Day 12
Publish your own personal “How I Work” post. Answer all the questions as honestly and thoughtfully as you can. Here are some examples from the Praxis team: http://zakslayback.com/2015/09/26/how-i-work/ http://isaacmorehouse.com/2015/09/23/heres-how-i-w... http://derekmagill.com/im-derek-magill-heres-how-i... https://www.jameswalpole.com/2015/09/22/im-james-w... Areas of Skill/Character Development: Personal branding, self-awareness, communication
5. The Entrepreneurial Value of Historical Thinking
We’re often reminded that our ignorance of the past condemns us to repeating the failures of old, but the reverse is also true. By introducing our minds to yesterday's stories of seemingly ordinary people overcoming seemingly extraordinary obstacles, we equip…
4. The Entrepreneurial Value of Philosophical Thinking
Philosophy isn’t about sitting around and discussing the ideas of ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates and Plato. It’s about learning to stretch your mind in new ways. Being able to think philosophically is one of the most valuable skills an…
3. The Entrepreneurial Value of Economic Thinking
To whatever extent you have or will engage the study of economics in your life, I would be remiss if I did not stress the power and relevance of economics to improve your decision making and thinking in all aspects…
2. How to Build Social Capital
No matter where you want to go in life, you’re going to need people on your side. The ability to make friends, form allies, establish connections, and find supporters will determine how far you can go in any discipline. It’s…
1. Taking Failure Like An Entrepreneur
Odds are, at this point in your life, you’ve already let down your at least one of your friends or relatives in some way. You’ll probably do it again. You’re going to fail to perform. You’re going to make mistakes.…
5. Telling Your Story…the Right Way
Unless you intend to hire a professional spokesperson, translator, or biographer, you should never assume that another person will plead your case, make your point, sell your idea, speak up for you, or fight for your cause with the same…
4. The Value of Blogging
Whether you have an audience who cares about your writing or not, the practice of putting your thoughts into words and writing them down in a coherent fashion is an invaluable tool for personal development. Communication plays in role in…
3. Recognizing and Shaping Your Personal Brand
Whether you think of yourself as a business or not, you have a personal brand. Having a personal brand means you have a public image and professional reputation that’s going to significantly impact everything from how the world sees you…
2. Building Your Own Signal
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is believing that your work will speak for itself. Your work will definitely play a big role in shaping your reputation, but that’s a process you have to actively participate in. Many…
1. How to Build Your Own Personal Blog
Most people try to get what they want by either waiting to be discovered or simply by obtaining credentials (i.e. certifications,licenses, and degrees) that will motivate others to pick them, praise them, or pay them. The harsh reality of the…
5. The Locus of Control
Psychological and social studies both show that people feel depression and anxiety when they do not believe they are the locus of control in their life. Did you catch that? A belief alters mood, brain chemistry, thinking ability, effectiveness, and…
4. Think Big
I'd like to issue a challenge: think bigger. Probably the only regret I have about my own path in life is that it took me too long to give myself permission to ask big questions and treat big opportunities as…
3. Be More Than Your Work
Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve covered so far: 1) Don't do things you don't like doing. 2) When you do something, do it all the way and now.. 3) Be more than what you do. Considering #2, it…
2. Do Things All the Way
As long as you're not doing something you dislike, you should give 100% to whatever you are doing. Notice this doesn't mean only go all in for things you love. It’s too hard to know what counts. This means you…
1. Don’t Do Things You Don’t Like Doing
Eliminating things from the field of options is incredibly helpful – more helpful, in fact, than trying to figure out what you do want to do. If you begin by eliminating things you don't care for, whatever is left is…
4. Thinking Critically About Your Passions
The hardest thing to do is what you love. It’s a long and difficult process to discover what you love, what truly makes you come alive. It includes a series of epiphanies about your own errors of judgement and direction.…
3. Living on Purpose
Humans are not like other earthly creatures. We cannot live for only the biological imperative to survive and procreate. Humans require purpose. Lack of purpose is the greatest disease against which all of humanity must daily fight. It is the…
2. Take Yourself Seriously
“Don’t take yourself so seriously.” Passionate people encounter this criticism from their peers often enough, and it is a generally accepted virtue to make light of personal pride or ambition. This judgment invariably follows moments of boldness, openness, or even…
1. Learning vs Schooling
The point of learning is to alter the patterns of your brain. It’s about changing the way you see and interpret the world so that you can better achieve what you want. (Sometimes what you want is simply the pleasure…