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by Winston Ash on Founder Journal

Intense Writing

The third cup of coffee. It does it every time. When I need focus, when I want to clear my mind, and put extra effort into writing. Nothing else does this for me.
 
My brain kicks into overdrive. Thoughts pour out. No filter. Perfect for the type of writing I’m doing.
 
Writing action scenes is intense.
[Tweet “I’m there. In the scene imagining what would happen. I can see the details.”]
My senses kick into overdrive. I smell the dew in the air, feel my heart race, and know the weight of the actions. It’s an intense experience.
 
Today, I wrote a scene about a gun battle. I pulled the details from my training. Vivid is the only description.
 
Here’s an excerpt:
” I sprint to the left of the door. Blinded from the flashbang. Slam into the wall and fire 3 shots through the door. They want a fight. Here it comes.”
 
by Winston Ash on Founder Journal

Beach Life

The fun part is sitting out, relaxing and disconnecting. We free ourselves from the daily distractions of the world. And in doing so we go up another level.
 
Our vacations become off-site meetings. We focus on what we want. Set direction. Plan. It’s a great time. No set agenda. Talking about our visions for the future.
 
Every team needs that open, honest communication to work.
[Tweet “No judgement. Talking and sharing.”]
Vacation is where we get it done.
 
Hope you guys have a great weekend. We did.
 
by Winston Ash on Entrepreneurship, Founder Journal

#FounderJournal – May 2016

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.

Month Highlights

Reading

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!

Writing

Always on Facebook and Twitter.

Going forward, I will link up the most popular articles for easy reference.

My Projects

Ash Media Empire

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.

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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.

WinstonAsh.com

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.

For Fun

Saw the Yankees play schleshingersthe 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!

What’s Next

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!