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I didn't have my values written down until year 4 of my business Friend.
I was too busy should-ing all over myself to stop and figure out what I cared about. 💩
So if you read last week's email and thought "Okay, but I don't have values defined. Now what?" Fair question.
Sitting down to figure out how you think about things can feel daunting.
Where do you even start?
There's lots of different exercises you can try or worksheets. But, I'd suggest my friend Catherine Alonzo's book The ChangeMaker's Toolkit, and it has exercises specifically for this.
It walks you through getting clear on what you think and care about, without making it a whole existential project.
Do the exercise. Take your time with it.
The American experiment wasn't clean. The founders didn't have it all figured out on day one. They tried things, they adjusted, they kept going. That's the point.
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WEEK 2 EXPERIMENT:
Take something you've been procrastinating on and have AI help you break through.
The thing that's been nagging at you for weeks. The thing you keep moving from today's list to tomorrow's list like it's going to feel different on Thursday.
Here's a R.I.P.E. prompt to try. (Framework refresher)
R: You are a productivity coach who works with creative business owners and understands that procrastination is usually about clarity, not laziness.
I: I've been putting off [specific thing — writing a proposal, updating my portfolio, calling a difficult client, organizing my material library]. Every time I think about starting, I feel [describe the feeling — overwhelmed, bored, anxious, unsure where to begin]. I've been avoiding this for [timeframe].
P: Ask me two questions to understand why I'm actually stuck. Then break this down into the smallest possible steps and tell me which parts you can handle for me if I give you the right information.
E: A list of micro-steps (each under 15 minutes) plus a clear note on which steps I can delegate to you and what information you need from me to do it.
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Run it. See what happens. Then tell me what you picked and if it helped.
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