Yesterday was an all-around great day. Didn't get off to the ideal start with my expedited process of packing and getting things in order for my Quarterly Circle trip. I just did things quickly, I didn't necessarily feel panicked lol. Ended up irrelevant as Alex showed up 5-10 min after me. But lesson learned of always pack as much as you can the night before. I used to be good about this but last couple months I've left things tilt he last minute. Most of the time it's worked out or the consequences have been small. However, I find myself getting to meetings right on the dot or a couple min late, Tai Chi class, yesterday morning, work deadlines, etc. It's creeping into all facets of my life. I would like to stop cutting it so close by leaving more room for error. More time I have allotted for myself to do things. Get ahead of the planning process, especially with external resources. I've planted this imprint that I can continually get away with things but one day it'll come back to bite me IF I don't do something about it now. Planting the imprint one time of doing something early or leaving plenty of margin for error will help me get back on track there.
On the way to Raleigh, mostly listened to episodes of the Apology Line podcast about a guy who several decades ago started a phone line for criminals to call into and confess, of course without being able to track who they are or where they're calling from cuz he tells people to use a pay phone. Spoiler: the guy who said he killed 30 ppl didn't actually do it so it was a long con. Idk. I get but I don't get it. That ppl listen to this stuff. I'm learning a cool factoid that I can mention once or twice. Plus with things like these, it's a dark mood cuz you're talking about murders and crime and all of that stuff. Everything that we consume goes into our conscious or subconscious mind at some level. So why bring this darker energy into our periphery when we don't need to.
Now on the way back we did listen to How I Built This. Listened to the Hinge and Dropbox founder ones. Those were interesting stories to listen to. Hinge founder had a lot of personal battles he was fighting through. They also decided to make monumental changes to the way they approached the app in the middle, which led to uncertain funding outcomes before someone took a chance on their new concept and positioning. Dropbox founder started with another MIT student (who was recommended by one of his friends). The timing of his idea was crucial as he had an infrastructure in place right when ppl were starting to have multiple devices, not just tech folks. Lesson here is to recognize a then-current niche market that you think can become ubiquitous. Start building something that will position yourself as the leaders in that space. Then when the timing is right with the market forces, take advantage of crossing the chasm from early adopters to early majority and late majority. Where will the world be in 5 years? Build something that will tackle solutions of then. Build it, grow it, dominate! He was also offered to be bought out by Steve Jobs and Apple but he refused. Took some intestinal fortitude there lol.
The actual day in Raleigh went well as we got to meet and learn about The Wash House team. Their technology is great and you can tell they've put in a lot of work to make it what it is today. If we can leverage what they have in some way, that'd be great. If not, then that could be fine as well. We have the resources to build something like theirs, hopefully even better. Only question is, how long will it take?
Then went straight from Beck's to the Lake Norman-adjacent yurt. Nice little, hippy, outdoor, isolated-yet-community-like feel. Definitely an option to come back here in the future, since it has most of the things I'm looking for in this Quarterly Circle. However, knowing me, I'll probably try to find another place for the next Quarterly Circle lol.
Oh! The guy leading things on the tech side at The Was House is Uruguayan but he used to work for TCS. He made a strong connection with the Indian culture and actually has a Telugu tattoo on his forearm. I was delightfully surprised. None of my Telugu friends (that I know at least) even has a Telugu tattoo. But this South American does haha! Love it!
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