Apologize in advance for the adult language in today’s graphic, but as we close the week, I thought you needed to see this:
I first learned about HELL YEAH decision making from Derek Sivers, and was recently exposed to it again from Amber Rae, a recent guest on IntrepidTV.
Here is how it works:
When you are asked to do something, if your response isn’t “HELL YEAH!,” you should probably take a pass and find something more meaningful to do. Life is too damn short to waste it doing stuff that doesn’t get you excited and inspired.
“But Todd,” you might ask, “What if my boss suggests a bunch of tasks that I don’t feel “Hell Yeah” about?”
“Find more meaningful work,” is how I might respond.
Yeah, life is full of seemingly meaningless tasks. And you have to do two things:
One, stop doing meaningless tasks. This includes all things you won’t recall fondly whilst laying on your death bed.
[And me too. At this time, my life is too full of that kind of stuff. I am ACTIVELY weed whacking the lot of it.]
And two, find meaning in the things you are currently doing. There is oftentimes a lot of value in the work that you do, but your perspective and attitude label it as boring, pointless, and meaningless.
I am willing to bet that creativity is required for most of what you do. So be creative about it then. Find meaning. Do it better. Teach others. Learn from others.
But hey, at the end of the day, if you ain’t yelling HELL YEAH, move on. As you know, life is too damn short…
[Helpful tip: do something HELL YEAH this weekend. This is what you can blog about next week...]
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[join me here to do some HELL YEAH marketing!]
[pic from Amber Rae]