I’m sorry.
I know I didn’t ask permission to message you every day. But, yes, I indeed assumed that you would be ok, that you only read if you want, and that you always have the option to part ways.
It’s ok. It’s me, not you. It’s for me, not for you. I didn’t ask permission on purpose.
When you ask permission, you’re limiting your hypotheses.
The other person may evaluate your request based on their past experience. That’s limiting. You want to build the future, not rehash the past.
How can we evolve if we’re always looking backward, always asking for permission? Who is going to take risks and discover new things?
Being told
Being bold
— I’m going to do X?
— Why? Who asked you for X?
— Noone. But we should do X. We need X. I will do X.
— We need to know who needs X and ask them if they want X.
— The company/team needs X. We will do X, and then get people on board X.
X can be an analysis, a campaign, or a new process — something that didn’t exist but needs to exist. Yes, it is my opinion, it is my judgment. I’m a creator and a leader, and I want this to exist. Not for me but for others.
If you want to lead, if you're going to drive change and create an impact, you can’t sit and wait for others to tell you what to do. Instead, you need to lean in and do it, even without permission, even without authority.
If no one gets hurt and nothing is destroyed, why are you waiting to be told what to do? Do you really need permission?
What are you waiting for?
What’s holding you back?
Don’t be told. Be bold.
Open Mic
Founders podcast by David Senra — this is not your typical interview podcast. David reads Biographies. And then he reads passages for us, with his comments and highlights. It sounds strange, but it works. You get an eclectic mix of Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett, but also Edison and Ralf Lauren and Jimi Hendrix. You can cherry-pick or just let yourself go and be surprised.
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