The presentation, fall out, and how to recover.
All in Self-Effectiveness
A recruitment story about a tough role to fill, and the anxiety leading up to presentation.
That which influences your ability to do anything but is outside of your control is "luck." Luck has nothing to do with skill.
Give Yourself Margin.
Life is full of probability. Before crossing the street, jaywalking, you notice that there are no cars in the distance on either side of you, it is probable you'll safely jaywalk across the street. On the contrary, if there appears to be a lot of fast traffic in both directions, the probability of a safe cross is less.
As promised, today, I'm sharing questions you can use to develop your thoughts and make better decisions.
Challenge Yourself.
I am willing to bet that life challenges you to rethink your beliefs more often than not. I'll go so far as to say you live in doubt about your life choices most of the time. Perhaps you enjoy this blog because you seek some clarity?
When confronted with several options, they will choose the groups most aligned with who they believe themselves to be. How do you improve the odds someone will pick you?
Every choice we make is a bet against ourselves. We are staking one version of our future selves against another; then, we make a choice made by the consideration of probabilities - are we better off or not?
If life were a chessboard, every time we'd jaywalk, we'd get hit by a car. I grew up jaywalking on my way to school; as I sit here, I can attest that a vehicle has never hit me. Why is that?
Art: Steps, Balance, & Response.
A recap on the “Be a Better Artist” mini-series!
The artist's desire to communicate an idea and create better art is only as strong as their audience's desire to give meaning and definition to the piece. You need your audience, readers, listeners, clients, customers to create art.
The shine, polish, error-checking, tweaks, bells, and whistles are the "surface." It's our first impression. Something as important as first impressions often receives little attention. Why?
Apply Craft.
I feel if you build without knowing what you're trying to make, you're making it wrong. Craft is big, but not more important than any other step in making better art.
Organizing your idea, your process, and your talent into a meaningful way that produces something better is structure. The mistake that many of us make is, we start with "structure" and then go to the other steps.
To create better art, start with an idea, visualize the form, and then pick an idiom that best resonates with your audience.
An idea only exists in your head or your journal. It does not exist in any other concrete form we can manipulate into something that makes the "something better." We need to think about - "form."
The Idea.
We build better art when we start with an idea.
An idea begins in your head.
I've never been a great writer, but I'm working on getting better. Writing every day helps! However, what percentage of what I see and feel within gets transmitted to you? How much do you receive? Learn more.
You can't build a bridge across a chasm if you can't see the other side.
You can't connect with another human being if you can't see them.
Connect with others by learning to see and to speak.
Help others see the "something better."
A recap of the marketing mini-series. If you haven’t seen the other articles, this article is a great summary.