My Idiot Mentality

Happy Monday! Bringing good vibes and energy this morning!

1) Control the things I can control
2) Positivity & fun - be relentless about being positive and fun
3) Daycare is closed so I'm home with my boys - being appreciative/grateful 

Happy Friday! I'm upright and above ground so it's a great day! 

Topics covered
1) Anyone from anywhere can do great things
2) I'm an idiot, but my mentality is the difference maker in the long term
3) Family time - How can I understand the perspective of older/wiser generation and apply that to my daily life

Happy Thursday! Working with some new equipment and figuring it all out. 

Topics covered:

1. I'm an idiot
2. What am I not doing well
3. How do I create systems in my business to make my business more systems dependent and less people dependent

Have Fun. Get Better. Love Life. 

Recording in the office again this morning. Feeling a bit self conscious in this space. It was outside my comfort zone to record this podcast and publish it. It's even further outside my comfort zone to think someone might actually be listening as I'm recording. 

As I listened to this episode I made mention that agency life is difficult and filled with challenges. That reality is not unique to people who work at agencies. Each workplace has it's own difficulties and challenges. Not more or less difficult than what I experience, just different. 

Topics covered

1. How to behave in the absence of clarity of direction - how do I behave when I don't feel like I can move forward at the pace I'd like to move?
2. Systems - how can you make your business more SYSTEMS dependent and less PEOPLE dependent
3. My values - how to create a culture of people who are invigorated by challenges. Energized when things go poorly. 

I kinda stunk it up yesterday, but today is new day. I'm bringing good energy into the podcast this morning. Small setback where the studio was locked so I'm recording this from a regular desk using my laptop this morning. 

I woke up knowing I needed to bring better positivity and energy into my day. I have no doubt that perspective helped me better cope with the change of venue and challenges of getting the podcast recorded this morning. I was actually excited/energized by the challenge of figuring out the solution of how I was going to get the podcast recorded. 


Topics covered
1) Yesterday was not so good. Today will be better.
2) Positivity and/or fun are essential traits of a good leader
3) E-Myth - duality - I'm a technician AND an entrepreneur - I will bring both of those perspectives to my day and business so I need to be aware of how that impacts my perspective. 

First episode from my home office. Video quality is pretty bad. Lighting is poor. Audio quality is not great. The content is just meh (at best). I almost didn't upload this because the quality is so bad across the board. How's that for selling you on an episode? 

The show must go on, as they say, so I'll publish this episode anyway!

The My Idiot Mentality Podcast is a selfish session where I share my mentality going into the work day. 

Topics covered
1) Learning - understanding how you learn
2) Telling people know - be honest and proactive when you have to tell people no
3) My time is my greatest asset - how I choose to spend my time is very important

Happy Friday! It's been a good week. Have fun. Get Better. Love Life. 

Topics discussed:
1) E-Myth Quote - Your business is a reflection of who you are as a person
2) I can't learn things for other people
3) I can't change other people

Episode 10 is a quick one. Thought about skipping but the My Idiot Mentality podcast is a great mental exercise so I'm going to record and publish.

1. Parker moving
2. Once in a lifetime...
3. Just laugh 

Feeling great this morning. Weather is starting to be cooler in the mornings and feeling more like fall. Great energy and loving this routine of recording this podcast every day!

Topics discussed

1. A student of the game, what games are we playing and how can I be a better student of those games?
2. What metrics do we have to evaluate ourselves individually, our business and ourselves as individuals in our businesses?
3. Can’t have the good without the bad- taking off of the technician, manager and entrepreneur

Sometimes you get into a flow and other times things seem to drag. I felt like this episode wasn't as clearly thought out as some others. That's not like me. I'll be better tomorrow!

Topics discussed

1. E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber - conflict between the technician, manager and entrepreneur applied to a group of owners
2. Awareness & constant evolution - have to be aware and constantly evolving
3. Client mentality - what does it mean for me to win? Am I winning by getting offended by my client's behavior and telling them to take a hike?