Make Create Build

Plan, Purpose, Persevere.
Measure, Make, Mingle.
Connect, Create, Cut.
Breathe, Build, Break.
Reflect, Repeat, Refine.

Who’s it for?
People like us.
What’s it for?
People who do things like this.
What change do I seek to make?
To make things better by making better things.

What is the soundtrack of the change you seek to make?

Greg McKeown prescribes to not do more in a day
than you can recover from in that day.
Sometimes dishes and laundry are enough.

What kind of team do you want when the next problem arrives?
Efficient processes scale, but can lead to a lack of diversity.
It can be argued that less diverse systems can produce more.
And, a diverse team leverages variety in skills and alternative perspectives.
How much, and what, are you willing to sacrifice to be the most at something?

Do the methods matter more than the outcomes?

Refined over time, standard operating procedures produce reliable outcomes.
Humans find security in predictability.
Safety leads to comfort.
Is comfort an accelerant or an obstacle?

Show up.
Communicate expectations.
Do the work.

Make better systems.
Effects will appear.
Outcomes are documented.
Invest in the process.
The process is the point.

Hard days may require boulders to move.
Other days may only ask us to carry a rock in our pocket as we journey.
Special days call on us to show up and help another with their pebble.

What decisions do you need to make to show up day after day in perpetuity?

Is there another route?