Ash Wendt

Co-Founder:
Recruiter, Jiu Jitsu 🟪

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

You can spot a weak decision by how hard it’s protected afterward.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

In your businesss, the speed bad news reaches you depends on how good or bad you took it last time.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

@WaleedMastery Exactly right, and excellent point

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Empowering new hires to solve problems creatively is the game. Why hire anyone just to force them into their predecessor’s stale habits?

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

@drewlock Of course. Thank you.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Well said @drewlock ✍️

[Drewlock @drewlock]

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[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

But just like shopping, not every move is in the budget. Meaning, not every new sweep or submission is going to work for my game. At least not where it’s at right now. The budget is the time invested into developing it into something that works consistently.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

I never count a new (to me) technique as learned until it works easily against resisting opponents. Even then, a counter or escape will usually be developed and shared quickly in the gym. This is why the room you train in is so important.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

This is the whole game. The moves that work well are defended, then updated and refined over time. The ones that don’t work are shelved for more drilling and maybe situational sparring. And I treat instructionals and anything I see in other people’s matches or online as “shopping” for new ideas.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

You guard your time from the work that made you successful. Now you’re only good at guarding time.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Out of touch happens one delegated task at a time.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

You can be casual if you’re good. Otherwise, you’re breaking rules you don’t know exist.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

If the meeting isn’t worth setting for this week, it’s not important enough to schedule at all.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

The ego tax: time lost on problems you could have just asked about

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

The best business insights come from lived experience and the study of art, human nature, and psychology. Markets are ultimately just collections of people.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Hard quarters are the least shared part of being a founder. Also the most common. Stop comparing your worst months to everyone’s highlight reel.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Make sure your strategies don’t outlive the facts that created them.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Focus on the outcome is motivating. Focus on what needs to be done to get there is more useful.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Have your idea judged by someone you respect who has nothing invested in the outcome.

[Ash Wendt @AshNoBrakes]

Saying “I keep losing that position” gives you something specific to work towards in training.

Saying “I’m terrible at this” turns the problem into your identity.