A great resolution for the new year, in case you are late and wonder how to jump on the bandwagon, is to give up on your phone.
Not completely, not immediately.
Start with one hour. Leave it off, in another room. Or even better, check your weekly usage report and start with those apps that you feel are wasting the most of your time. Get rid of them, hide them, lock them.
If you manage to do it consistently for a few days in a row, it will stick, I promise.
The reward is now.
If you are going to interview for a startup, between 30 and 100 employees, spend your focus probing one thing: what is the role of the founders?
That’s a critical phase for a founder to change their role: from guiding force to supporting resource. All the energy, the motivation, the knowledge, the urge that has led the founders to start the company needs to be passed over for it to scale, and the only way to do that is if the founders are capable to take a supporting role and let go of things, responsibilities, decisions.
It’s not really a matter of roles or of titles, but a matter of attitude. Look at three things.
It’s important, because when founders act as a support to a growing company, it can be a beautiful opportunity. When they aim at retaining control, instead, well that’s not for everybody.
What will the new year bring?
The end of the year is not an eraser. Just like you do not become immediately wise and adult the day you turn 18 (or 21), the new year will not give you a new you, free of old fears, uncertainties, pains, and problems.
So, the question really is: are you ready to handle all of that in 2023, and perhaps make something out of it?
If the answer is no, there is your new year resolution.
What if, instead of preparing for an outcome, we would prepare for any outcome?
The input, after all, is the only thing we control.
So, why do we condition our work to the achievement of a specific reward? Why is the reward not the work itself, which undoubtedly is getting us ready for whatever comes next?
Many restaurants claim the serve Italian food. Few actually do.
Many managers claim they give freedom to their employees. Few actually do.
Many start-up claim they are out to change the world. Few actually do.
Many people claim they are the best in their field. Few actually are.
Many influencers claim they have influence over their audience. Few actually do.
As it turns out, the more you claim, the less you do.
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