Big Idea Daily | Die Empty
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Unleash Your Best Work Every Dayby Todd Henry |
“This book is about cultivating the mind-set and the methods you need to unleash your best work each day, and to increase the odds that, at the end of your life, you will not regret how you spent your days.”TODD HENRY |
BIG IDEA
Mapping + Making + Meshing = Developer
FROM THE BOOK“The Developer is constantly weaving together available resources and opportunities to create value.
He doesn’t work frantically, but instead works with urgency and diligence, making plans and then executing them, learning from his actions, and then redirecting them as needed. He recognizes that uncertainty is not an enemy, but a natural part of engaging in important and valuable work. He also knows that opportunities are valuable only if he is prepared to take advantage of them, and as such he is constantly developing his skills that will be needed when he gets where he wants to go rather than where he is currently. If you want to die empty of regret, with a body of work you can be proud of, you must focus on becoming a Developer.”
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Brian's Notes
As Todd advises, if we want to die empty of regret with a body of work we can be proud of (←love that concept!), we need to become a Developer.
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A Developer? Yep.
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A Developer integrates the three kinds of work Todd has identified: Mapping + Making + Meshing.
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In short:
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Mapping = Having a clear vision of what you’re up to. Knowing your mission and choosing your battles wisely.
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Making = Actually doing the work—with urgency and diligence. Every day.
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Meshing = Developing your skills so you’re always growing.
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The Developer integrates all three of those.
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Alternatively, “The Driver” gets the Mapping + Making but misses the Meshing. While “The Drifter” gets the Making + Meshing but misses the Mapping. And “The Dreamer” gets the Mapping + Meshing but misses the Making.
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Of course, Todd goes into (brilliant) detail on each of those and the book is essentially all about mastering the process of becoming a Developer. Check it out for more.
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For now, let’s do a very quick inventory.
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What’s your mission? Where are you headed? How’s your Map?
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Are you showing up each day with Urgency + Diligence? (I didn’t count the number of times Todd used the phrase “urgency + diligence” but it was a LOT.)
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Are you taking the time to develop your skills and optimize your life so you’re constantly growing and ready for more and more opportunities?
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When you’re not rockin’ being a Developer, which do you tend to be: a Driver, a Drifter or a Dreamer? (I can see elements of each at different phases of my life!)
Big Ideas
01: THE DEVELOPER
02: MEDIOCRITY
03: TODAY’S THE DAY
04: STEP + SPRINT + STRETCH
05: THE LAG
“How much of your day do you spend doing work that you will be proud of later?”TODD HENRY |
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