What now? Side Projects! Staying motivated when your passion (or lack thereof) has you feeling stuck. D. Keith Robinson
What now? Staying motivated when your passion (or lack thereof) has you feeling stuck.
Nov 28, 2014
What do you know when you're having trouble executing or when your passion just isn't quite there? You sit down and get to work. Side projects are a great way to help you get unstuck, and you never know, they can often be much more.
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What now? Side Projects! Staying motivated when your passion (or lack thereof)
has you feeling stuck.
D. Keith Robinson
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D. Keith Robinson Principal Product Designer, Salesforce @dkr / dkeithrobinson.com / about.me/dkeith
“Can’t never did anything.” - Mom
“Dammed if you do, bored if you don’t.”
- Me
Give up?
Fork and Follow?
“If I lock myself in to a single job, title or hobby, that drastically narrows my view and
could prevent me from eventually finding new passions, new adventures, new challenges.”
- Cap Watkins
From: http://blog.capwatkins.com/sticking-a-fork-in-passion
Do what you love meets love the one you’re with.
Try a side project.
Austin Kleon: Steal Like an Artist
Why side projects?
STAY CALM !
DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
AND
Consensus is for losers.
Get unstuck.
Action begets action.
ACTION. Not Reaction.
A rabbit hole for ideas.
We all love to learn.
Shoshin (BEGINNER’S MIND)
More thoughts: Beginner's Mind
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s
mind there are few.” - Shunryu Suzuki
From: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
There is something special about making something for
yourself.
And… you never know.
Don’t be afraid of letting your darlings die.
It’s better than you might think.
How?
Start with a question. (See what I did there?)
“Asking questions is at the heart of collaboration, more so than any project management software or process. And if you want to truly
collaborate, I’ve found you need to allow yourself to be someone
without the answers.” - Jason Santa Maria
From: https://the-pastry-box-project.net/jason-santa-maria/2014-march-15
If you had all the time and resources in the world, what
would you do with them?
Make a list.
Take a class.
Help out. Partner up.
Passions + Interests
I’ll buy. You’ll drink. We’ll chat.
Try a side project.
Elle Luna: The Crossroads of Should and Must
Until you find your white room.
THANK YOU
D. Keith Robinson / @dkr dkeithrobinson.com / dangerismyfirstname.com
the-mason-jar.com / about.me/dkeith !
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