Overwhelm, doing a sh*t job? + success formula

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Hi Pals, 

Today’s newsletter is raw, real and imperfect.

What’s inside: 

• Doing a shit job?

• 5 buckets of success 

• Honest/realistic (non-annoying) tips

The honest truth. 

• I feel like I’m doing a shit job. 

• I’m not good enough, skilled enough, successful enough, making enough 

• Some days the doubt is crippling

• It’s lonely 

• So much overwhelm = work paralysis

Being a creative or someone who desires more for their life than what society has told us we should be okay with. (No balance, 9-5, long commutes, long hours, little reward, time dictated by someone else etc) Makes some days hard to go against the grain of “societal norm”. 

If you don’t build your own dream you’ll be forced to build someone else’s. 

How to simplify sh*t when you have work paralysis:

Steven Bartlett talks about the 5 buckets of success: 

1. What you know (knowledge)

2. What you can do (skills)

3. Who you know (network)

4. What you have (resources)

5. What they think of you (reputation)

The buckets have to be filled from right to left in order to find true success. When you gain knowledge, then apply that knowledge you acquire skills. When you have skills you become valuable to other people, so you grow a network. A network allows you to have access more resources. When you have knowledge, valuable skills, a vast network and resources you then have a reputation.

A job, person or general life can take away your network, your resources and your reputation but life can never remove your knowledge and your skills. Focus on what cannot be taken.

If today (like me) you feel like you’re not scratching the surface of the success you want for yourself. 

1. Simplify sh*t - (Whats the simplest task on your to-do list? do that)

2. Fill your knowledge & skills buckets (Overwhelmed? Go upskill)

3. Take small action (mine was writing this)

4. Go outside (mate this is a non-negotiable)

5. Be conscious of what you consume (As much as I love listening to the raging success of entrepreneurs, on days like today it just makes me feel worse)

6. Do some boring sh*t that needs to be done, and doesn’t require vast energy

Other things to remember on days like this. 

1. Having different requires different 

2. Short-term sacrifice = long-term gains

3. For great ideas to come, it requires space

Food for thought:  

A large percent of your success is made up of your environment, who you spend your time with, what you consume, where you sit in your comfort zone. 

I personally find a lot of my success comes from consistently changing my environment. Looks amazing, some days it is, is it 100% comfortable? Absolutely not. But I have experienced first-hand the growth that comes from that. Sometimes it’s filled with connection, others (like right now) I’m completely alone. Both have there place.

What i’m working on:

[1] Doing shit imperfectly

[2] Honestly, the above and taking my own advice

Prioritise your curiosity, move the needle, and be okay with a shit day. 

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