1. feed my soul
2. work my body
3. grow my mind
4. show love to my wife
5. work on my legacy
6. stop, rest, observe beauty & celebrate it
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You have to ask – About StartingCube 24
I like listening to the live shows at GSPN.tv/live & knew as I was listening to Business Tech Weekly 71 that eventually an episode of StartingCube would use part of it. I like and respect Andy Traub more and more as I get to know him.
Before you go on, make sure you have listened to the Starting Cube episode:
StartingCube 24 – How to Produce
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My Response:
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You have to ask:
- People cannot buy if you have nothing to sell.
- People cannot download if you have nothing to download
- People will not say yes to your request if you do not ask.
During my college years, I made a habit of talking to people who did not know me. Individuals like VPs, Deans, Department Chairs. A few years later I was totally out of practice.
One summer my wife and I were traveling around the country & ended up in Columbus Ohio one day. I had a day to myself. Nervously I arranged to meet a guy I knew online in person to walk around Ohio State University. Afterwards I was driving & spotted the Columbus Crew Soccer Stadium.
In an act of bravery, for me at least, I asked to be able to walk around & take pictures.
Here are some that resulted:
Going & asking people for help, or to do stuff you want, or for them to purchase, pay, or vote for what you want is both scary and vital to achieving your goals.
Don’t aim for perfection.
I know StartingCube was not perfect when it started … I talked about it in episode 1 – seed to tree and episode 2 – the billionaire to the millionaire.
The knowledge of great audio was something I knew about before producing Artist Insider in 2006, but just acting was what was needed.
Greatness can be sustained; perfection cannot
Do the best work you can & work to improve as you Help People.
The reason I support businesses as the best way to solve public problems is they are the most effective.
I am not talking about fraud, theft, or oppression – but equitable trades, where both parties end up with something they desire more then what they trade for it.
Recap:
I have to ask
I have to produce
I cannot aim for perfection, but greatness
I have to do my best & keep improving what “my best” is
That is why I am going on the Best Website for You plan. Have worked StartingCube the way it is, and why Ally Nation is in such rough shape. The first thing I have to do is figure out what I will produce on a regular basis, then figure out the best way to present it online.
Never Giving Up when Falling – Jim Collins
Jim Collins
“I have always attempted to understand what separated good vs great.”
To have a great society we must have greatness in all parts of the society.
Five Stages of Decline
1. Hubris Born of Success
2. Undisciplined Pursuit of More
3. Denial of Risk and Peril
4. Grasping for Salvation
5. Capitulating to Irrelevance or Death
The org does not visably fall until stage 4.
These stages are largely self inflicted.
1. Hubris Born of Success
Outrageous aroagance.
“When the going gets weird – the weird become CEOs”
Leaders matter, the humility of the leader + the burning passion is what makes the difference.
2. Undisciplined Pursuit of More
Getting stuck will kill you, but this does not happen to the mighty.
Keep this question in mind:
Do we have all the key seats filled by the right people?
3. Denial of Risk and Peril
A culture of denial forms.
From the outside it all looks great.
Stockdale Paradox – confront the brutal facts & never give up hope.
Discipline facts + faith
4. Grasping for Salvation
Looking for silver bullet – change everything.
Find that right outside leader.
You have to improve consistently over time.
An org can come back from here.
Money is never enough of a reason for an organization to survive.
10 things to do
1. Good to Great Diagnostics – free at JimCollins.com
Confront the Brutal Facts
2. Count your Blessings – literally – in a spreadsheet
3. Question to Statement Ratio – ask more & better questions
4. Answer the Q: How many key seats are on your bus? How many are filled by great people?
5. How the Mighty Fall diagnostic as a group
6. Create inventory of the Brutal Facts
7. Stop Doing list
8. Define results & milestones
9. Double your reach to young people by changing what you do – not who you are or what you stand for.
10. Have a BHAG
Change tactics – not your core purpose.