Entrepreneurship

by Winston Ash on Entrepreneurship

The Way I Work

To outsiders, it must look like I don’t do much.

New ideas all the time. Slow progress on old ones.

But inside it’s pedal to the floor. Every day I’m learning. More and more things change. And, I adjust accordingly.

Every new day brings new decisions. I love the game.

So, yes. From the outside, I can see it looks like not much is going on.

But I wish you could see the messy work going on.

It reminds me of those sayings of overnight successes.

“Dude, one day he just blew up.”

There is no way it’s like that.

We toil in the quiet and the finished product is our result.

But that process of work. That is our real salvation.

I compare it to going pro in baseball.

I was the friend of a catcher turned pitcher who ended up winning a World Series.

Want to know what I saw?

Every day from the time we were little kids this guy worked on baseball. Not some days. Not a little.

But a full workout. Every. Single. Day.

No days off, no holidays. And to him, it wasn’t work.

He loved the game. Think about that.

That’s how I feel about my work.

It’s passion. Love. Dedication. Inspiration.

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by Winston Ash on Entrepreneurship

Sprint Velocity

Two ideas when combined describe my plan.

I want to go as fast as I can in a straight line.

Funny, that line goes up a steep hill called success.

So, my speed may be slow, but I’m moving with intense velocity and intent.

Easier said than done.

I compare it to a treadmill. Everyone at the gym goes fast on flat ground. The champions charge the hills and put in the work.

 
by Winston Ash on Entrepreneurship

Learning all the Time

Let’s be honest. I’m not an expert. All I do here is talk about what I’m learning.

And I’m in a continual process to learn.

More about this subject. Clouds and dirt. I want to learn it all.

Here is the difference. I am taking that learning and experimenting.

So, yesterday I did this test on my blog. Wrote down the whole plan and results.

Why?

Because how else can I see if this stuff actually works.

Guess what? Some do, yet most don’t.

I have a great idea.

I’ll start documenting my tests and sharing them on here. You can see where I am and how I am growing, or not.

At least I’ll have it documented here.

Following Gary Vee’s advice, “Document. Don’t Create”

Until next time.

 

 
by Winston Ash on Entrepreneurship

Late Night Work

I’ve figured out a workable plan for now.

I need my alone time and this work provides it.

I can sort out my thoughts. Get them on paper. And take action.

The feeling is liberating.

At my small desk cluttered with the weekend’s garbage, I work.

I write. Think. Analyze. And rewrite.

How did I know this was it? The right thing to do. What I wanted to spend my time on.

Because after a 12-hour workday, I get home tired. Yet once I get into my space.

The energy starts flowing. The music is beating in my ears. And I lose track of time.

Laser focused and diffused thinking.

I know what this feeling is, I’m in the zone.

Sometimes I come out of my trance and the clock reads 1:30AM. Shit, I have to be up in 4 hours.

And the next day. I wake up like a superhero. Recharged and relaxed. Why?

Because I’m doing the work I was meant to do. I love it. And it’s not the time. It’s the work, output, and creativity.

I love that feeling.

For the love of the game.

 
by Winston Ash on Entrepreneurship, Founder Journal

Lost and Found

I was lost. But now I have found my way.

How did I do it?

I admitted that I fucked up. And I forgave myself. Then I listened over and over to motivational tapes. You know the ones. They say its ok to fail as long as you move forward. Mistakes are your friend. I’m not sold on that one. Mistakes are learning experiences.

After a few of those tapes I found some mentors online. And I just started taking action. And adjusting. Over and over and over.

You want to do the same things? Here’s a quick action list.

Action Items:

1. Absorb everything from these guys

1. Gary Vaynerchuck

2. Seth Godin

3. Les Brown

2. Make a rough plan

3. Act!

4. Adjust!

5. Repeat 3 & 4 until goal achieved

6. Set new goal

 
by Winston Ash on Entrepreneurship, Founder Journal

Hard Road Ahead

Don’t make the project easy.

Think about how many people want the easy road. No one asks for the road filled with barbed wire, trolls, and unreliable friends. But that’s exactly what I want.

It allows me to separate from the herd. Once I’ve gone that extra mile there are only a few brothers of the way. Soldiers on the warpath from good to great. I’ve got my helmet strapped up.

So,yep. I’ll take the hard road.

[Tweet “Built for Pain.”]

I will win.

The first choice made the second one predictable.