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Hello friends! Welcome to this week's edition of 2x2. The Friday newsletter of diversions and ideas
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Hello friends! Welcome to this week's edition of 2x2. The Friday newsletter of diversions and ideas for leaders and creators. As I write todayâs newsletter, the weather in Kansas City is beautiful! And my 3 boys are all at a camp for the week ⦠so the house is unusually quiet for a summer day. Ahhh. 😊 The quiet scene this morning is the opposite of how the week has felt so far⦠Because itâs launch week. On Tuesday we announced the all-new [Focus Accelerator membership](. This is something weâve been working on for 18 months⦠Itâs finally out there and [the response has been beyond what we expected](. That said, letâs dive in. I feel like Iâve got some especially great stuff for you today. As always, below you will find a couple of diversions and recommendations for you to check out; and then, secondly, are a couple of ideas. Enjoy! Check this out
1: [Leadership and the competency fallacy](
This is some fantastic leadership advice from Claire Lew: âOne of our greatest desires we have as leaders is to appear competent to our team. That's not a bad thing! Being competent is good. But the keyword here is "appear" â we want to "appear" competent as a leader.â
(Side Note: I had the privilege of interviewing Claire for our Creative Focus Summit a few years back, and she gave some fantastic advice to leaders, not the least of which was (a) how to handle advice; and (b) what to do with new ideas you have. Her interview is available in the [Accelerator Vault]( 2: [The Greatest Life Hacks in the World (for Now)](
âSomething does not need to be perfect to be wonderfulâ (Side note, this is on the NYT so you may hit the paywall. But if so, fret not because itâs basically just a remix of Kevin Kellyâs list of advice. On which, you will also find this nugget: âWhen you lead, your real job is to create more leaders, not more followers.â .. and gosh. If youâre having trouble creating leaders, then read Claireâs thread above.) Something to think about
1: Are you leading with your ego?
The aforelinked leadership thread by Claire, overlaps a ton with a mindset I have been focusing on in my own leadership over the past several years. In short, there are other, [more sustainable ways to lead by example](. The problem is that our ego usually gets in the way. Or, the ego of our leadership mentors who modeled a âdo more, be more, know moreâ approach. 2: [Three reasons youâre not seeing results (yet)]( - Itâs too early
- Youâre doing the wrong action
- Youâre not actually doing what you say or think you are (youâre distracted in the moment of action, or youâre not actually showing up consistently) If 1: then itâs a matter of patience. Donât quit.
If 2: then itâs a matter of strategy. Try something new and measure your results.
If 3: then itâs a matter of focus. Track your actions and donât give into distractions. * * *
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