41: What I Learned in Month #1 of The Experiment

Here’s what I learned, experienced and accomplished in month #1 of “The Experiment.”

Accomplishments, Experiences & Learning

• A lot of this getting started / setup stuff takes a lot longer than you think
• Meeting lots of people virtually and in person takes lots of time
  • Use Trello as a CRM to keep track of the people I talk to, topics, next date to contact, etc.
• Getting lots of foundational things done—different kinds of insurance, estate planning, etc.
• Recorded four new episodes for this podcast to establish continuity
  • Going forward my goal is to publish an episode at least every other week
• It takes time and experimentation to determine what the right volunteer situations are and if the return-on-investment has the right mix
• Mastermind meeting in Los Angeles with Rick Tamlyn was fantastic
  • Personal ownership is going to be a big theme of the work I’m doing—see my new manifesto about what I believe
  • Personal development, human potential and personal ownership is the focus of my work while downplaying the term “coaching”
  • I went away with a ton of things to work out and ways to build out the things I’m working on
  • Overwhelm and chaos are positive contributors to learning
    • Resources supporting these ideas
      • Order out of Chaos–Learning to Embrace Uncertainty by Mel Schwartz
      • One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization by Dee Hock
  • I may reinvest in the podcasting space with a pivot towards more consulting around getting started and establishing workflows for high volume production
• I got really clear about what I believe by writing down 100+ things that I believe
  • Turned that into a page on my website
  • Will also filter into the various offerings I provide
• Also continuing to wrap up my certification as a coach for Tilt365.com (completed!)
• It takes a lot of time to get started, but you just have to do it and get started
  • Sometimes that means simply sitting down and grinding it out
• Zoom is a pretty solid video meeting platform and I’m using it for a lot of meetings
  • people like to complain about them all
  • seems better than BlueJeans and Google+
• Theming my weeks and months is going to become incredibly important to prioritize and avoid overwhelm
  • Be sure to check out a future episode I’m doing with Mike Vardy
• You can’t do this stuff in a vacuum and to maximize my time and efforts I’ve hired a new coach
  • It’s a conscious mixture of consulting, business development, mentoring and coaching
  • Helping me stay focused and accountable
  • It’s expensive which I’m as a motivator and means of accountability
• I made a conscious decision to STOP attending free online training courses and webinars and get things done instead!
  • When it’s time to double down on learning in the future I will
  • For now, I know what to do.  I simply need to do it!
• I have the best energy, concentration and insights at the start of the day
  • The best deep work happens first thing
  • Putting more boundaries around my time to make sure the right things are getting done at the right times.
    • Changed up my coaching schedule
    • Moving more meetings and networking calls to the afternoon when cognition isn’t as great

Credits

• Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund
• Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod
• Original photo source

All songs licensed under Creative Commons

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