Liz Hutson

And when you can focus on the why, when you can focus on the bigger context, it gives value to the hours, to the debate, to the frustration, to the dollars that you're spending on it. It gives it some sense of purpose. So that's the first thing is just reminding yourself why you're there.

That's exactly right. That's exactly right. The second thing is to remind ourselves that in that depth of that V shape that I was just talking about in the beginning is to remember that the journey itself has great value. Because not only are we moving our way towards the end or to the ideal future state, but we're learning things that we probably didn't expect we were going to learn.

That's exactly right. That's exactly right. The second thing is to remind ourselves that in that depth of that V shape that I was just talking about in the beginning is to remember that the journey itself has great value. Because not only are we moving our way towards the end or to the ideal future state, but we're learning things that we probably didn't expect we were going to learn.

That's exactly right. That's exactly right. The second thing is to remind ourselves that in that depth of that V shape that I was just talking about in the beginning is to remember that the journey itself has great value. Because not only are we moving our way towards the end or to the ideal future state, but we're learning things that we probably didn't expect we were going to learn.

So it's not just about getting to the end. It's not just about the win.

So it's not just about getting to the end. It's not just about the win.

So it's not just about getting to the end. It's not just about the win.

But it's about that growth mindset that we have that's really critical to success because it's about the process of learning and discovering and really having this open-handed sort of posture of willingness to curiosity and discovery, not just thinking, okay, I've got to the end and so I win and it's done, but really having that growth mindset of I'm learning something and maybe it's not exactly how I thought it was going to shake out, but there's value in that as well.

But it's about that growth mindset that we have that's really critical to success because it's about the process of learning and discovering and really having this open-handed sort of posture of willingness to curiosity and discovery, not just thinking, okay, I've got to the end and so I win and it's done, but really having that growth mindset of I'm learning something and maybe it's not exactly how I thought it was going to shake out, but there's value in that as well.

But it's about that growth mindset that we have that's really critical to success because it's about the process of learning and discovering and really having this open-handed sort of posture of willingness to curiosity and discovery, not just thinking, okay, I've got to the end and so I win and it's done, but really having that growth mindset of I'm learning something and maybe it's not exactly how I thought it was going to shake out, but there's value in that as well.

So the second idea is The journey itself has great value.

So the second idea is The journey itself has great value.

So the second idea is The journey itself has great value.

Yeah. And the third and final point, and this is a hard one, because I think when we get into something exciting, new company, new product, new something, whatever that project, we're excited when we start. And we can anticipate the excitement when we'll be done. But in the middle, it is a slog, as I said. And we have to remember, it's not about the feeling. It's really about a commitment.

Yeah. And the third and final point, and this is a hard one, because I think when we get into something exciting, new company, new product, new something, whatever that project, we're excited when we start. And we can anticipate the excitement when we'll be done. But in the middle, it is a slog, as I said. And we have to remember, it's not about the feeling. It's really about a commitment.

Yeah. And the third and final point, and this is a hard one, because I think when we get into something exciting, new company, new product, new something, whatever that project, we're excited when we start. And we can anticipate the excitement when we'll be done. But in the middle, it is a slog, as I said. And we have to remember, it's not about the feeling. It's really about a commitment.

Because if we quit the first time, we didn't feel like it, or we encounter some kind of pushback or argument or debate or whatever that is, some kind of thing that gets in the way, most of our projects would be abandoned, right? The middle isn't fun. It's oftentimes annoying. It's tedious. It's a process of experimentation where you're failing and failing and failing, but it's

Because if we quit the first time, we didn't feel like it, or we encounter some kind of pushback or argument or debate or whatever that is, some kind of thing that gets in the way, most of our projects would be abandoned, right? The middle isn't fun. It's oftentimes annoying. It's tedious. It's a process of experimentation where you're failing and failing and failing, but it's

Because if we quit the first time, we didn't feel like it, or we encounter some kind of pushback or argument or debate or whatever that is, some kind of thing that gets in the way, most of our projects would be abandoned, right? The middle isn't fun. It's oftentimes annoying. It's tedious. It's a process of experimentation where you're failing and failing and failing, but it's

It's something that takes persistence. And so I would say, of course, we want to make sure that we're pulling the plug on something where it doesn't longer make sense, right? We want to check context and check strategy. But once we are sure, yes, this is still a good idea, it's just hard right now, then commit to finding a solution, even when it's not fun, even when you don't feel like it.