palahniuk
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Programmer logic > *
Many moons ago I was a programmer.
Some would say hacker because of the work I used to do.
I was just a dude who looked at terrible code and logic and then simplified it.
Just like in writing. I try to say the most with as few words as possible.
Is it art, science or witchcraft? I’ll let you decide.
Although there was one part of programming that I still use to this day and that is conditional logic.
And the easiest way for me to ‘splain it is like this:
IF you read my emails it makes me happy.
Else I will get sad.
If-else statements.
When we write code a lot of the functions and operating aspects of it all are built around those statements.
If a user clicks and does this give them X else give them this.
But you should 100% be doing this in your personal development side of life too.
If I send a daily email. My readers will bond with me and buy my warez (insert else clause)
Which is if I don’t email them daily, they’ll forget about me and my list dies.
If I go to the gym 3x a week and eat healthy I’ll get jacked as hell but if I don’t then I’ll probably die from health related bullshit.
If else loops are a pretty good way to tie in wins and losses with shit that needs to get done while also bullying you the right way if you don’t do it.
Just one of the many nerdy ways I know how to write the words to keep me on the straight and narrow.
Stephen Walker
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Stephen Walker
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PO Box 7169
Poole
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United Kingdom -
A warm, compassionate kick in the teeth
“Blame is the coward’s solution to failure.” – Pat Riley
A well-known business guru just dropped a post that made me want to reach out, pull him close, and give him a warm, compassionate kick in the teeth.
Here’s what it said…
(post is shortened but all words are his — if you want to see the full post hit reply)
”I parted ways with 90% of my staff this week.
People in this industry don’t know sh*t. I’ve hired people that worked that worked for big names, but they couldn’t even set up an automation without it breaking.
Total trash. From now on everything will be built by me.
Starting with these garbage reels I put out. I’m putting a FULL STOP on all IG posts by my team.”
And, as a hollow chorus of cheers rose from the comments section, I couldn’t help but think:
You’re screwed, dude.
You’re screwed, and you haven’t even realized it yet.
Not because you’re stuck building everything on your own now (tough, but it can work)…
…But because somehow, after all these years, you still don’t know what you signed up for when you became an entrepreneur.
‘Cause here’s the deal:
When you become an entrepreneur, everything that goes wrong is now your fault.
Period, full stop, end of story.
If you’re in charge, you don’t have the luxury of pointing the finger at anyone else, because everyone else is your responsibility.
If your employees aren’t performing, it’s your fault for hiring and/or mis-managing them.
If your customers are complaining, it’s your fault for selling a product they complain about.
If the market is changing and sales are slowing down, it’s your fault for not adapting fast enough.
The buck stops with you, bucko.
Nobody else.
After all, isn’t that why you became an entrepreneur in the first place?
To take your future into your own hands, and step fully into your own creative power?
If it is, then just remember:
Power follows responsibility.
Whoever we point the finger at, we give power to.
And pointing it at others leaves us powerless, because we don’t control others.
So I recommend turning that finger back around, pointing it where it belongs, and stamping two simple words into your mind ’till they stay there:
”My fault.”
Then, get back to work.
- T
P.S. This just dropped:
5 Ways To Signal Confidence Without Saying A Word
Banger clip from our Advanced Communication & Charisma session, on how your body, energy, and attention are silently speaking to everyone you meet.
If you want more, the full 3 hour session is available to watch now inside The Path.
P.P.S. I’m still playing with the format of these weekly emails.
I want to include the section below but I’m not sure where to put it yet, so I’m just gonna stick it here for now:
3 Things To Make Your Weekend BetterWhat to watch, listen to, and be inspired by this weekend.
Chris Williamson: Why we really do this work.This entire vlog is beautiful… But 18:30 is a moment I hope every entrepreneur gets to experience: The moment you realize you’ve built something you’re truly proud of, and in the process have become someone you’re truly proud to be.
The Brutal Truth About Running a $100k/mo StartupA very real, very insightful, and very endearing story of two founders who are deep in the trenches right now… And winning.
Theo Von Bought A Katt Williams StatueTheo remains undefeated.
“Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?” – Chuck Palahniuk
Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 5-420 Erb St. W, Suite 433, Waterloo, ON N2L6K6
