Big Ideas

Organization and Execution: Productivity

  1. We must have Action Orientation
  2. 3 step process to getting things done
    1. Action Steps
    2. Back burners
    3. Reference
  3. Understanding Urgent v/s Important
  4. Create Windows of Non-Stimulation: 2-3 hours/day
  5. Creativity X Organization = Impact
    • You don’t have to have a score of 100/100 on creativity in order to make an impact.
      • A high score on Creativity but a low score on organization will lead to little impact.
    • Examples of creatives with big impact:
      • James Patterson
      • Thomas Kincaid – Prolific painter with a big business. Maligned by art critics, but very
  6. Having Rituals

Communal Forces: People/Collaboration

  1. Getting Feedback is crucial – share ideas liberally
    • You have to constantly get feedback
      • Customers
      • Readers
      • Community
      • Society
  2. Force of Competition – Competition is a great motivator. We must use it.
    • Story of Photographer who Photographed himself daily for 5 years
      • Discovers someone else doing this … In a week he puts together a public video
  3. Accountability – Accountability is key to getting things done.
  4. Commit Publicly
  5. Mastermind/Circles – Use the Power of Masterminds/Circles of people in the same field as you
  6. We must enroll others in order to make big things happen

Leadership

  1. Finding Extremes
    • and holding on to them
    • Don’t get burdened by consensus
  2. Self Leadership
    • Self awareness

Interview Links

Share0
Tweet0
Share0
>