Lessons to Remember Jacob Eckeberger

Our neighborhood squirrels inspired this lesson to remember about grit, that insatiable drive created by a core belief that failure is not a permanent condition.

When you’re on a train running at 100mph, momentum is far more valuable than perfection. This lesson to remember is about resetting expectations when you create, focusing less on the time-sucking perfect iteration of an idea and more on the fast-pace of getting to the right iteration that will carve out just enough edge to strengthen momentum. And it’s a lesson I don’t want to forget.

You’re preparing for a big leap… You’ve done all the prep work to get ready and you’re standing at the edge. I want to talk about the moments after you leave the ground because, with the leap I took to leave my job, those moments after the leap have been filled with lessons I don’t want to forget.

“How can we take an initial bit of creative inspiration and turn it into a real solution that makes a real impact?” This Lesson to Remember is about process thinking—how we use it and how it can help us create meaningful solutions.

“How do we create things that resonate with others?” Sympathetic vibrations is a phenomenon found in stringed instruments, and it’s the catalyst for this Lesson to Remember.

“How deep should a change go?” If you’re like me and you’ve hit your threshold of change this year, and you’re struggling with feeling a misalignment that you can’t quite pinpoint, maybe examine your process for evaluating the depth of a change. Is it from the outside in or the inside out?