Week 6: Feb. 9 - 15

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 Week 6 Notes: 

Jan Newman made an interesting point that you need to find balance between family, church, work, and life in general. Set boundaries for family and stick to them. No one has ever said on their death bed, “I wish I worked more.” They regret family, missed connections, missed opportunities, wasted time, and much more. But no one regrets the daily grind of work. Yet, we do it day in and day out. Why? How can I change my life to something different? I want to spend more time in the church and serving the Lord, but I can’t even seem to get Sundays off reliably. 

 

The five master keys to mastery: Instruction, Practice, Surrender, Intentionality, and The Edge. I feel like I’m stuck at the surrender stage. I always thought my greatest strength was my inability to give up. I used to think it was perseverance, but sometimes it is just stupidity. Not all things need to be beaten to the end, but sometimes you throw it away and start over. Or you go a different direction. But how do you find your way?

 

One thing that resonated with me this week was Wences Casares talk about what it means to be an entrepreneur. He talked about a trip he took. How they were on this beautiful island and he ended up talking to the fisherman about how much the boats cost and how to make it profitable. He couldn’t turn off being an entrepreneur because it is who he is. Even if being an entrepreneur didn’t make any money, he would still be the same thing. What am I? Take away the money, the worldly influence, the drive from others, and all the background noise… what am I? And how do I use that to make this world a better place?

 

I want to build things, I want to create, optimize, and make a wonderful system. I want to inspire those around me. I want to feed everyone and bring them together because everyone eats. I want more.

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