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Show Notes [0:00:43] Episode Summary | Intro Regional Seasonal Allergy Woes Last Episode Recap Takeaways on Motivational Drivers [0:03:25] What Are the Cornerstones of Motivation? Deep Diving on The 3 ‘C’s: Connection Clarity Collaboration How they all work off of and benefit from one another. Collaboration as an accountability tool. Whatever you’re trying to accomplish, identifying the cornerstones you’re lacking will allow you to intentionally focus on and develop them. [0:13:27] Practical Breakdown of How the 3 ‘C’s Actually Interact with Each Other Each overlapped ‘C’ (on the venn diagram of fulfillment) creates a ‘P’ (Passion, Purpose, Progress) Clarity + Collaboration = Progress Collaboration + Connection = Passion Connection + Clarity = Purpose What you’re doing has to matter...to YOU. You have to love what you’re doing. What you’re doing has to make an impact you can quantify. [0:21:45] “Does a Tree Falling in the Forest Make a Sound if No One is There to Hear?” Measure AND Celebrate Your Wins Don’t jump into “the next” before acknowledging what just was. Nobody can feel Progress if you simply move right onto the next thing. [0:23:25] Lifecycle of a Business Related to the 3 ‘C’s In the early days you don’t need everything. It helps to start strong in one or two ‘C’s. You WILL need them all over time, by the individual and as an organization. Like anything living, it ebbs and flows, and it has to be nurtured. [0:25:25] How Switching From In-office to Distributed can Shift Your Clarity, Connection and Collaboration When we first went distributed, our Clarity shrank and suffered FAST. Now that remote work is the norm for us, Connection is the prime challenge. Focus on those challenges; those tensions will reveal creative ways to approach them head on with confidence. Recommended Quarterly Check-in Review Regularly ask your team things like: “Where can we grow as a team?” “What doe
