Meeting one of my mentor, bestie, and investor. +75yo, ex boss of the US marketing frenzy (š @MadMen_AMC), ex Navy Seal, ex pro swim, grew up as a gay kid in āŖļø MidWest and escaped to NYC to build a crazy life. His main reco to win? #1 "Cultivate what makes you exceptional" š
#1 "Cultivate what makes you exceptional" - It's easy to wanna fit in, to blur your lines so you don't stand out too much. By doing so you'll gradually forget who you are, and then it becomes a nightmare to find what drives you on a daily basis, and motivation drops big time š
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#1 Part II - To me that's saying out loud silly jokes my crazy mind processes without filter, pursuing ideas without looking for validation from people, and spending plenty of time on my own, reading mangas, playing video games to process my thoughts and create imaginary worlds
#2 "Sell the dream, not the reality" - Daily life can be fun, and daily tasks are okay, but to get that fire burning remind yourself and people about what you're aiming to reach. The journey matters but it's the goal that drives you. Talk about the big vision, not daily fluff š¤©
#2 Part II - To me, that means challenging Kairn to make sure we look at the bigger picture. It's not really about creating yet another project management app, it's about giving people the feeling of progress every day, with the constraints of collaboration across dozens of tools
#3 "Be yourself, be 300% honest" - It's so easy to become a shiny person in the startup world, to lose your ground, to only talk about the sparkles, when truth is, daily life is pretty much a daily crash... Staying honest helps you stay grounded and more accepting of others š¤
#3 Part II - To me, that's being honest with entrepreneur friends and fellows, sharing the hard parts as well as the good, and listening back. It's harder with the team coz you have a duty to drive the ship, so you can't be vulnerable it's a balance of transparency and honesty āļø
#4 "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and little minds discuss people" (Eleanor Roosevelt?) Not his but he loves it. If someone can text and talk with you at the same time it means you're failing here š© great discussions need 100% attention
#4 Part II - To me, it's how we imagine the way of life of people passing by, we build concepts about their potential story, and that drives our creativity. It's never the silly gossip that brings bad karma š
. Talking Sh*t about people will never do you good.
#4 "Have fun along the way or you'll be š©" - That might depend a lot on personality and mine needs constant stimulation to stay engaged. Here some people will need structure more than fun. Discover what drives you with personality tests to understand how you work
#4 Part II - I'm an ENTP-A on MBTI // Influencer on DISC // and pretty extreme on the Big Five. I def reco taking those to understand how to manage your energy according to your inner drivers. The high Inuitive + Assertive parts mean I need constant new challenges
My current favourite personality test is the Big Five which doesn't put you in a category (I HATE being put in a box as you can guess from my score) so being placed on a scale on 5 traits and making my own interpretation on what it means fits me best š
If you post your personality type/score I'll gladly share specific productivity tips for you ā„ļø inspired by my fantastic mentor and our conversations re-imagining the world (+ tons of reading about productivity x personality š¤ including from the amazing @anthilemoon)
Patricia Bernasconi
@patbsci
š 3y trying to crack productivity for teams (šŖ¦ @KairnApp) š® Ping me to add virality to your SaaS - freelance Product Manager magic šāāļø Currently in Lisbon
