My new job is a lot of new things and a big part of that is to plan, think through, get into details (which i dont enjoy) and understand impact.
What this means is to find time and space to 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 and 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁. More reflection is needed when more needs to be done. As I think about what needs to happen, what needs to be delivered, I am forcing myself to find time to reflect more.
We are living in a chaotic, non stop, adrenalin driven world that does not give you time to think. We are constantly on the move, bombarded with this state of fear, 𝗙𝗢𝗠𝗢, 𝗬𝗢𝗟𝗢 you name it.
It is forcing people to keep reacting, and not take out time to think 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.
I find it critical to find time every now and then to just reflect. Go on a 2 hour walk and do nothing but reflect. 𝗡𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
I learned this early, as some of the best ideas and solutions to my problems were revealed when i was not working or forcing to think but doing something else entirely like exercising.
Infact some of the best ideas I have had was when i was at the gym.
You have to unburden your mind from the usual for you to open up to “𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝘅” 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Reflection allows you to re-adjust, re-focus, and brings you back to the ground in many ways.
Running my own company means managing every aspect of it. Bigger the ambition/goals, bigger the planning and scaling. In a world where you dont control 90%+ of what happens you need to plan better, think through deeper.
You cannot do this when your in a crowd busy listening and speaking all the time. Give yourself a break and find time. It doesnt have to be a fancy vacation. You can take a 30-60 min walk on your own in a quiet place and that’s already effective.
When was the last time you intentionally took out time and just reflected and what was the result?
