For the last couple of years,we’ve been building a living dictionary to definethe language of The Sidekick Way. Until recently, we hadn’t felt the …
Beliefs. Values. Actions.
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Constructing Done
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I’m excited. I’m committed. When really,I’m interested. Then it gets hard. Or it gets slow. Or I can’t sense any progress. Then I start looking for the …
Vision, Intent, Action
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I act with conviction. I’m building. Shipping. Disrupting. It feels like creativity. Looks like momentum. It’s only movement. Without vision. Without …
Systems Don’t Solve Like Problems
| | Filed Under: R4 - Don’t push |
There was a time I thought everything could be fixed. Adjust the output. Swap the part. Solve the problem. I called it progress. It was me applying …
Quitting or Stopping
| | Filed Under: R8 - Don’t overproduce |
I’ve convinced myself I’m being realistic. Pulling the plug. Reading the signs. Moving on. I called it stopping. It’s quitting. I couldn’t see the …
Helpful or Looped
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There are times I tell myself I’m being responsive. Available. Supportive. In service. I called it helpful. It was compulsive. I couldn’t see the …
Learn It Alone, Live It Together
| | Filed Under: R7 - Don’t blame others |
Societal design requires we walk as individuals first. Then we can walk together. A skill must be developed individually. By an individual. By one of …
Step, Then Practice
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Survival seeks homeostasis. Predictability. Safety. Certainty. Development requires the opposite. Unpredictability. Risk. Uncertainty. Leaving the …
Control Disguised as Discipline
| | Filed Under: R8 - Don’t overproduce |
I used to believe control meant I cared more. That managing, solving, or fixing made me responsible. That planning everyone else’s outcomes was love. …