Ok, no. No, I am not a catalog model. But I am in a catalog! And it’s led to connection!
The fall Franklin Planner catalog, specifically. A connection on LinkedIn who works at the company asked me if I would share my experiences with the Franklin Planner because I frequently do that on the platform. So, I did, and they published it in the catalog that went out in the mail in the last week or so. I’m attaching a graphic of the piece below in case you don’t happen to get that catalog in the mail.
After years doing TV news and publishing a small running magazine, I still enjoy seeing anything I write in print. There’s just something about ink on paper…
The piece itself is a short one about a stretch of my life when I was in a rut, and a friend gave me Hyrum Smith’s book “The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management.” Reading Smith’s book and actually using the framework helped me find my priorities and see why my life wasn’t lining up with what I said mattered to me. It helped me make some big changes in my life.
It’s not some panacea, and I still have a lot of work to do on myself that no guide to time management is going to achieve. But it was a huge help and still is. I recently wrote about it in Warm Current in a piece titled “Don’t Make Resolutions.” Give that a read if you want the “Cliffs Notes” version.
I didn’t take payment for the piece. Franklin sent me a few copies of the book instead, which is great, because now I get to pass them along. I often buy copies to stockpile and give to people as gifts. I am offering to send a free copy to the first four people who sign up for my newsletter or leave a comment below. So if you’re reading this and not subscribed, now’s your chance. If you are already sub’d, drop a comment about which pillar of this newsletter, Commit, Challenge, Care, or Connect is most important to you right now and why.
Here’s the part that means the most to me: Franklin linked to my LinkedIn in the piece, and two people have already connected with me after reading it. Two people I wouldn’t have met otherwise. That’s one big point of this newsletter, keeping myself honest about my efforts to connect. Not “scale.” Not “going viral.” Just enough of a signal going out that the right people can find it and say hello.
Pretty awesome.
There’s a lot going on in the manosphere to talk about, but there’s plenty of time to get to that. Instead, I’ll wrap this week by encouraging you to watch the World Athletics Ultimate Championship this weekend. The women’s 800, the men’s 1500, and men’s and women’s 200 are going to be exciting. American Cole Hocker takes on mile world record holder Josh Kerr in the 1500, and I can’t wait to see how that one unfolds. But the women’s 800 is going to be amazing with Switzerland’s Audrey Werro who’s run close to world record times Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson and the Netherlands’ Femke Broeders-Bol. Starts today (Friday) and runs through Sunday.
This meet is a bit different from Diamond League or the Olympics, if you’re not a regular track and field viewer. Each individual winner will take home $150,000, and there are trophies instead of medals. Imagine if football or baseball players had to win every day to collect a paycheck. There’s a lot on the line for runners, so remember that when you watch how races unfold. You can stream it on the Peacock app or watch on NBC.
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