This week is proving to be an interesting one, and I’m hardly into it. The final Momentum class happens tomorrow, and Kate and I are furiously finishing up the final class pdf all day today. And then, just as a I finish, early Wednesday morning I get to turn up for jury duty. I’m looking forward to it, and yet I could’ve potentially used a little more space.

So, here are some things for my heart and yours, while we both dig into our Mondays.

A Truly Non-Hypey Free Giveaway

That wacky New Zealander with the incisive mind for small business systems, Sean D’Souza of Pyschotactics, has been one of my business teachers. His mind just automatically sees how things are structured, and can break them down into simple metaphors that help you get it.

He’s one of those people who could be a big “guru” of marketing, but he’s not, by choice. He’s a big advocate for human-sized dreams and for having a relaxed life. I studied with him for two years learning details about marketing. He’s smart, he’s got a big heart, and…

He’s got a dream. A dream of a university for small business owners he calls Casa de Locos. He’s working towards it, and one of the early steps is giving away his stuff for free.

Today he’s giving away his three-day Masterclass seminar. He’s been selling it out for some years at $2500/seat. And now he’s giving it away.

He explains why here: Sean’s Free Brain Alchemy Masterclass

Question for your heart: What is the current role of generosity in your business? And what role does it truly want to play?

Just Something Cool: IdeaPaint

Finally, after trying to get three different carpet installers to come, one arrived and installed the roll of el cheapo but sturdy and actually decent-looking wool carpet over the concrete in our basement office. One down, two to go–there’s a second room down there waiting for the same treatment.

As our twin boys grow up, they turn one in Oh-My-God nine days, it’s clear that while my office with the nice open door looking out over the dining room and main play area in our home is a super way to stay connected to the family, it’s not always going to be the most productive decision to be sitting here.

Thus, the basement office.

At the same time, my associate Kate has been hammering me about leadership. She yelled at me the other day (well, okay, she didn’t yell) about how I’ve been really been thinking more like a marketing executive than a CEO. This was after we had a phone meeting with some folks, and she walked into it completely unprepared because I hadn’t prepped her.

I could go on and on about my s l o w l y shifting mindset, but instead I’ll just chatter about my office. And that’s why IdeaPaint. In terms of planning, I’m fairly monkey-see, monkey-do. If something’s not in front of my face, I sometimes don’t think of it. Plus, in a totally related aside, have you noticed the cost of whiteboards?

IdeaPaint is whiteboard paint. Yup, a whiteboard in a can. A BIG whiteboard. A whiteboard that can cover an entire wall, floor to ceiling.

Question for your heart: In your office, are the most important, critical things visible so they can remind you of their sweet selves?

Second question: Guess what I’m going to be putting in my basement office?

Sunday Morning Comics

One of the great things about growing up with The Washington Post was that they had three pages of comics on the weekdays! Not to mention a giant-mondo color comic section on Sundays.

But, one reason no doubt the paper is struggling is that they don’t have xkcd on their comic pages.

Question for your funny bone: When was the last time you had a good guffaw? I won’t go all Patch Adams on you, but hey, we’re going into winter here with weeks of gray forecast. We need as much laughter as we can get.

Another Monday

And time for me to dig back into content for the Momentum course. And dream about jury duty…