Hey there,
Notice anything different? I spiced up the format! 🌶 (👈 that's a pepper).
New formatting, new content, new updates.
Here's what you can expect moving forward:
Challenge of the Week
Why this Challenge
Read of the Week
Resources & Tools of the Week
Person of the Week
Quote of the Week
What's not changed? Challenges 👊
With that, let's jump into this week's icy challenge:
👊 CHALLENGE #0016
Take a cold shower
❓ Why
Build mental toughness. Learn how Danielle built toughness through cold showers. (read more)
Calm itchy skin, wake up early, and reduce muscle soreness. (read more)
Let the chilly waters relieve the winter blues. (read more)
📚 Kick Ass Reads
Josh Kaufman, author of the Personal MBA (personal favorite) breaks down the GTD system in simple terms with his big 10 ideas.
I first heard of the GTD system back in 2017 when I quit my job and backpacked SE Asia with my wife.
Simply, this system changed my life. It helped me think differently, think bigger, and become even more curious. It could do the same for you.
The framework is simple:
1️⃣ Collect - gather inputs (e.g. tasks, goals, dreams)
2️⃣ Process - examine inputs (ask why this, why that)
3️⃣ Organize - organize inputs into a system
4️⃣ Do - complete tasks you've prioritized (i.e. the doing)
5️⃣ Review - examine and review the results (do a personal assessment)
You can use any tool to get going, but I recommend software over pen and paper due to their reminder and status features. I personally use ClickUp.
Although there's an upfront time investment, once you've implemented your GTD system it's totally worth it in my opinion.
🔨 Kick Ass Resources & Tools
Sendspark- Use personalized videos to engage your audience, customers, community, and much more. I personally use this for our community. Big plus: it's currently a lifetime deal.
Copysmith- AI copywriting tools to generate sales emails, blog outlines, social posts, and much more. I use this to help generate ideas and polish my writing.
Typefully - Craft & publish condensed ideas on Twitter with live previews of your thread while you're typing it. (s/o Janel)
⚡ Kick Ass Person
Dru Riley is the Founder of the highly popular Trends.vc newsletter, which helps +35,000 entrepreneurs discover new markets and ideas.
These reports are jam-packed with 1,000s of hours of deep research covering topics like NFTs, Paid Communities, and One Person-Million Dollar businesses.
Fun fact: Kick Ass Letters was inspired by the Paid Communities & Paid Newsletter reports 🤙
💭 Kick Ass Quote
"Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love." — Vince Lombardi
🥋 Belt Promotions
If you've done martial arts, then you're familiar with belt promotions.
As a life-long martial artist with +15 years of training, I know how impactful these promotions can be for someone who has faced adversity.
So I've created "Belt Promotions" as a way to help you track your challenges, build better habits, and to feel proud of your challenge wins.
Shoutout to Eric for sharing this great idea! (If you don't know, he writes a killer newsletter called Savvy Saturdays. Check it out.)
Also, if you're in our private community expect belt tags soon!
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