Seek what works for you!

Author

Doss Groves
March 31, 2024

As a plumber by trade and a business owner by heart.


There are days when I don't feel like showing up and today was one of those days.


I've sat here for the past 1-2 hours thinking about what I am going to write and who I am going to write for and to be fair I had no fucking clue.


What was once a blank page with a black pen has become an asset, not a liability.


Staring at blank pages, trying to come up with ideas to send out to your audience.


This is a great position to be in because it allows for tremendous personal & professional growth.


Pushing through the discomfort is what separates the good from the great.


Over the years I have built a process that helps when these challenges arise.


  • Identifying the problem

  • Finding out what the root cause is

  • Coming up with a solution to push through


This is not an easy process and it's certainly made even harder when it's just “you” trying to work through it.


As a solopreneur, I have been starting to lean on AI to help me work through these issues as well.


AI has been a great tool to add to my business because it comes at the problem with a non-emotional stance.


When using AI, I have developed certaom prompts that I use when I need guidance.


  • Explain the situation in depth

  • Come up with 3 ways I can attack the issue

  • Whats the solution


At the end of the day, you don't need to take on everything it says.


It can give you some keywords or other ways of looking at the issue that can help transform your view of the problem.


Progress is the only real way forward, if you are not progressing then there will be no growth.


I am all about leaving your comfort zone and this is what happens constantly in your business.


When you think you have something sorted, something else will pop up.


When you feel like everything is going right then bang something else will come up.


This is why with practice you will eventually play this game with a calm unstoppable centerdness in the face of adversity.


Each time you push through your comfort zone and you push through the resistance, things seem to get a bit easier.


I have recently been listening to “The Art of Impossible” and the biggest takeaway I have had is:


“Have a strategic foundation that pursues your curiosities”


Everything you are curious about is the path forward.


Even the problems you have in business.


Everything is connected.


Every encounter we have and make, has a meaning behind it and when you start to realise that you start to see the synchronicities.


Synchronicities can be in the following:


  • The people you see

  • The clothes you encounter

  • The number plates on cars

  • The words that people use


They come in all shapes and forms, but when you start to pursue more of what you love, things start to get a little easier.


Being in pursuit of curiosities will give you the motivation and the passion to move forward.


Where it gets tricky is you need to be able to push that through to completion.


When you gain momentum your path forward becomes a lot more clear.


We are not taught in school to pursue our curiosities or pursue our pain.


So if there is one thing you take away from todays newsletter is to move toward the pain and pursue your curiosities.


Ask yourself the following:



  • What are 25 topics I am curious about?

  • What are 10 real-life problems you can solve?


When you are answering these questions make sure you are in a quiet space with a pen and journal and see what comes up.


I hope this newsletter served you well and if you took value away be sure to share it with a friend.


Much love.


Doss