You're creating for one

And connecting with one / Issue 1,159

Oh, hi friends!

I don’t have any ideas.

They don’t want to hear from me.

Everything’s been done.

I’ve played out those mantras over and over again.

Maybe you have, too.

But why the blanket statements? 

Why the overwhelm?

You might not have a million ideas. That’s fine!

But I bet you have one.

Everyone might not have to hear from you.

But I bet one person does.

And yes, many projects and products have been created and put into the world.

But not yours.

Start with one.

Connect with one.

Make one.

From there, the details are yours.

Today Is Podcast Day! 

Dorie Clark and I talk about committing to a fitness routine, myofunctional therapy, finding “four-way wins” in your day, and how she uses forcing functions to make progress on writing her musicals. Listen here!

Dorie is a marketing strategist, keynote speaker, and her book The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World has been a favorite of mine this past year. Just yesterday my friend Matt N. texted me a screenshot of the page where Dorie features my story of starting this newsletter! 

But I wanted to tell you something about this conversation. 

Dorie and I talked for my podcast a while ago. Like, six months ago. (That’s embarrassing — I’m very behind!) 

But I mentioned I was going to run the New York City Half Marathon and was nervous because, well, I didn’t run much anymore.

Re-listening to our conversation this week I was amazed because…it predicted the future!

Talking to Dorie planted a seed.

She told me about her new fitness routine, and I ended up committing to a morning running routine (and I wrote about running the half a few months ago).

My point is this: There is power of surrounding yourself with people who inspire you, people who are trying new things, people who get you to consider, “Oh hey, maybe my project could benefit from a dose of their strategies?!” 

A lot can change in six months. You will go places you can’t even imagine.

Hope you might enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.