Pancakes
The art of persevering when trying new things
I watched a recent discussion between Brené Brown, Adam Grant, and Simon Sinek. In the discussion, Simon used the analogy of making pancakes to discuss what separates exceptional ideas from good ideas.
He describes that when you make pancakes, the first one is often not good, and it’s not until that third pancake that we get the “perfect” one, the one we serve.
However, often when people are working on a new idea, they shoot for the third pancake first and give up when it doesn’t come out perfect.
So the next time you work on something new, give yourself time to get to the “third pancake.”
“Great things happen to those who don’t believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.”
A Bit of Optimism: a great converstaion between Simon Sinek, Adam Grant, and Brene Brown
10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less: Expanding upon one of his high-level foundational teachings: Strategic Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan explains why achieving 10X growth is easier than going for 2X growth.
Newsletters I read daily to stay informed and get inspired: The Hustle, Morning Brew, Seth Godin’s Blog, Atlas Obscura, Oprah Daily
Podcasts: The Daily, NPR News Now, Marketplace, Marketplace Tech, Don’t Keep Your Day Job, The Highest Self, Planet Money
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