Joy comes from doing something you would do independently of the outcome.
Success – i.e., the outcome – comes from sticking with that something for long enough.
Simple, not easy.
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Give before you ask
You have to give before you can ask.
Lead with your expertise, your point of view, your research, your data, your guests, your knowledge before you actually ask to sign up. Even better, never ask. Set up a vision for your world so unique and appealing that people will want to be part of it without you even having to ask.
Sometimes you might get lucky. You might have people onboard before you have to do anything. That “free trial” banner might get enough curiosity for it to actually have an impact on your top line.
But don’t let luck misdirect you.
You have to give before you can ask.
Blessings
Mistakes are a blessing.
If you have the patience to acknowledge them, accept them, analyse them, and discuss them, they are the easiest and surest way to become better at what you are trying to do.
Back to work
You can’t know the effect that a negative news – a lay-off, a missed goal, a demotion, a change in responsibilities – will have on the team you are leading.
But you can, and you should, create the space for people to talk about it. Both among themselves and with management.
Going back to work as if nothing had happened is forceful.
The wrong person
When you ask, you are exposed. Vulnerable.
And when you get no response, or a rejection. If you are made fun of, or are belittled. That does not mean that you asked the wrong question.
It just means you asked the wrong person.
Try again.
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