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Newsletter Week 12 | 2022
Working Clean | Working on vs. Working in
Hey there.
I hope you've had a great week.
What I've made for you
Book notes—Work Clean: The Life-changing Power of Mise-en-place to Organize Your Life, Work, and Mind by Dan CharnasGood enough book. It got pretty good towards the end. I didn't particularly like the stories, as they seemed to be very filler-like, but were probably important for the analogies. You can easily skip the stories, though.
Working on vs. working in
There's a big and importance difference between working in your business and working on your business. Likewise, working on your career vs. working in your career.
You can't spend all your time doing the work. You need to plan, strategize, and optimize. You need to build systems.You need to ensure you work on the right things: direction is often more important than speed.This will help you become more effective. You will move towards and achieve your goals faster.
Learn to take a step back and get the overview. Leaders need to think clearly to lead clearly.
Don't just put your head down and grind. Look where you're going—it'll save you a few falls and bruises.
This concept transfers to most areas in life.
Of course, you need both. You can't just plan—you certainly need execution. But if you want to win, you need to plan and systematize.
Read moreYou can learn more about systematizing your business by reading my notes on The E-Myth Revisited.
Quote
I will have to remember ‘I am here today to cross the swamp, not to fight all the alligators.’
— From The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Zander and Benjamin Zander
To your success. Regards,
Christian Bager Bach Houmann