PURPOSEFUL HUSTLE BLOG

This week's Failsume mistake of The 4 Things that Suck Time is associated with The Gap Band's "Early in the Morning." I used to be up until "early in the morning" doing work for others. How are you valuing your time in your Purposeful Hustle? Are these things sucking time away from your purpose? A Failsume is a list of all my failures and mistakes throughout my career. The purpose of sharing this information is for you to learn what to avoid when faced with the same situations.

This week's Failsume mistake is called "Are you a Hard worker or a smart one?" and it's associated with Sade's "Smooth Operator." The smooth operators have streamlined their operation to maximize productivity. A Failsume is a list of all my failures and mistakes throughout my career. The purpose of sharing this information is for you to learn what to avoid when faced with the same situations.

One of the questions that I get asked all of the time is, how do I get comfortable in my own skin? You seem to know what you want to do Deanna, how does that happen?

You are in control of your learning! But sometimes, with the day to day demands on our lives, we forget to add learning opportunities into our schedules.

One of the things that you can do after you write your purpose statement is to test it out. There are a lot of different ways that you can test it, but in the Purposeful Hustle, I talk about four concrete ways. We will not get into all of the details here, but let me give you a high-level overview of what this looks like.

In one of my sessions, I got asked a fabulous question. An audience member wanted to know: is hustle (how you show up in the world) nature or is hustle nurture? Now for those of you who have never heard that distinction before, let me break it down.

Wondering if your purpose can change? The answer is yes. Your purpose probably should change as you grow and have more experiences.

You might be wondering, Do I really have to write my purpose statement down? Click here to learn WHY writing your purpose statement down is so powerful!

Resilient people know how to change their circumstances and reflect on their failures and success to move forward.

Think back to a time where you had a long and deeply engaging conversation --> that's how you become a great leader using diversity, equity, and inclusion.