March 2024 - Make Create Build

Appropriate Tension

Seth Godin asks lots of good questions. “Where Does the Water Go?” A question that many of us, have never thought about.

Friction, leverage, tension. How do we push ourselves forward? Keith and Laura have different approaches and reactions to tension and stress.

Keith navigates the pressure of leveling up by tuning in to the possibility of tension and being aware and noticing stress early, and adjusting.

Laura brings up intention and creating a plan and applying commitment week in and week out. She leans into the rigor of setting up routines, focusing on scheduling with intention to achieve her goals.

We are building the habit of creating tension on purpose, harnessing its power and using it to move forward.

A special thank you to Seth Godin. Thank you for being our first asynchronous guest. We appreciate your generosity and commitment to make things better. Thank you for all you do for us.

Do yourselves a favor and check out Seth Godin’s Blog, The Song of Significance, Akimbo Podcast, and purple.space if you are working to make a difference.

Keep leaning in.

**Appropriate Tension – Episode 30**

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What’s Your Hot Sauce?

In today’s episode we start by discussing the GaryVee Audio Experience episode “How to Delegate and Balance Personal Involvement.” The big take away for Laura was when Gary brings up his Oyster Rule. This leads Laura to asks Keith some questions.

Have you ever said no before trying something?
Has there been a time you tried something and realized that you liked it? Even though you expected to not?

For Keith, trying “the thing” is the point, simply trying something and seeing how it goes. Did it feel like it went well or it didn’t go well? Does it matter that it didn’t go well? Do I want to try it again? Making it have smaller stakes so that you can try and not get hung up on making mistakes and hesitating because, “I don’t want to be bad.”

Laura ponders priorities and focus. “Where do we invest our time, and?” Wouldn’t it be easier sometimes to say, “No, not for me.” If it doesn’t fit into the big goals, the things we want to achieve. It’s also important to give yourself the permission to say, “if this isn’t for me and I actually don’t like this, I don’t have to be forced to continue to try it.”

What’s Your Hot Sauce?
What do you dash on your oysters to make them palatable?

Share your tips and tricks that help you choose, Yes or No, as you keep leaning in to the next step forward.

**What’s Your Hot Sauce? – Episode 29**

▾ Here are select works and resources we enjoy and find helpful ▾

● Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy 🎧📕

● J. Ryan Straddle, Kitchens of the Great Midwest 🎧📕

● Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will 🎧📘

● John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed 🎧📙

● Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 🎧📘

● Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness 🎧📘

● Mateo Bornico, Create Belonging podcast
– https://createbelonging.com 🎙️🎧

● Mel Robbins, 5 Rules of Money Podcast 🎧

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Welcome to In Residence with Keith and Laura. We are creatives and makers at heart, seeking to make change, create culture and build relationships for ourselves and people like us who choose to show up and dig a little deeper. Join us as we grow in our partnership, as individuals, and connect ideas through conversation In Residence.

Setbacks

When we have setbacks, what do we have in place to help us through that dip?

Laura talks about the setback that ended her tennis playing journey in college. Keith wonders about what support and systems we can design to help us push forward after a setback, or “failure.”

What is success anyway?

With a project, a game, or anything you’re doing, if something’s uncomfortable or just not quite working, how do you simply say, “How could I modify this?” It can take time to shift and overcome setbacks. Sometimes, it’s simply showing up and taking the little steps before the big leap.

So, if you’ve let something sit dormant for a while, it doesn’t matter. You can still go and do the thing that brings you joy.

You don’t need to wait. Keep leaning in.

“…A Light Heart Lives Long.” – William Shakespeare

“You must love and care for yourself, because that’s when the best comes out.” – Tina Turner

**Setbacks – Episode 28**

▾ Here are select works and resources we enjoy and find helpful ▾

● Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness🎧📘

● Mateo Bornico, Create Belonging podcast🎙️🎧

● Mel Robbins, The 5 Second Rule 🎧📕

● Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist 🎧📗

● Seth Godin, This Is Marketing 🎧📙

● Seth Godin, Poke the Box 🎧📙

● Seth Godin, The Song of Significance🎧📘

● Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being🎧📘

● Tara Schuster, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies🎧📘

● Fusebox the podcast hosting and player we use.

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Hardwired to Belong

We dig into vulnerability, Fear and Courage after Laura listened to Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness.

Laura and Keith each share a story about having to be vulnerable in the face of some difficult situations where hard things needed to be said.

We can be brave and lean in to do the hard things that feel scary.

Showing up, being seen, and heard can be overwhelming. Keith thinks it’s important to have trust and connection in order to be vulnerable with others. Laura says the hard thing, in a way that is kind, clear, and direct.

Keep leaning in.

**Hardwired to Belong – Episode 27**

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▾ Here are select works and resources we enjoy and find helpful ▾

● Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness 🎧📘

● Mateo Bornico, Create Belonging podcast🎙️🎧

*Some Links are affiliate links. If you buy something using one of our affiliate links, we may receive a small commission.* 🤗