Details Are Key
Last week I read a FEE article titled “Your Pile of Dishes Proves You Will Fail at Entrepreneurship.” At first I thought it was a bit whiny. I thought it was an article by a jaded old man who was sick of seeing millennials taking on Silicon Valley. But the more I think about it, the more I realize the author of this post, Antonio Manno, is absolutely brilliant. The proof is in the details.
Taking care of your well-being, your kitchen’s well-being included, is an important aspect in success. The details, the tasks that only you can accomplish, need to be ironed out. You need to make a concerted effort to pay attention to the little things. Taking care of the tedious tasks are what lead to success.
Doing Chores
My kitchen is almost always clean. I guess my mom trained me well. But my bathroom isn’t. Today I took the time to clean my bathroom. What seems like a long task only took 10 minutes. I had been putting it off because I didn’t think it was that important. But it is. As is going to the dentist, going to the doctor, getting your oil changed, and many other “chores” millennials roll their eyes at. In order to achieve the great things we need to pay attention to the little details that are necessary for our well-beings.
Details are the things we avoid by doing mindless other tasks. Instead of focusing on getting our houses in order, we usually focus on how many likes we have on Facebook. That isn’t a bad thing, when we’re doing it in our free time. But being proactive about keeping your life tidy is more important than Snapchat filters. The focus on living free is keeping your house tidy, your teeth cleaned, and taking responsibility for yourself. Taking care of the details is an important part in that.
Living Free
Being able to live free means being able to look yourself in the mirror each morning and believing in the man (or woman) that’s looking back at you. It’s holding yourself accountable for your actions. And living free is about taking responsibility for everything you do. Paying attention to the details, like a clean kitchen, allows us to focus our energy building something amazing, while being able to look ourselves in the mirror with pride.