Gap year szn: Week 👌

Honestly, life got busy last week. I watched probably 3 hours of video content, and now I have to catch up.

I hate being in catch-up mode. I think that’s one type of stress that is the worst. You feel like you constantly need to work to get things done.

It sucks.

But want to know the greatest part about what I’m doing? There are no true deadlines. Yes, I have a schedule to keep me accountable, but some things are more important than class.

Like my happiness, spending time with my family, and doing things with my friends. And maybe spending some time with Bailey, my amazing girlfriend 😉.

One thing with school that frustrates me are hard deadlines with little forgiveness. Like c’mon. Do people realize that 23% of students say exams and coursework are the biggest sources of stress in their lives?

And that 10.3% of students thought about suicide in 2017?

All for what, getting a “good grade”? To not get behind? To try and be better than their peers?

That’s what I hate. Learning is sooooo different for each person.

College puts us all in the same box. It doesn’t work like that people.

How great would it be if students could pick their schedule, available time, hours they could put in, amount of homework they could handle, and know that college is trying to help them become the BEST version of themselves.

Not how they compare to others.

Tell a fish to climb a tree and he’ll spend his life thinking he’s failed.

But, now we can switch over to my week 3 takeaways!

First, if you are vibing with what I mentioned above, hmu and I’ll make you a course that will teach you tangible things, at your own pace, with topics you’re interested in, and best of all, at a price you can actually afford. Like under $400 for a semester of courses. Nuts, right?

So let’s dive into it:

MasterClass:

Sara Blakely : Entrepreneurship and Leaderhsip— this girl is NUTS. Talk about a powerful woman. She is brilliant with entrepreneurship and her company. I love how open and transparent she is, it was a great listen.

Biggest takeaways:

• Pursue an idea that breaks your heart.
• Ideas are gifts from the Universe. Make time to let ideas come to you — literally plan out time for ideation.
• Name the idea early on, it gives it more energy.
• Never underestimate your personal feedback. Would you use something like this?
• If your product is ready to sell, it should solve a problem, give you results you’re looking for, and it’s the best option out there.
• Screw a business plan. Just make it.
• Take no as a compliment — if people say no, you made something brand new.
• Be an unbelievable listener — the nonverbal keys will tell you everything.
• Make people smile with your advertising.
• Stay scrappy early on. Find people who can get the job done.
• Culture is wayyy better than strategy. Every time.
• Shared wins are big!

Business Leadership — Howard Shultz:

Man he’s got some awesome insights to business. He’s that type of person that every time you listen to him, you never want to stop because he drops knowledge bombs all the time. Love it so far.

Biggest takeaways:

• Self-doubt is inevitable. Surround yourself with uplifting people.
• It’s all on you. Jump in, otherwise you might live with regrets later.
• You need to establish financial success as a responsibility to employees and shareholders.
• It’s all about your values. Being a value-based institution is NOT in conflict with your financial performance.
• Put yourself in situations to learn. Constantly.

Book I’m (still) reading: Start With Why — Simon Sinek

Hope you enjoyed this and can’t wait to always learn!