Let’s take the exercise from yesterday, one step further by giving it a purpose. In this exercise let’s take all the things we’ve been grateful for over the years, in no order of importance, and for 15 minutes write them all out. The idea is not to just write about the good stuff you’re thankful... Continue Reading →
Reflect and Reset: Day 1 Stream of Conciousness
Day 1: 15 Minutes of Writing Day 1 is up! Today’s exercise is writing for a straight 15 minutes whatever is on your mind. Sounds easy enough. But, wait until you reach into something that you haven’t given the space to deal with. Reviewing that stream of consciousness may surprise you. When you write with... Continue Reading →
The Well Podcast 🎤🎧: On Building Resilience
Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Focus On Building Resilience https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/Focus-On-Building-Resilience-ebq9dr With each setback, reflect on what you have learned and simply begin again. We need to find a balance between our negative and positive thoughts. Resilience is the ability to adapt. It has never been more important than now. ✌🏻 Shawn
Wake UP! (Kevin Hart)
Warning. First, with this video from the Mulligan Brothers, before you get into it realize this is not something to you want to watch at work or in front of people that may be offended easily by the language. The message about the craft, your craft, and getting out there is incredible. Give it a... Continue Reading →
7 Point Saturday 11/2/19
Here’s the most interesting things that I found this past week. 1. Adversarial AI. Short Wave a new podcast that I picked up that is hosted by NPR is a 10-20 minute podcast usually. Quick focus docus that are really interesting. This one was about 10 minutes and focused on studying how attackers could hack... Continue Reading →
The Unlock
A Farm In Kentucky I’m always searching for it. Even when I’m sure I already have it. For me it’s about the infinite game when it comes to what I can learn about my potential, not a finite one. This space here on IBtP is the output of that and holds me accountable to learning... Continue Reading →
What We Can Learn From Feedback
You want to self-develop? Do you want to be the best coach and manage people more effectively? Then feedback is an art you want to get your hands around. First, how you take and get feedback. Then you can start to give it to others. The ability for you take any kind of feedback positively-constructively... Continue Reading →
Quote Roulette #20
"When there is a hill to climb, don't think waiting will make it smaller." - Anonymous How long do we wait? That hill is not getting any smaller yet us just staring at it. It looms in front of us. We let it mock us. We let it completely get the best of our intentions.... Continue Reading →
Optimistic
It can be learned. I cringe when I hear others talk about one being a pessimist and one be an optimist. As if they're preordained to be one or the other, and that's the way it is. Positioned that if you are one or the other, you can never be both or switch between the... Continue Reading →
Don’t Drift, Fly!
Rarely has a single success I have had guaranteed me happiness. It takes work. Commitment. It takes confidence in what you're working through to believe it's the right thing. Even at the very best peaks in my life, things can always give me a feeling that something is off. The problem is do we set... Continue Reading →