2x2: Adventure Days (and how to build momentum)

Hello! Welcome to this week’s edition of the 2x2 newsletter. Your premier Friday email for small business owners, leaders, creators, and decision makers like you who want to manage their tasks, time, and ideas better. This week’s themes include summer-time adventures and how to build momentum in your business. Check this out 1: [Titanium Cook Pot for Backpacking and Camping]( It’s camping season, and I recently made a few upgrades to my backpacking gear. One thing in particular that I spent way too much time researching was my cook pot for boiling water. I’ve already got a nice, [1.8L aluminum pot]( that’s great for car camping, but I needed something smaller and lighter for my backpacking trips. Ideally, I was looking for something that’s right around 1L or a little less. I wanted it to have measurement markers. And I wanted it to be able to hold my whole “cook kit” (fuel canister, stove, etc.). After spending an inordinate amount of time researching on gear sites, watching YouTube channels, and walking around at my local REI and Sheel’s… I ended up getting this [Boundless Voyage 900ml pot](. (A very close runner-up option was this [Toaks 750](. The Toaks is the pot that most sites and YouTubers recommend, but I decided to go went with the Boundless Voyage 900 because it is just barely taller, holds 20% more water, and has the longer, flip-out handle that can lock the lid in place and doesn’t get wildly hot when cooking.) 2:[The 3 Laws of a Flywheel](New article from my friend, Nathan Barry, that shares the three criteria for an effective flywheel. If you’re a business owner and/or creator, this will be an especially helpful read. Something to think about 1: It is time, once again, for the annual Summer Adventure Bag This will be the 3rd or 4th year in a row that we’ve done our [Summer Adventure Bag](. Two things new for this year: 1. We started taking requests this year. The boys are all anticipating it and have been asking us when we’ll start it. So we started asking them what adventures they want. Their submissions so far include: “play video games ALL DAY”, “Go to Krispy Kreme”, and “Picnic breakfast”). 2. I’m going to start being more intentional about documenting / photographing our weekly adventures and possibly creating some sort of time capsule. I don’t know for sure yet. We’ll see. 2: Don’t make the same decision twiceIn your business, try to avoid making the same decisions over and over. This wastes time and energy and slows momentum. - An ad-hoc meeting agenda for your regular weekly meetings (instead of a consistent flow and structure) - A random, emotionally-driven pricing decision each time around for seasonal products that you launch every year. - Wondering what to do at the start of your work day (instead of having clear time blocks and a plan for your critical actions) Put structure and clarity in place around the things that you repeat. This way, you can be creative on the things that are new and fluid. * * * — Shawn Put structure and clarity in place around the things that you repeat. This way, you can be creative on the things that are new and fluid. 1: [Take the]([free Focus Assessment]( to get a personalized (free) tools and training just for you. 2: Undo your to-do list as you get maximum clarity on your goals, your schedule, and your habits with lifetime access to the self-paced [Focus Course](. 3: [Join our growing Accelerator Membership]( and get your all-access pass to our entire course and resource library, as well as a thriving community. (Recommended.) 4: Business Owner? Hit reply if you’re interested in learning more about our private mastermind community. [In-Depth App Training for Power Users]( To unsubscribe, click [here](. Blanc Media, 714 Main St., Grandview, MO 64030, United States