Cultivate mindfulness meditation as a foundational habit, as the ability to know what is happening in your mind and body is crucial for achieving other goals and navigating life.
Actively return to altruism, compassion, and the desire to be useful as a grounding principle, as it is the ‘cleanest burning fuel’ and helps you be less harsh on yourself and others.
Continuously keep an eye on what motivates you, as this helps hard situations go down easier and leads to better decision-making.
Recognize that meditation is not a solo endeavor and actively seek or build a community (Sangha) to practice with, as this fosters shared experience and support.
Employ a mindfulness practice to enhance habit formation and impulse control, as self-awareness helps you ride impulses without giving into them, preventing derailment of new habits.
Gather your team for a dedicated session to collectively discuss and define ‘why’ you do what you do, filling a whiteboard with answers to foster shared motivation and purpose.
Hold open discussions with your team about individual and collective strengths and weaknesses, including those of the figurehead, to establish a shared reality and manage dynamics effectively.
Learn to differentiate between problems that can be solved and dynamics that must be managed, focusing on understanding and aligning on shared realities rather than forcing immediate fixes.
For leaders or figureheads, develop an ‘operating manual’ for your team to help them manage you, outlining how you want to interact and what you need to personally handle versus delegate.
Clearly define how a leader or figurehead should interact with the team and what tasks they need to personally handle versus delegate, to prevent becoming a bottleneck and ensure team health.
Implement strategies to manage communication flow to and from a leader, such as consolidating requests, to protect their time and prevent them from being inundated with constant messages.
When starting a new company or project, run a ton of experiments and carefully observe how the audience responds to each, using this feedback to pivot and refine your approach.
Actively reach out to and have calls with people who run similar operations or shows to learn about their processes and how they do what they do.
Bundle similar tasks together, such as recording all voiceovers or ad reads at one time each week, to improve efficiency and streamline workflows.
Join a structured meditation challenge, such as one offering daily guided meditations and live check-ins, to build community, share experiences, and ask questions.
Create a small, intimate group of friends and fellow meditators (a sangha) to share and support each other in your practice.
Consider taking your family on an annual meditation retreat, even if children are young, for a device-free reset and to expose them to a grounded, present environment.
Start a column or diary, perhaps on platforms like Substack or LinkedIn, to document your experiences and insights while starting a new business.