Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱

Full-time father • Husband to the best • @CLE_State MBA • OIF 08 CIB • Purveyor of love, kindness, and equity for women and minorities. HeforAll - he/his

[Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱 @stdavis9210]

Learning how to fail is one of the best gifts I can give my children.

When you fail miserably, pulling through and finding success is the best feeling. The confidence derived from that experience is unparalleled and the lessons learned are enduring.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I learned a critical life lesson on one of my worst days on a field…

On the importance of allowing failure:

[Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱 @stdavis9210]

@UseClear I miss being able to tap below a task/entry I'm currently typing to add another task/entry. It made adding items to my list much more efficient

[Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱 @stdavis9210]

@UseClear Will you be adding the tap under current line to add next item again?

[Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱 @stdavis9210]

@AdamMGrant Looks like a good read

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

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[Magnolia Record Club @MagnoliaRecord]

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[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

Dads and 90s kids, here's a fact:

We had it so good with SportsCenter and we didn't know it.... How could we?

We didn't know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV... then the Internet and social media and YouTube...

During that brief, bright spot in sports media in the 1990s, SportsCenter was the only way to get the day's highlights...

We had black and white photos and box scores and features in the newspaper...

We had brilliant writing and reporting and pictures in Sports Illustrated and Sporting News and ESPN: The Magazine...

But for the day's highlights...

To watch Ken Griffey Jr. make a diving catch or Jordan hit a game winner or Barry Sanders twirl through a defensive line...

If you didn't catch it live, the only way to see it was on SportsCenter (maybe your local news sports show - maybe)...

And into this void stepped Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen and Craig Kilborn and Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts and crew...

And all the catch phrases every kid in high school and college would repeat: "cool as the other side of the pillow"... Jumanji... En Fuego....

We'd watch SportsCenter at night then again in the morning.

It was a monolith. You'd show up at school and you'd have the same frame of reference for the highlights you saw. It was a shared experience.

It was awesome. And even though the show still exists and works, it's not a cultural touchstone anymore... it can't be... not with every highlight available from 1,000 sources across social media instantly...

And there are bright spots to be sure... My man and Top 10 Randy (@RandyScottESPN) is terrific. So are plenty of others.

But classic SC, man. It was a shared experience. By everyone.

These kids don't know... Sitting there, retweeting highlights, sharing reels, scrolling their feeds... Doing the work to find what they like with no commentary or context.

Times change. I get it. And we always glorify what we grew up on. Maybe that's all this is.

Still, I miss Stu Scott. He ruled.

If you agree, share this and follow me @Jon_Finkel.

Boo-Yah!

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

There’s a concept in aviation called the 1-in-60 Rule.

It says that a 1 degree error in heading will cause a plane to miss its target by 1 mile for every 60 miles flown.

Small miss now, large miss later.

This highlights the need for real-time course correction and adjustment.

At the end of every quarter, I perform a simple self check-in to make these course corrections.

It’s grounded in questions:

• Reflect: 2 questions to reflect on prior quarter
• Assess: 3 questions to assess heading
• Adjust: 5 questions to act on adjustments

Let's walk through it:

Step 1: REFLECT

I begin with a simple review of my calendars from the prior quarter:

• What created energy?
• What drained energy?

The goal:

Spend more time on energy CREATORS and less on energy DRAINERS in the quarter ahead.

Step 2: ASSESS

Next, I assess my current heading:

• What is my "most important thing" right now? This is the big, long-term goal you’re focused on.

• Are my current systems aligned with my long-term goals?

• What is creating a drag on my progress right now?

Step 3: ADJUST

• How can I make time for energy-creating activities and reduce time on energy-draining activities?

• How can I focus more energy on my most important thing?

• How can I better align my systems with my big goals?

• How can I reduce drag and accelerate my progress?

I write the answers in my physical notebook.

The ritual takes ~60 minutes and creates an opportunity for quarterly reflection and course correction.

It has been an invaluable practice since I started doing it 2 years ago.

Join me today and give this a shot—you won’t regret it!

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

With almost 9,000 photos and videos entered into the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards, we couldn't just stop at winners and honorable mentions. Enjoy this additional gallery featuring 100 more of our favorite photos. https://t.co/hndksyR2xX

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Leadership is not about pulling people to follow your path. It's about shining enough light for them to find their own route.

Bosses aim to wield power. They issue commands to maintain control.

Leaders strive to empower. They delegate authority to unleash potential.

[paul hayes @paulhayes55]

Ahh the morning sun

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

We must always question what we're doing and work towards getting better. 🙌

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

She knew where to nest....disco life! 💕😂

[Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱 @stdavis9210]

@Nate_Dugger 'On a roll' is lyrically impressive. Wanted to say well done and y'all rocked it at Grimeys. Keep up the phenomenal work.

[Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱 @stdavis9210]

@drewholcomb Do you have a pre-set ritual?
Who have you enjoyed collaborating with and who would you collaborate with given a chance?
What do you do when you have free time?
Are the neighbors actually your neighbors?

The lyrics on strangers no more are well thought out and inspirational

[Steve Davis ⚽️ 🦉 🌱 @stdavis9210]

@UseClear Looks useful

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

So true! 🙌