Don't be comfortable. Amp it up!
"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it." - William Durant
Hey Coaches,
Here you go!
✍️ Articles
Amp it Up! Frank Slootman is an admired tech CEO who & was most recently the CEO of Snowflake (what does Snowflake do? No clue, but it’s worth ~70 billion). He wrote this post in 2018 and it’s fantastic. I may have shared it before, but it resurfaced since he just announced he was stepping down as CEO last week.
There is room up in organizations to boost performance by amping up the pace and intensity. Considerable slack naturally exists in organizations to perform at much higher levels. The role of leadership is to convert that lingering potential into superlative results.
No, you don't owe me a favor: Adam Grant wrote about paying it forward to help people behind you in their journey.
🎙️ Podcast
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Planning the Olympics, and the Fall of College Sports With Matthew Belloni and Casey Wasserman: You have to listen to Bill Simmons interview with Casey Wasserman. He talks about the complexities involved in planning the 2028 LA Olympics, but his thoughts on the future of college sports and how that impacts pro sports is a must-listen. Be sure to check the timestamps - his portion of the episode behins at ~42:17. [March 6, 2024 — 74 minutes] Apple | Spotify
💭 Miscellaneous
Strong words from Nick Saban (source)
📺 Video
Why comfort will ruin your life | Bill Eckstrom: This is one of the best Ted Talks I’ve seen. The title & quotes below can explain what it’s about better than I can.
“you have to learn to embrace it (discomfort) because it's the only environment where sustained or exponential growth can occur.”
“left on their own, people will consciously or subconsciously select the comfort of order. And they then need to be pushed into complexity in order to continue growing.”
“it's not the complexity-triggering individuals or events you should fear the most, but it's your own willingness to accept or seek discomfort that will dictate the growth of not just you, but our entire world.“
🤟 Colby’s Favorites
🛡️ Don’t use public wi-fi without protecting your information with NordVPN.
🤑 Earn cash back for your online shopping for free. Click here*
💳 My favorite credit card for groceries and restaurants (4x points on both!) is the American Express Gold Card. Sign up today and qualify for a 75,000 point bonus (worth $750).*