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It’s so easy to take what we do for granted and when we look to others for help it can be even harder to acknowledge what they can do for us. Change doesn’t happen overnight. Often, Ben, Fiona, or Laura will ask:
‘any WINS?’
To many, this may translate as:
‘have you landed that killer contract yet?’
And perhaps that is your ‘WHY’. Certainly, it’s a goal, but sometimes it’s best to take a step back and reflect on the small wins. Every incremental step you take on your journey, no matter how small, is a win.
Ridiculous and preposterous as it may seem, a small win for me was to cut my hair, take a photo of myself and post myself on LinkedIn. The shame of it all, a man nearing his midlife point, starting at zero.
But that’s the beauty of it; that’s the beauty of being part of the portfolio-collective community. It’s a level playing field. Sure, there may be high flying CEO’s and seasoned professionals who have been there and earnt the t-shirt,…
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steven reader – Stacking up the small wins is a great outlook and the chance to start at zero is a strong point of view. However, sometimes I prefer to think I am the sum of all my failures, or at least the ones I have learnt from. The projects or jobs that didn’t quite work but have ingrained a lesson-learnt. Build on these in a new direction and combined with the TPC support team – the world is your oyster!
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I love this so much Steven!! Going into the new year it’s such a refreshing reminder of how great this community is. Cant wait to catch up with everyone in 2021
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Spot on pal
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steven reader is with Malcolm Millar and 18 others
The unexpected Xmas story according to Ben Legg. (The Full version)
Every year I do a Christmas nativity story. This is usually dedicated to an individual who has shown me love, warmth, and friendship; someone who has helped me through the year and brought smiles and laughter to my life. This year I choose the Portfolio Collective. It may be slightly contrived as I haven’t yet had time to fully appreciate your personalities, but if it brings some festive spirit, then it will be worth the effort. So here goes:
A long time ago, in a place called ‘America’, there lived a man with a big smile. He was an excitable chap with bundles of energy, and for good reason. The angel of the lord came to see him out of the blue one night. He couldn’t remember if his name was Peter or Malcolm, anyhow, suffice to say he was shiny on top. The Angel told him that if he ‘swiped right’ the good lord would bring him a beautiful wife and after much nocturnal fun they shall have a child, and h…
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Always creatively dreaming Laura, turning it into a reality is more of a challenge. Writing career will be put to bed, it’s a vanity indulgence with little upside.
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Judging by my my book sales, I think I might be sticking to property in the short term. I think my career as an author, might be much like my stories: short and sweet! My proxy is numbers. If I spread my portfolio career thinly enough, then surely I have to hit the jackpot at some point.
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Man, ”gerop” had me, I nearly spat my sour beer all over the baby I spent half hour getting to sleep. Luckily the mouthful also stopped my ROFL! Outstanding work Steven, I feel this needs caligraphing (new word alert) onto some parchment and formally filing with this year’s TPC accounts!
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Here’s an interesting perspective on networking — namely, stop doing it. The author urges us to instead focus on community.
”Your community enables you to be who you came here to be.
Community has two dimensions: people you can support, and people who can support you in supporting more people.”
https://medium.com/the-innovation/stop-networking-do-this-instead-13efef4d0d16
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Really interesting post, Tim Walters, Ph.D.! And timely given our community networking event that was announced in our newsletter today! We want our networking to be all about creating your community – by spending a little time getting to know each other and talking about how you can support one another. Hope to see you on 11th December at 1pm – sign up detail here: https://bit.ly/TPCNetwork1220
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Hi all –
Inspired by our class, I’ve just published my first article on LinkedIn – it’s about self-awareness in the age of social media. Have a read!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/see-ourselves-others-us-peter-allen/
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So very impressed with how the catapult course is weaving its magic. It was so inspirational today to hear that some have now set up their own companies, that others have built there own websites, and some have committed to training. Sure there are some of us who are still struggling to define our future, but what truly resonates is that each of us is determined to make a change. TPC provides the tools, support and framework for us to make these difficult decisions. Together as cohort 2 we are establishing bonds and working together to ensure we all succeed in launching our new portfolio career- whatever form that takes.
For me personally, I’m just chuffed to have made it to the internal memo stage:
’to all TPC crew, please ensure that at all costs Steve Reader is not able to share his personal screen with the rest of his cohort- I’m not sure our insurance covers it!’
Once a disrupter, always a disrupter!
Another great week. Well done to all team and…
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I love this steven reader, thanks for sharing your very honest insight with the community. I am sure that feeling of ”wins of different sizes”, will resonate with many of our members. Every Thursday the TPC team share their win of the week, this could well be mine
. No Lexi Radcliffe-Hart, you cant steal mine!!