Clarity Compressed with Paul J. Daly

Do you realize you have ‘agency’? I’m not talking about the use of the word in a marketing sense, but in a sociological sense. I know, I know, I won’t get too fancy, but each one of us has “agency” over our actions. That is, the FREE WILL to act independently according to our own choices and decisions. 

Today I’m getting into how each one of us can use that power to lean into our “Connection Agency” and what might just happen if we do. 

It’s good to be connected.

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Starting off with a question this week: How much do you know about those in your family who lived 100+ years ago? The vast majority of us will answer, “Not much.” And even those who know something about them, only know some facts and dates. Perhaps some stories have been passed down and maybe those stories have grown in scope every time they are told. But most or maybe ALL of the nuance has been lost forever.

That ☝️ will never be the case again. Our great, great, great, great grandkids will know EXACTLY who we were because of social media, the ease of capturing content, and even podcasts like this. 

With every post, every comment, every video, we are speaking to generations in the future and giving them something to aspire to, be proud of, and handing over the torch. OR, we are giving them things to run from, be ashamed of, and things they may even want to bury. They will know how we acted, what our demeanor was like day in, day out, our perspective on world events and how we treated the world around us? How did we dress? Did we have an accent? Was there kindness in our delivery? Was there fire in our eyes?

We are speaking to our legacy everyday, in ways that history has never seen. 

The real question is, are we being good stewards of that gift?

May we continue to speak CLARITY and TRUTH into those who are carrying our legacies…

Paul

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The last 12 months have felt like a marathon that I’m still running. Frankly, I’m tired. I’ve been tired and I know most of you have been as well. Nevertheless, we keep running even though we are tired. 

The truth is, it’s impossible to run a marathon without getting tired, so we need to determine where we will “put” the tired if we are going to keep running. One of my favorite minds, Seth Godin, turned me on to this principle in his book, What To Do When It’s Your Turn.

So the question for us becomes; where do we put the tired? Also, where do we put the fear? 

Thanks for allowing me to share where I’ve landed on this in this week's show. 

Keep running, keep getting tired (it’s ok) and keep Pursuing Clarity, 

Paul

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Have you ever felt helplessly overwhelmed by ideas and inspiration? I’m not simply talking about not getting something done. I’m talking about getting REALLY (almost hopelessly) frustrated because you have great ideas, great opportunities, and great potential but almost feel crushed by the weight of not having enough time, or ability, to execute to make progress.

I have and still do fairly often. 

That’s why I’m so excited to share a little known short story that changed my perspective forever. The story is called “Leaf by Niggle” and was written by the legendary J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit / Lord of the Rings).

I won’t spoil the story, but it involves a creative, a world war, and a sudden death…and the CLARITY it gave me brought tears of joy, relief and immediate appreciation.

I hope it does the same for you, and more.

May you enjoy the PURSUIT of clarity :)

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Today I’m taking you with me on a little walk through some deep snow. This week marks the third anniversary of the Clarity Compressed Podcast. My life is so much different than it was when I started and I’ll bet yours is too. I’m not one to spend a lot of time celebrating the wins (one of the many things I wan’t to improve upon) so this episode is a reflection of that in it’s simplicity and lack of fanfare. 

I’ve found that most things in life that are worth doing feel a lot more like a walk through deep snow at a consistent pace than any euphoric journey that most of social media tries to convince you it should be. It is the consistency over time which produces good results in us and in others, not hype. It called work. 

The difference between work that is worth doing and work that is meaningless is why and how you do it, and who you include in the journey. 

With that being said, we have done some meaningful work together and we aren’t finished yet!

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your meaningful work and for being a part of mine. 

Keep Pursing that Clarity…the best is still to come.

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Today I welcome the future of education. The good news is…it finally makes sense! I had the opportunity to sit down with Synthesis School Co-Founder and CEO, Chrisman Frank. So here’s the premise: Elon Musk was done with the traditional, conveyor model of schooling so he hired a private instructor which turned into an actual school on the SpaceX campus which is now being brought to the masses through Synthesis. (Insert big inhale)

We get into some of the ways all of us need to think in order to be successful in a rapidly changing world and how we can prepare our kids for that TODAY. If you are a parent, you will love this. If you aren’t a parent, you should still be leaning in, because, ready or not, the next generations will be the ones taking care of all of us. 

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So it’s Super Bowl time and frankly, as an Eagles fan who lives in Syracuse…I couldn’t be more dis-interested in the football. It just hurts, LOL. However, as a marketer and creative, I’m VERY interested in the commercials. The Super Bowl happens to also be the …Super Bowl of Advertising!

Today we’re talking through the first Super Bowl commercial released which is from a company who sells used cars online, Vroom (VRM NYSE). We’ll talk about what makes a good commercial and whether or not this one is any good. 

We also get into how perception is reality and the power of using empathy to make a consumers pain feel a lot worse that it really is. 

Have a great week knowing that next week, its already February!

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It turns out that there is a lot in common between flying a Blackhawk and running a business. Ok, so maybe imminent death isn’t quite as close with one vs the other, however the stakes and potential power represented by both are extreme, important, and meaningful. 

Today it’s my privilege to introduce you to Commander Adam Jones. Adam was a Blackhawk Pilot and Commander in the Army. His company, Mountain Movers Consulting brings all of that experience and energy from the cockpit to the boardroom as he translates principles and practices to help us win in everyday business and life. 

Adam was gracious enough to offer our listeners a 15 minute personal call with him to work through some leadership challenges. If you want to connect with him, by emailing him here.

You can also check out his Instagram, LinkedIn, or Clubhouse (@commanderadam)

I hope you get the same CLARITY as I did from the perspective Commander Adam offered in this interview.

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I hope your 2021 is off to a great start! Before I get into the episode, I want you to be one of the first to know that I’m partnering with Simon Sinek, NYT bestseller of ’Start With Why,” “Leaders Eat Last,” and the creator of one of the most legendary TED talks.

I’ll be teaching a new course, “Branding to Make Your Business Invincible” in his online classroom, Inspire U. You can register for the class here. I hope to see you there!

Now onto the episode. This week I’m diving into the hot, new, audio-only social media platform, Clubhouse. It is the only social media platform you can engage passively and I literally spent dozens of hours on the platform over the last week. (Here’s a great summary I found)

Oh, and it’s invite only. Oh, and it’s only on iOS. What!!!???

Sure, any new platform can soar, or fizzle out. My bet is that Clubhouse is here to stay. If you join, look me up @pauljdaly

Get that CLARITY

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We are all playing a game with constantly changing players and constantly changing rules. Leadership teacher and guru Simon Sinek so aptly captures this in his book The Infinite Game. If we have a rigid mindset, we are going to become demotivated and quickly lose. Let’s leave that for the other people who don’t have the CLARITY and perspective we do!

This year is going to be different, so I’m kicking off the year of content differently. I’m kicking off this episode with a Saturday recording, walking through my facility, and rocking a beat as I talk about the new year and the new requirements of executing life and business. 

If 2020 taught us anything, it is that we don’t know what’s going to happen. There are going to be a lot of things we can’t predict…again. Here’s what we do know: ALL of us are going to have to make something out of whatever the year gives us. The good news is that despite all of the things that are out of our control, there are some things that are always within our control. Specifically, how we react to what we are given.  

May you react well and THRIVE in 2021!

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