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This Week at a Glance: - Monday: The Hidden ROI of Doing the Right Thing
- Wednesday: I Co-Hosted a Retreat With Richard Branson
- Friday: The 2 Types of Passion
Wisdom Worth Sharing: The reason most people never change is because they're too attached to who they've always been. Change requires death: The death of old stories, old habits, old comforts, old beliefs. Reinvention starts with release. (share to x/twitter!)
Monday: The Hidden ROI of Doing the Right Thing I recently came across a tweet about Scott Belsky, a successful entrepreneur and investor, who sold his first company to Adobe in 2012. It was posted during a news cycle in which a few notable stories had surfaced of founders seemingly leaving their employees hanging out to dry in lucrative acquisitions. Scott had done the opposite—going to bat for every single team member. 13 years later, it's still remembered as an inspiring, defining moment in many of their lives. I had dinner with Scott a few weeks after the post surfaced and had a chance to ask him about the story... (read the full piece here)
Wednesday: I Co-Hosted a Retreat With Richard Branson—Here's What I Learned Last week, I had a pinch me experience: I spent five days co-hosting a retreat with Richard Branson, Adam Grant, and a group of incredible entrepreneurs and thinkers on Necker Island, Richard's private island in the Caribbean. In Wednesday's issue, I shared 7 learnings and reflections—my best attempt to bring you into the room with me, to spark a ripple effect in your life. Here are 7 learnings from a week with legends… (read the full piece here)
Friday: The 2 Types of Passion Psychologist Robert Vallerand proposed that there two types of passion: - Obsessive Passion is rigid. Your entire identity becomes interconnected with the pursuit itself. Your self-worth attached to your extrinsic success in it. Rest periods away from the pursuit are viewed as a reward for your efforts, but often create feelings of guilt or shame. It is all-consuming.
- Harmonious Passion is is adaptive. It is chosen. It aligns with your identity, but it does not supersede it. It is a reflection of your priorities and values. It is naturally energizing. Rest periods away from the pursuit are viewed as an important part of your performance, not a reward for your efforts.
In a culture that glamorizes obsession, to focus on your harmony feels like an act of rebellion. But interestingly, it is exactly this act of rebellion that leads to the most profound outcomes. The life you want is on the other side of the rebellion you avoid. (read the full piece here)
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