%% #📓 #📢 #🟠 %% # Figuring out your Next Big Thing w/MBS **Speaker:** [[Michael Bungay Stanier]] **Citation:** MBS works. (2022, November 10). *Figuring out your Next Big Thing w/MBS* [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vejKJLrG42Q&t=60s&ab_channel=MBSworks --- # 3 Sentence Summary ## Key Takeaways # Notes & Important Ideas - Why is it so hard to figure out your next big thing? - Too many ideas/choices - Not knowing my highest and best use - Not enough confidence - Fear of uncertainty > [!quote] Richard Feynman > Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. - Curse of competence - a lot of things I'm good at and could do ### Take your best guess 1. Look for clues - Inner feelings - - Outer nudges **Framework of Inner & Outer** ![[Sources of Clues.png|centerimg|400]] > [!quote] Carl Jung > Where your fear is, there is your task. - What's the combination of I + O - e.g. Frustration + Wave = 2. Format/Focus - pick an area of focus - 3P model 1. Projects - what can I do, build, launch, create, dismantle, etc. 2. People - how do I show up with others, how do I improve relationships 3. Patterns - who am I, how do I become who I want to be > [!quote] Kevin Kelly > To make something great, just re-do it, re-do it, re-do it. ### Test your choice - You vs Reality - Fully not fool-y - Really get into it, but beware of what's at risk - Time - Money - Status - What is at risk for your Next Big Thing? - Give yourself 6 weeks to see if it works - You can make a lot of progress - Not a huge opportunity cost if it doesn't work ## Connections to Other Materials # Personal Reflection & Application --- # Other References TEL:: https://kk.org/ ## Tags *<small>Created on: 2022-11-19</small>* *<small>Last modified on: NaN</small>*