What uncomfortable thing did you do this week?

[Andy Black]

(... that's important for your business!)


I'm on a 10 week business course, one morning a week.

Every week we're challenged to do one uncomfortable thing that will be good for our businesses.

Maybe it's to raise your prices?

Maybe it's to no longer do it for free?

Maybe it's to have a difficult conversation with an employee or a client?

Maybe it's to reach out to see if you can help someone?


The more uncomfortable it is, the more likely it will help you.

What will you do this week?


EDIT: More importantly, what uncomfortable thing DID you do this week?

(Title changed from WILL to DID.)

 

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[nradam123]

Meeting a dozen companies to partner with me. Its not this week though, it will take me a few weeks to do the ground work.
I am shitting my pants.

Lol

 

[Andy Black]

Mine is to actually promote my content outside of the forum.

I've created content but I'm happier just letting people find it.

It's like I've done 80% and balk at the last 20% of polishing what I have for wider consumption.

I've no idea why, but it's now been identified so is in my sniper sights.

I'm even uncomfortable writing that. Ha!

 

[nradam123]

Mine is to actually promote my content outside of the forum.

I've created content but I'm happier just letting people find it.

It's like I've done 80% and balk at the last 20% of polishing what I have for wider consumption.

I've no idea why, but it's now been identified so is in my sniper sights.

I'm even uncomfortable writing that. Ha!

I actually started writing content outside forum as well. I sent you a PM yesterday, did you see it?

 

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[JoeB]

I've created content but I'm happier just letting people find it.

Not sure if serious.

 

[hayden0001]

Mine will have to talk to supplies which i need a better better price on my items

I am bricking it lol

 

[AndrewNC]

(... that's important for your business!)


I'm on a 10 week business course, one morning a week.

Every week we're challenged to do one uncomfortable thing that will be good for our businesses.

Maybe it's to raise your prices?

Maybe it's to no longer do it for free?

Maybe it's to have a difficult conversation with an employee or a client?

Maybe it's to reach out to see if you can help someone?


The more uncomfortable it is, the more likely it will help you.

What will you do this week?

Mine is to be more mobile with my business. Get off my 3 computer screen PC, move everything I need to a MacBook Pro, burn the boats and hop on a one way flight to Europe and make it work when i get there.

 

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[BellaPippin]

Uncomfortable: Say no to the factories that won't give me less than 500 MOQ units and keep looking, even when I'm starting to get discouraged. lol

 

[miked_d]

Call a lawyer to start working on necessary licensing. It is the start of a long, expensive process so I have been putting it off.

 

[miked_d]

Call a lawyer to start working on necessary licensing. It is the start of a long, expensive process so I have been putting it off.

Done. Appointment made for consultation.

 

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[mayana]

It's funny to see this post now. I started doing something I'm super uncomfortable with today, which is appearing in my videos in person, instead of hiding behind presentations and graphics.

I've known that I should be doing it, but I was terrified of it. Turns out, it's not that bad. And I'm sure I'll see better results because of it.

So, you are 100% right. Step outside the box. It's nice out here

 

[Lex DeVille]

Answered the phone for an unexpected client call. Picked up a referral from it.

 

[OldFaithful]

I drove 6 hours round trip to pick up a piece of equipment that I bought on ebay, in a truck that is starting to make me a bit nervous about long hauls with freight. That was a bit nerve wracking...not knowing if I'd be stuck on the side of the road (with the equipment to shield from the weather), but it worked out.

It was great deal though on a piece of equipment that I need.

 

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[miked_d]

I have been thinking about this topic and what uncomfortable thing I would today. I came back and see the topic mentions a weekly thing.

One uncomfortable thing per week is not enough for me. I am a procrastinator and have become very good at putting things off. I need to do something uncomfortable everyday to continue growing my business.

I am calling another lawyer after I post this.

## Note - As I typed the above line, my procrastination kicked in and said why bother? It is 3pm Friday for them, they won't be there. I am making the call.

 

[Bellini]

@Andy Black - At first I was going to say "Wake up", but then I saw "for your business" , ha

This may not sound like much to some, but I did something uncomfortable this week:

I hate driving in large cities with bad traffic, and will do almost anything to avoid rush hour traffic or major freeways, etc.

There was someone I wanted to see and hopefully meet for networking purposes (semi-public figure who was a stranger to me) that was going to be 'downtown' in one of the largest cities in the United States, an hour away from where I was, AND it was at one of the worst possible times for driving in traffic - 6pm. Ugh.

I thought of every excuse possible not to go:

1. I'm too tired
2. He probably won't be there anyway
3. I feel like I'm getting sick. May be the flu
4. It's rush hour traffic. This will be a nightmare
5. I'm an hour away. It's too far
6. I might have a flat tire if I drive that far in this heat
7. I have to get dressed up. It will take too long.
8. I might have a car accident
9. What's the point. It's a waste of time.

By the time I had thought of all this I was already late. lol


BUT - I actually got dressed up nicely, got in my hot car, and drove in major traffic all the way to this city center. Took me an hour, and yes, I was late, but I did it!


I am also usually uncomfortable sitting on the front row of anything, but I did that too.


.....and I did get to interact with my target.

 

[miked_d]

This week I talked to another lawyer and visited my accountant. The phone consult with lawyer was reassuring (except for his hourly rate!). I learned from accountant I need to start playing (paying) catch-up on taxes.

Stay uncomfortable!

 

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[The-J]

Getting on camera and paying money for thousands of people to see my face.

F*ck.

 

[Random_0]

(... that's important for your business!)


I'm on a 10 week business course, one morning a week.

Every week we're challenged to do one uncomfortable thing that will be good for our businesses.

Maybe it's to raise your prices?

Maybe it's to no longer do it for free?

Maybe it's to have a difficult conversation with an employee or a client?

Maybe it's to reach out to see if you can help someone?


The more uncomfortable it is, the more likely it will help you.

What will you do this week?

How about all of them + a tea dependancy?

 

[Mac]

Went to a toastmasters meeting last night. It's where you learn public speaking. Surprisingly it was very engaging and inclusive. At the end of the session I already built up tons of courage. Every fastlaner should attend one of these meetings.


They're free for the first few times I believe.

 

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[Durete]

Not directly related to my own business, however it is to my normal job.


I just got declined for a $7500-$13000 /month job due to 2 reasons:

- My audition not being Original enough
- My audition not being energetic enough


So I have to start rethinking my whole "act/being" as I thought that I was being original, However head office thinks that that's not true

It's quite uncomfortable having to become that personal and rethinking all that you've learned over the past 5+ years.

 

[kkompoti]

the uncomfortable task of the coming week. clean up and tidy up a shed to transform to a chicken coop. make all the equipment adjustment(connect water to waterer , hay on the ground, cut the wild grass, etc), get some chickens to start with. i had some serious case of procrastination going on with me(always on the same loop - no money to buy chicken - must spend money on the car etc...i am done with that shit)... i will fix it this week. farming is my exit strategy towards fastlane. a bit different from what you people in here talk about(e-commerce, leads, ads,devs etc) but still my vehicle of choise.

 

[GMSI7D]

the unconfortable thing will be to apply to a job again after being free for 17 months.

since i realy hate jobs and being a slave , this is really a unconfortable thing so MJ Demarco please don' t delete my post as usual because you don't like it

i am not off topic this is really a pain for me to see that i don't go forward as i want on my fastlane journey.

 

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[Andy Black]

the unconfortable thing will be to apply to a job again after having being free for 17 months.

since i realy hate jobs and being a slave , this is really a unconfortable thing so MJ Demarco please don' t delete my post as usual because you don't like it

i am not off topic this is really a pain for me to see that i don't go forward as i want on my fastlane journey.

What uncomfortable thing will you do this week that's important for your business?

 

[AndrewNC]

Mine is to be more mobile with my business. Get off my 3 computer screen PC, move everything I need to a MacBook Pro, burn the boats and hop on a one way flight to Europe and make it work when i get there.

Lost in the middle of a strange city in the middle of the night.

Cell phone service keeps cutting out, and the GPS spinning in circles.

Is it really us being uncomfortable? Or could it have been another feeling all along?

Excitement? Adventure?

Or maybe the very thing that gets us new results?

 

[kytro360]

Have been doing this a lot more lately, but I am planning to record myself for my YouTube channel. I tend to do more "record my screen" type videos but always shy away from being ON camera. Gonna get that out of the way

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Lost in the middle of a strange city in the middle of the night.

Cell phone service keeps cutting out, and the GPS spinning in circles.

Is it really us being uncomfortable? Or could it have been another feeling all along?

Excitement? Adventure?

Or maybe the very thing that gets us new results?

I had that experience in Germany once. Had to speak a foreign language I didn't speak at all and ended up getting a stranger to drive me home. One of many uncomfortable situations that became exciting as it progressed. In the end everything turned out just fine.

I applied that same excitement to jumping from planes back then too. Sitting on that C-130 with all those Soldiers next to you - head in their hands, praying to live til tomorrow...

Every jump was the same, and I was really scared when I first learned. Maybe my first 10 jumps were scary. Then I remembered I signed up for excitement and fun, and it's more useful to be excited than scared shitless and the emotions pretty much feel the same when you cut them to the core.

After that I got on every jump available and sometimes jumped 3 or 4 times a day. Miss those exciting times. Luckily more uncomfortable/exciting shit can always replace it.

Uncomfortable is only uncomfortable until you call it by another name - fun...exciting...living

The only major difference might be how well you respond in the moment to whatever comes your way.

Easier to dodge a truck when your head's not buried in sand!

 

[Utopia]

Last uncomfortable task: cold email 100 podcasters in niches I would like to be featured in.

Next uncomfortable task: contact 100 instagram models

 

[FiftySeven]

@Andy Black ,

The week is coming to a close - here's what I did:

1. Disagreed with people and made it stick - multiple times.

2. Started selling myself via LinkedIn & sending texts to people I barely know.

3. Began market research ( the 'N' in CENTS ) - this actually turned out to be fun! People enjoy talking about their work...


Challenge for next week: Be more diplomatic when pursuing #1 above ...

'57

 

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[Sbshields]

The more uncomfortable it is, the more likely it will help you.

What will you do this week?

Call prospects!

 

[Sbshields]

Have been doing this a lot more lately, but I am planning to record myself for my YouTube channel. I tend to do more "record my screen" type videos but always shy away from being ON camera. Gonna get that out of the way

Same here. Recording video/audio is a huge mental block for me! Good luck!