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PebbleStorm: “Reflect”
April 15, 2009
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Intentions for “Reflect”
Get clear on what you want from your(work) life, and how you want to do it
…What is your Unique Genius? …What is a Dream Business to you?
“Keep It Simple” In The Sandbox
Craft a “Vision Blueprint” to post on your wiki profile by May 1
& keep playing with babysteps in:1. Unique Genius practices
– Worksheet, writing, team sharing…• Winning Enjoyment Points / Fun 101• Asking for help!
The fun we’ll have, today!
1. News from the Sandbox2. Learnin’s3. Practices (a Toybox)4. Vision Blueprint5. Next Babysteps
With sharing throughout!
News From The Frontlines!
Our Teams
• The Natives+• Sunnyside Up• We Just Wanna Have Fun• Blue Skies
Katrina Wong
• “In less than 2 weeks, I’ve discovered things that are completely new to me”
• “I started challenging myself to win enjoyment points!”
• “How:– I broke down tasks into smaller parts so they’re less
overwhelming– I focused on the positives– I ignored what I didn’t like (such as corporate drama)”
http://katchme.wordpress.com/
Tony Wong’s Blog• “For the first time…I put
enjoyment, satisfaction, happiness ahead of money & business”
• “All of a sudden, I feel alive again.”• “The work I enjoy is teaching, writing and moving the
discipline of Software Development Leadership forward…most of the time I’m not doing that. I’m doing the things that make me money.”
http://digitalonion.com/wordpress
Onna Young’s blog “Leaps & Bounds”• “My unique genius: creatively,
passionately help people take their lives/projects to the next level.
• “I inspire through my writing and creative endeavors.”
• “It took about six months to open up to my calling & Unique Genius. It’s been staring me in the face my whole life just waiting for me to see it.”
http://leapsandbounds.wordpress.com
• “I was thinking differently about everything because I was focusing on how enjoyable it might be.”
• “Little things made a big difference.”• “Recording these points is helping
me get my Unique Genius.” • “I’m getting that people call me when they want to
feel better. I’m good at…”
http://happysurprises.wordpress.com/
Erin Halling: “Happy Surprises” Blog
The fun we’ll have, today!
1. News from the Sandbox2. Learnin’s3. Practices (a Toybox)4. Vision Blueprint5. Next Babysteps
With sharing throughout!
Today’s Learnin’s1. PebbleStorm Roadmap2. Unique G & Dream Biz3. Backsliding &
Breakdowns4. Enemies of
PebbleStorm
If You Built a “Dream Store”…
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What do you want?
Blueprints Attract
partners & customers
Stock itRing the register!
Reversed!
Where are we going?
1. REFLECT on what you truly want & enjoy– What is your Unique Genius? Dream Business(es)?– Result: a “Vision ___” (a representation you can share with others)– Aaron: answers came ~2 months after asking the questions (June 07)
2. PLAY with how your Unique Genius manifests1. Find your “voice” through writing, art, video, blogs, books, events…2. Result: something (blog, event, etc) people can interact with (a first
Layer of the Onion)3. Aaron: shaped it over about 6 months (Aug 08-March 08)
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1. 2.
3. ATTRACT an audience, fans– Result: you have your “first 5” (collaborators, affiliates or opt-ins)– Aaron: began attracting after 8 months (March, 08)
4. PACKAGE products & services for your audience1. Result: you create products or find others’ products to share (you
have your first Layers of the Onion that produce $)2. Aaron: launched “Come Play With Me” after 20 months (March 09)
• RECEIVE income and growth…and it’s time to reflect again!
1. Result: you have monthly revenue, and are familiar with financial and commerce tools
2. Aaron: Year 3 for PebbleStorm
Where are we going?
Unique Genius
/Magnets/Seeds
Why Unique Genius Matters
• It’s the foundation of your Dream Business house• Enjoyable success: more “success” in something you
don’t enjoy creates more unhappiness• Lasting success: easy come, easy go!
• If a business is easy to start for you, it’ll be easy for 100 others to start too
• Differentiated success: people WILL rip you off, but they can’t take your unique genius or audience
• Sustainable success: The audience and fans attracted by your Unique Genius will stick with you
Unlocking Your Unique Genius
• It’s like watering a plant
• Constantly watering it will kill it
• Give it a little water (attention) each day, and eventually it’ll sprout
Like Musicians‘ Uniqueness• Fans are eternal• Musicians collaborate, rather than
compete• Authentic talent lasts
– Key is unlocking your authentic talent
They Will Copy Your Site, But Not Your Unique Genius & Audience
“Fresh, customized and B2B customer data”
1st: What Are Your Puzzle Pieces?• Are you committed getting real answers from the
worksheet, or not taking it seriously? • Shared any of it with your team or friends yet?
2nd: What Can You Build With Them?
• What is a Dream Business for you?
• Or any fun project?• Consider both what it
does, and what it does for you
What Is A Dream Business For You?
• How can you mash your enjoyments?
• Who would you want to help, & how?
Try saying or writing “My dream business is…”
Breakdowns & Backsliding
Breakdowns & Backsliding• They are ok!!! • Breakdowns happen when we try new things• I still backslide:
• I forget my enjoyment points• I forget to make work fun• I fall back into “work is hard” habits
• It’s just like returning to your breath in meditation…
1. Relax2. Choose another babystep and make it tiny!
3. Ask for help
Feeling Stuck?
What are YOU creating?
• Keep doing what you’re doing = keep getting what you’re getting
• Onna: “I used to create ‘not good enough, no special skills, nothing special to give, too busy’ LOL!”
PebbleStorm’s ‘Inner’ Hard Work
• “Selfishly” committing to your happiness
• Letting go of limiting beliefs & neediness
• Letting go of ego • Patience• Having fun
I still work on these too
Help Yourself By Helping OthersHelping people with their ideas and businesses
will help you see yours!
LA Meetup, 4.14.09
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn1jAgpKVQs
Jim Belden, Kristine Castro, Mary Saunders, Tony WongYanitz Rubin, Onna Young, Aaron Ross
A Heartbeat Should Have Pauses
Enjoyment Enemies
Dream Killers
• Eeyores• Energy vampires• Crazymakers• Party poopers• Bozos• But-ers (“But…”)
Appreciate real feedback…and follow your intuition
DO
UBT
Impatience
• I want it NOW! Waaah!!
• Crying won’t make Xmas come faster
Fear BOO!
Why be afraid of the boogeyman?
• Take a babystep
• “Throw a rock”!
More Enemies
• Ego– Let go of titles, turf– “What would ______
think?”
• Ill health – mental, physical, spiritual• Your programming
– “I can’t make money at that!”– “Work can’t be fun”
• Cloudy mind - intoxicants, drama
Impatience = Unhappiness
Doubling the temperature
won’t bake a cake faster
Patience: Enhances clarity
Increases enjoyment
Creates time
The fun we’ll have, today!
1. News from the Sandbox2. Learnin’s3. Practices (a Toybox)4. Vision Blueprint5. Next Babysteps
With sharing throughout!
A ToyBox For Reflecting
• Writing• Ideas Bowl• Meditation• Buddy System• Enjoyment Points
– Rewards Calendar
• Morning Pages• Questions cheat sheet• Self-reminders
Writing
• Journaling, blogging, Morning Pages…
A Patience “Ideas Bowl”
• Toss ideas into a bowl
• Every few weeks, toss the junk & save the golden nuggets
• Savor the time created by not chasing every idea!
Med
itatio
n
The Buddy System
Find a buddy (or several), in or out of PebbleStorm, and meet regularly
Follow Your Fun
Fun 101: Winning Enjoyment Points
• Follow your fun!• Find a playmate• Keep it simple• Shrink it to a babystep• Add color & pictures• Break out some toys• Make it a gift
• “Let’s play a game”• Take recess• Build something cool• Mash it up• Make your sandbox fun• Mix in some silly• Do it outside
Keep your hands (issues) to yourself, play nice, and no raining on parades
Follow Your Fun!• Keep coming back to Enjoyment Points• How can you remind yourself to win them?• How can you track what you enjoy, with
yourself or with others?
Example: Rewards Calendar
A Questions Cheat Sheet
• “I make a list of questions I want answers to” • “Every few days I scan the list to see if I now
know any of the answers”• “This way I can learn to trust that the answers
are within me (or will come naturally to me)”• “The most interesting questions become
spring boards for new products and services”
Cheryl Miller, www.CherylMillerVille.com
Make
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The fun we’ll have, today!
1. News from the Sandbox2. Learnin’s3. Practices (a Toybox)4. Vision Blueprint5. Next Babysteps
With sharing throughout!
Crafting A Vision Blueprint
How Can You Share Your Vision?
Get help from your team & create one by May 1• A self-manifesto• A simple paragraph or blog post• An ‘About’ page on your blog/website• Your Trading or Play Card (not business card)• A Business Vision Board, Collage or Painting • A Visual Business Plan• An audio or video recording• A “2020 Biography”
My “Small Pebble, Big Wave” Self-Manifesto
• “How can I make the biggest impact with the least effort? (And with the most happiness?)”
• “Small pebble = least effort, big wave = biggest impact”• “I want to work on what I want, when I want, with whom I
want, and make plenty of money at it.”• “I want to…
– Be in control of the work/business, not have it be in control of me. I don’t want to be a slave to a company, even one that I start.
– Enjoy work, by working from a place of desire, not obligation or ego– Contribute from areas of strength…”
• Posted this exactly one year ago (4.17.08)
pebblestorm.com/2008/04/17/the-original-small-pebble-big-wave-self-manifesto/
My Dream Business, PebbleStorm, helps others create their own
Dream Businesses.
…while working when, how, with whom and from where I want.
Even a Single Sentence
“Open to give, open to receive”
Cards can create intrigue and resonance even without many words
“Hug-Giver, Love-Maker & Tickle-Diva”
A Visual Business
Plan
Write your 2020 biography
• Who was I?
• What was I known for?
• Who did I help and how?
• Why & for what were people drawn to me?
Onna Young’s 2020 Bio• “Onna Young, an innovative e-entrepreneur, life-coach, and
author…“• “In 2009, Onna created her first philanthropic organization,
became a consumer advocate and lecturer to teach good credit practices, launched a national financial curriculum for schools, wrote her series of Daddy and Me children’s books and through e-entrepreneurship achieved her goal of 1M in net income.”
• ”She was CEO of Cold Calling 2.0, a PebbleStorm partner, founded the Idea Factory, Literacy Lab, Passion Projects, Think Forward, Foodies, Dream Dates, The Man Code, Manonymous, Baby Steps, and an E-book publishing house...”
The fun we’ll have, today!
1. News from the Sandbox2. Learnin’s3. Practices (a Toybox)4. Vision Blueprint5. Next Babysteps
With sharing throughout!
Babysteps Should Be babysteps
It is impossible for them to be too smallWhat can you do in a few minutes?
People Enjoy Helping – Ask For It!
Make it easy for them to help (help them help you)
“Keep It Simple” In The Sandbox
Craft a “Vision Blueprint” to post on your wiki profile by May 1
& keep playing with babysteps in:1. Unique Genius practices
– Worksheet, writing, team sharing…• Winning Enjoyment Points / Fun 101• Asking for help!
Next webinar on “Play”: May 13th, 6p PST
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