Summer and Baseball Summer kicked off with this Memorial Day holiday weekend here in the US. For most, a return to summer of yore pre-COVID. Over 50% of Americans have shown to have taken the first shot at least, with a little less than that two shots. Myself, just 4 days away from being vaccinated... Continue Reading →
Sometimes It’s a Shuffle: A Self-Reflection Out-loud or My 401st Post!
Holstee Reflection Cards I have an exercise that I do every now and then to flex the creative side of my brain. I use a deck of cards that I was a backer to for Holstee. They’re called “reflection” cards. You can get them with many different companies these days. It helps sometimes when you’re... 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 Well Podcast 🎤🎧: The Dip, The Wolf, and What’s Next (20mins)
Some exciting learns this past week and a new reveal if you stay through the end for The Well. Thanks for listening! Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: The Dip, The Wolf, and What’s Next https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/The-Dip--The-Wolf--and-Whats-Next-e7mv56 ✌🏻 Shawn
Working for the Upside in Life
It’s not easy. Especially now and in today’s economy of culture. You have to work hard and you have to be okay with the grind. Even when you don’t want to do it. I remember seeing and hearing this quote for the first time and it’s one that has always stuck with me from Balboa.... Continue Reading →
The Well Podcast 🎤🎧: Feedback is Self-Development
We’re not always ready to embrace feedback proactively because of the emotions it can evoke. But, we need it to develop. In this cast I explore some techniques I’ve learned and had shared with me. Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Feedback Is Self-Development https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/Feedback-Is-Self-Development-e5c9qj ✌🏻 Shawn
You Will Fall and Fail, Get Used to It
How can you let yourself off the hook? Reflecting on some of my worst failures I often wonder how I made it through. I've been and still am very hard on myself. How we typically respond will set the stage for how quickly we can learn from the fall as well as determine how soon... Continue Reading →
Work It!
Yesterday's post (Quote Roulette #8) talked about the power of small habits stacked or chained on top of one another. How they can create over time some incredible changes towards achievements we want. There are systems in use all around us. Ones we can see or feel as well as ones we cannot. Think about... Continue Reading →
Quote Roulette #8
Our choices and actions are keys to whether we will achieve establishing a habit or system that will aide us in achieving the big goal we're going after. This quote comes from Atomic Habits by James Clear. "Habits are like atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall... Continue Reading →
Say Yes to Yourself
Fear is a liar. We bring fear through letting it hold us back from even starting. We say no to ourselves in those moments before we can possibly say yes. We are all deeply creative, we just have to move past our fear in our own ideas Crossing the threshold you will find the best... Continue Reading →