Friday Newsletter: №4
Hey Friends and welcome back to my 4th Friday Newsletter!
Every week I’m sharing: One Insight, One Source and One Question which I found particularly striking or useful, so you can read, reflect and take action.
This one will be dedicated to the power of small steps and the importance of “normalising” failures!
Weekly insight
You don't need a 5-10-year plan. All you need is to focus on small next steps which make you feel curious, growing and challenged.
The Problem
From my coaching sessions with clients I see that many feel pressured to have a 5- or 10-year plan and act accordingly. Otherwise, this uncertainty creates anxiety. It seems everyone else already figured out their big goal.
But please, stop feeling this pressure, they don't.
The Solution:
You don't need a 5-10-year plan
You need to focus on the next small step that keeps you:
1) Curious, 2) Growing and 3) Challenged
How to use it in practice?
Step 1: List 10+ things you find interesting. This is your personal list, so don't filter yourself.
Examples: - I want to grow my online community OR - I want to become a people manager
Step 2: Chose 3 ideas from your list, which excites you to investigate deeper and which make your energy go up!
Step 3: Now lets play with these ideas and create some challenging tasks to explore further. You need to come up with some hypotheses to test them in a fun and creative way.
Example: If you’re curious about being a people manager, suggest 3 ways to develop role related skills (leading without authority, coaching etc) in the next 1:1 meeting with your manager. Aim to implement at least 2 ideas in the next Q.
Step 4: Reflect weekly for 10-15 minutes: What do you enjoy about each task? Are they still energizing you? How can you adjust your hypotheses to stay even more curious, growing, and challenged?
It's tempting to pressure yourself about long-term career goals. Instead focus on daily decisions: keep testing, experimenting, and reflecting.
Weekly Source
We’re all striving for success, but everyone experiences failure eventually, and that's perfectly fine. The aim is not to avoid failure, but to: 1) learn from it, 2) recover quickly, and 3) keep moving forward with the adjusted plan.
Today I wanted to share a video from Ali Abdaal, where he openly shared how he failed one of his businesses and what he learnt from it. Very transparent and honest, so highly recommend to watch: “I Started a New Business. It Didn't Go Well...”
Weekly Question
Missed opportunities hurt more than rejections, so today I’m sharing this truly powerful question to reflect on:
What is something you would be proud to fail on, if you had the courage to attempt it?
Let’s stay connected
Looking forward to be in touch with you all and connect again in the upcoming Friday newsletters! Wish you all a joyful day!
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