[8:50] – I’m showing up everyday, and I’m able to focus during my deep work sessions. What are the things I can do to elevate performance? In Essentialism, we learned about the importance of PLAY and SLEEP (protecting the asset). Like a basketball athlete during season, how do we prime ourselves so that we are likely to bring our A+ game during the deep work sessions? — Justin
[13:20] – I have only recently read The Four Disciplines of Execution and I am an instant convert! It seems pretty clear how to adapt disciplines 1-3 for personal use, but what about discipline 4 — accountability? The book makes it clear that this discipline is key to the method’s success. What are some strategies for implementing accountability for personal use in a way that is consistent with and in support of 4DX? — Ken
[20:02] – Many companies have documents like brand books that contains mission, vision, values, beliefs, and etc. Apple store employees have a credo card. So I got thinking that maybe it would be nice to have something similar — like a personal manifesto. What are your thoughts on creating one? What should be in it? What format should it be in? — Justin
Blanc Media Core Values
Practice Integrity: We follow through on our commitments. We put our audience and customers first and consider it our responsibility to take care of them on an ongoing basis.
Be Transparent: We are honest. We teach what we know in order to help others who are on a similar path. We do not overhype or over-exaggerate our work, but neither do we downplay or undervalue it. By being transparent we hope to earn the trust of our audience and build customers for life.
Pursue Generosity: In business we always seek to provide value first and foremost, without expectation of return. We also seek to increase charitable donations every year so our giving grows along with our business.
Build Community: We create opportunities for people to connect in a vibrant community where they can connect with one another by sharing their challenges, opportunities, and successes; building a creative career is challenging, and a strong community can help mitigate the fears that go along with that. We are also building an internal team of employees and contributors who practice integrity and pursue generosity in order to create something greater than the sum of their parts.
[25:40] – I have a question for you and Anna. What is your advice for bringing in a third child to the family? Our girls recently turned five and three, and we are expecting our first son in early September. How do you guys make time for yourselves and each other in the day-to-day? Also, how often do you try to do date nights or at least make meaningful time to connect? Thanks! I would appreciate any advice from you guys as our lives are about to change for the better again. — Hollie
[30:00] – Do you and Anna give yourselves time to settle into a new routine with a new child and how long did it take to get into a new rhythm? Do you give yourselves grace to let other areas of life have lower standards or what do you do to at least maintain some level of cleanliness around the house, etc.? — Hollie
[31:58] – What are some non-icky ways to reach out and let people know about a launch?
I’m an artist so this is for a new series of paintings I am working on. — Lee
[36:20] – When you first started your network of websites what was the order that you did them in, and how do you manage them all well? — Hollie
