It’s 820 am, my desk is clean, and I’m ready to take another shot at writing / journaling each morning. I came across this post right before bed last night. I’ve been wanting to get back to this for quite some time now. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do this tomorrow, but I’ve decided to figure that out then.
What did I do yesterday?
I met the VP of a huge brand design agency in India. A friend asked me, “how did it go?” and I didn’t know how to answer it. I could give them a summary of what happened, but I couldn’t tell them that it went well / not well.
Few months ago, Saurabh had told me to notice how you feel when you come out of meetings. It is that simple. You will either feel good about it. Or not.
The tough part is figuring out why you feel that way. So I spent some time doing that.
Apart from that, I got stuck in traffic. Bad planning. Not a pleasant 45 mins at all (rick took the worst route home). Spent the afternoon getting back to some people, planning the rest of the week and writing some content.
Monday night, I reached out to some women on LinkedIn about Dais, and quite a few of them wrote in. Also spent time getting back to them.
Was with AK and SJ after dinner. Chatter. Music. And pizza I regret having.
How did I feel? What did I learn?
Engaged and excited for the most part. Not so happy about the traffic.
What did I learn? Well, I came across this post by Radhika Gupta. And went back to this one about chappal ghisna.
And I realised that somewhere along the way, I’ve chosen speed over hard work. [Unable to articulate – I will come back to this]. But the point of my thought was to focus on hard execution, give attention to the details, and do great work. Not settle for the bare minimum. Even if on most days, it feels like time is passing by quickly. I never want to operate from scarcity or fear. I want to feel good about each thing I send out in the world.
What am I working on?
I will do this in pointers. Feels more sensible.
- People
- I want to write to Radhika Gupta
- I want to write into all women I read about on LinkedIn
- Personal Brand
- LinkedIn content. More and better.
- Build content assets with AK.
- Sort out schedule
- I’m slowly moving towards two focus hour blocks – 8 to 11 and 3 to 6. I think I’m getting closer to it.
- Women’s Day –
- I felt horrible about not being able to come up with an idea. Felt stupid. I spend all my time reading and writing about relevant things. Done being sad. Will sit and think about what I can do, with an open mind.
- Other BAU
- Prep for a podcast with SP
What am I grateful for?
I’m VERY grateful for where I am today. And that’s a vague statement, but I mean each thing – the home I am in, the people I am surrounded by, the work I get to do, the experiences I get to be a part of.
I’m grateful for the opportunities. For what I get to learn. Also grateful to have people who are rooting for me.
I think I covered everything with “where I am today” :d
It’s 8:58 am. It took me longer than 30 minutes to do this. Also because I think I filtered a lot of it in my head.
Maybe tomorrow will be better. Maybe if I do it for a few more days.
– Home, Mumbai, Feb 21, 2024