CREATIVE | HUSTLE | EXECUTE
I am up earlier than normal this morning. I’m not much of a morning person so I’m struggling a bit right now. I’m trying this new thing out; once a week, I will wake up extra early to get some things done that I’d like to cross off my list. Today is a warm-up.
Last week, my boss, Mike, gave the team a small internal Skillshare class. We do it every once in a while and they’re always very good. This particular one was about productivity. I’d like to share it with you.
Success
A while back, Mike did some research on the recipe for success. There was a particular resource that noticed all the things successful people do in their lives. Most of them don’t drink, don’t smoke, exercise in the morning, and so on. The most glaring piece of evidence found was that almost all of them wake up early to get their most difficult work done. So here I am, trying to keep this blog alive.
CREATIVE | HUSTLE | EXECUTE
The last topic that was covered in the class resonated with me the most. These three words go hand-in-hand with each other. Without creativity comes mediocrity. Without hustling, there is no pressure to finish. Without executing, there is no satisfaction of completing something and learning from your mistakes.
I used to only focus on hustling and being creative; most of my projects never saw the light of day (many of you can verify that). I’m going to approach every project I do personally and at work with these three words in mind. We hope that when people talk about our team at Skillshare, they say that we are creative, we hustle, and we always execute. I hope people will say the same about me too.
posted on Sep 26th 8:40 am
Love it, awesome advice. I had a decent stint of getting up at 5am sharp for a month or so and I felt great, got more done than I thought I could, and enjoyed work that much more. I fell out of the habit with ‘life’ getting in the way, but the fact of the matter is I was just being lazy again. Best of luck in trying to create a good habit, I need to do the same.
posted on Sep 26th 8:44 am
Great piece man! I’d title it “Morning Ispiration.”
posted on Sep 26th 12:20 pm
“successful people”
I always find this phrase interesting. Who is “successful” to you? What did they do to achieve that “success”? People define success by many things like how one works, how much one works, how much one makes, how many followers one has, how much traffic one gets on their blog, etc. Do you define your success by what those around you feel is successful or what people tell you is success?
Without defining what success is to you personally, execution is non-existent and hustle has no resolve. The recipe for success is internal.