3 things I learned while my plane crashed

October 04, 2021

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It’s here, right now, today.

The open-source project that needs a contributor.

The community charity that needs a volunteer fundraiser.

The co-worker who needs coaching on a new presentation.

The startup idea that needs someone to go out on a limb and talk about it in public.

The local elected board that needs to be covered now that newspapers don’t do that any more.

The free-to-use courses online that teach everything from language to technology.

The friend who would love to hear from you by phone.

The Wikipedia article that needs editing.

The codebase that needs bugs fixed.

The story that needs to be told…

Opportunity is another word for a problem to be solved. And opportunity is often there, but it rarely knocks.

Thanks Seth for always being an inspiration for me.

Imagine if the last plane ride you took was your last?

What thoughts would your remember and cherish? What regrets would hold in your mind as you fell to the ground?

Now if you were to survive — what actions would you change? How would your mindset shift?

Any song Malinchak creates becomes a new favorite of mine.

Listen to this track and many others on La Fórmula, a playlist by Modern Analects

“I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.”

Frederick Douglass

Planning is great, but action is better.

Put your desires in motion by doing the task.

And not contemplating on how to start.

Just start.