We finally found the perfect venue for our first in-person Second Brain Summit!
Mark your calendars for Oct. 3-4 in Los Angeles!
Steal My 5-Step Project Kick-Off Checklist
I've noticed that the way most people launch projects is very haphazard, leaving it mostly up to chance if their endeavor will actually come to fruition.
But if we consider that our projects are some of our biggest investments of attention, isn't it worth adding a little bit of structure to how we start them?
This is where the Project Kick-off Checklist comes in. Here's my own checklist which leverages the existing information in my Second Brain and takes me usually no more than 20-30 minutes to complete:
- Capture your current thinking: Create a new project folder and do a brain dump, capturing all your thoughts, musings, potential strategies, relevant links, and important steps tied to the project.
- Review relevant folders or tags: Check your Second Brain for notes that could be useful to the new project.
- Search for related terms: Leverage the search functionality of your notetaking app to look for terms that correlate with the project. This can unearth even more existing information that you can use to kickstart your project.
- Move relevant notes to your new project folder: Or utilize the linking feature available in most notetaking apps to establish links instead of physically relocating the notes.
- Jot down a quick outline and project plan: Now that you know what information and assets you already have, outline the next steps you'll take to progress in your project.
Now, I invite you to create your own personalized Project Kick-off Checklist. Write down the steps you’ll take when you start a new project to make sure you have everything in place to execute it effectively.
Then put your Project Kick-off Checklist to the test by applying it to a new project you’re starting right away.
3 Principles for Business Growth: 8-Figure CEO Coaches Tiago
As the founder of ConvertKit, Nathan Barry has a front-row seat to how the world’s biggest creators are building and monetizing their audiences.
He’s scaled ConvertKit to more than $40 million in annual revenue and is now coaching me on how to grow my business.
In this discussion, Nathan shares 3 core principles for business growth, what we can learn from the Kardashians, and concrete suggestions for me to reach $10M in revenue.
If you want to know what's next for Building a Second Brain...
Watch on YouTube.
Get Yourself Optimized: Rein In Your To-Do List
I'm back on the Get Yourself Optimized podcast to talk with host Stephan about managing the complexities of modern life mindfully.
We cover:
- The analog inspirations that helped me figure out tech solutions for organization and clarity
- Ways to create value, not just in your work but in the way you approach everything in your life
- Key strategies around architecting digital infrastructure to help bring projects to fruition
- And more
Listen here.
Managing Nerves, Anxiety & Burnout with Jonny Miller
I'm a firm believer that mastering your nervous system is the new frontier of performance.
We can continue to optimize the tools and software we use, but peak professional achievements are deeply intertwined with our physical, mental, and emotional health.
Jonny Miller is the founder of Nervous System Mastery, a course that has helped hundreds of people (including myself and some of my team members) cultivate calm, enhance resilience, and elevate a sense of aliveness.
In this must-listen episode of Lenny's Podcast, Jonny and Lenny cover...
- How shifting your focus from the mind to the body can help ease nervousness
- The power of breath in changing states
- The importance of “interoception”
- Specific breathing exercises to both calm and excite your nervous system
- The A.P.E. (awareness, posture, and emotion) framework for recognizing body signals
- The “feather, brick, dump truck” phenomenon
- The concept of emotional debt and how to release it
- The competitive advantage of feeling emotions
Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
In next week's newsletter, I'll share an invitation to join the next cohort of Nervous System Mastery together with a discount exclusive for our subscribers. Stay tuned!
