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When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
What they don’t see, and what we continue to experience, is that while collaborating can be hard, it’s also a more rewarding, fruitful, and uplifting experience than doing things on our own. Yes, it’s true that groups of people collaborating will run into some well-known problems, but it’s also true that we see ways to make that experience better,
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Every release is a chance to find the people who connect with our ideas, and for us to better express the essence of what our project is about.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
In each of these projects I regularly found myself trying to convince friends, family, and potential future participants on the merits of these ideas. It was an uphill search for the words, frames, themes, and execution that would help others see it the way I or we did.
There were times when this was invigorating and rewarding. But there were just a... See more
There were times when this was invigorating and rewarding. But there were just a... See more
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
To power through pain and uncertainty, we must feed our psyches with action and energy.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
In the short term a 1-of-1 purpose will almost always fail. Every day is yet another moment that people didn’t follow your vision and the world failed to transform according to your ideas. The failures are literally limitless.
With a longer view, however, this process looks different. Eighty straight days of struggling in the darkness can produce on... See more
With a longer view, however, this process looks different. Eighty straight days of struggling in the darkness can produce on... See more
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
It’s possible for other projects to be sexier, more lucrative, and more attention getting, however their purposes are less unique than yours.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
Increase the surface area of the idea — Each release is a chance to help more people see the world the way we see it. They’re opportunities to connect with people by showing them how our ideas can match their needs and fulfill their desires.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
Have fun — There’s a version of this work that’s hyper-analytical where we try to Moneyball our way to success. There’s another version where we’re living it, enjoying it, and having fun with it. Our best work comes when we’re having fun and enjoying what we’re doing, not when we’re overly analytical. Analytical thinking creates fear and uncertaint... See more
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
Having the vision and motivation to go for a 1-of-1 purpose are the most important elements. But what if we want to thrive in the pursuit of our goal? What does that look like?
First, and one of the hardest parts: you must give up your desire for approval from others . When pursuing a 1-of-1 vision, you aren’t going to be the most popular or celebra... See more
First, and one of the hardest parts: you must give up your desire for approval from others . When pursuing a 1-of-1 vision, you aren’t going to be the most popular or celebra... See more