But only in the beginning.
Once you’ve built that muscle up, what you could barely do before will be your warm-up.
That’s how I feel about learning and executing. There is a ton to learn.
Skill is built daily in the trenches.
Take heart in the beginner’s mind. Allows you to always grow and adapt.
The process takes you to the prize.
You know what gets me.
That little fear in the back of my head.
Saying don’t stick out, you’ll be safer with the group.
It’s that S.O.B. that I have to fight day in & day out.
And then, something good happens and that fear tranforms.
Now, it says they are going to laugh at you.
All the while I keep going.
[Tweet “I can’t run from my fear. But I damn sure can run it over.”]
I’m doing the work.
No time, on my calendar for fear.
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.
1. Absorb everything from these guys
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
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.
What a great concert by Darius Rucker. One of my favorite artists out there. He was entertaining and engaged with the crowd the whole time. The best part, he sang for 2 full hours.
Check out some of the video below and pictures.
Welcome to my new blog! My name is Winston Ash and I want to share my journey with you.
This is a huge undertaking. My goal is to document my actions, thoughts, and to analyze such. Self-awareness. Accountability. And to just show that it can be done.
I just turned 31 years old this past month and it was a huge shock to my system. Not the actual fact of the day change, but that I haven’t accomplished some of the goals I set for myself. And now I’m on the other side of 30.
Looking deep down I realize that I need a better way to keep accountable for my actions. Solution? Make it public. Simple, easy yet requires me to do goals I set.
Started the book, “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. Amazing! In the space of a month, I accomplished more than the previous 5 months of this year. Skyrocketed my productivity.
Work became easier because I created an inbox and forced everyone to drop what they needed in it. But this led to a sea of requests. Therein lies the magic of the system. There was now a spot for everything to go. File. List. Trash. I could go on!
My recommendation, read the book NOW!
Always on Facebook and Twitter.
Going forward, I will link up the most popular articles for easy reference.
We got a new client this month! Exciting times promoting for a new industry. Still haven’t decided how transparent I want to be about the financial of the business. By next month, I will have a decision.
You can check us out on Facebook and Twitter. We are working daily to put out the best service.
Right now, it’s a one-man operation with a few outsourced tasks that allow me to do work at decent scale. Have four outside contractors right now and always looking to add more team members.
Our goal is to by this time next month have put out our new video series, “Founder’s Journal”. Stay tuned for that on our Facebook page. Interested in being a part of this send me an email: winston@ashmediaempire.com
The struggle is working a full-time job and doing this business on the side. Any hours spent working on this business is time away from the family.
My solution is actually pretty simple. Sleep less. Work faster. You ask how I can do this? That is a blog post all it’s own. Stay tuned.
Started writing and putting out content. I enjoy the process of being able to capture my thoughts anywhere and share them.
But is it interesting or useful?
You let me know. That’s where I’ll need your feedback. Look forward to reading everyone’s comments on how to make the site better.
Saw the Yankees play 
the Red Sox. Great game with some amazing people. If you missed my snapchat video, you are missing out!
Went to Schlesingers Steakhouse for my birthday celebration and it was great. I am a cigar and whiskey guy so this place was perfect. Highly recommend!
This blog will be live as of June 1st.
Founder’s Journal going live from Ash Media Empire.
June should be a big month with lots of activity.
My wife challenged me to a new diet – I can’t say no to a challenge. Look for more updates on that.
Until next month, enjoy!