Free Time with Jenny Blake

236: Ignore the Odds — Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h Crossover


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“Startup CEOs should not play the odds. When you are building a company, you must believe there is an answer and you cannot pay attention to your odds of finding it. You just have to find it. It matters not whether your chances are nine in ten or one in a thousand; your task is the same.” —Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things

We are not meant to compare ourselves to eight billion people. I know I’m not the first to remind you that social platforms are status games on globalized steroids. With so much exposure to people who are (actually) smarter, funnier, prettier, and/or fill-in-the-blanker, the logical conclusion would be not to jump in. Right? In Zero Sum Logic, this is correct. If you can’t be the best author, the best podcaster, the best thinker about your topic, the prettiest/skinniest/curviest/strongest in physical appearance, why try?

Today's post is a crossover from my newest project, Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h: Divine disaster diaries from a bread-winning business owner living in New York city. This is a paid Substack where I share personal essays about the nitty-gritty aspects of running a business, especially when sh*t hits the fan. My friend Leanne calls it “business reality TV.”

Check out my profile page to see what I’m publishing across ‘Doh, Free Time, and Pivot at http://substack.com/@jennyblake.


📝 Permission

To be magnificently in the middle.


✅ Do (or Delegate) This Next

Publish something you’re unsure about, especially if you’re overthinking it; let your audience give feedback on whether it was helpful or not.


🔗 Resources Mentioned
  • Articles: Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h—Ignore the Odds
  • Gnostic Gospel of Thomas
  • New York Times—Tip of the Iceberg (A Litany of Clichés)
  • Apps: Substack

    📚 Books Mentioned
    • The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
    • My Body by Emily Ratajkowski
    • Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels
    • Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
    • Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business
    • Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
    • Life After College

    • 🎧 Related Episodes
      • Free Time: 223: The Confidence Trap: Why You Don’t Need It to Do Big Things (SPARKED Crossover)
      • 226: Is your business a hot mess? If yes, let's celebrate — Rolling in D🤦🏻‍♀️h
      • The Examined Life with Khe Hy: Should You Play Status Games? With Jenny Blake
      • High Low with EmRata

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