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The Invisible Mentor Weekly Newsletter: Brain Food Wednesdays Number 110: The 100-Day Project and How it Can Help You
Dear Reader,
You must be wondering about the 100 Day Project. I first heard about this event on the Lifehacker website a few years ago. You do something for 100 days in a row. I’ve done the event three times so far and twice I didn’t miss a day. And the second time, I missed a day and finished one day later. The first time I participated, what I created looked terrible, looking back. And I always felt bad when I saw the beautiful things others created. But I succeeded because I was consistent.
Last year when I participated, I decided for 100 days in a row, I’d present five big ideas from a nonfiction book I had read. The feedback I got from others was that they really appreciated what I did, and it was a way for them to decide what books to read.
What could you do 100 days in a row?
For the first time, this year, I attended the Question and Answer session they hosted on Instagram. And one of the things I learned is that you need to do something that you enjoy, and it shouldn’t take very long to do. The people who run the 100-Day Project recommended five minutes. Whenever I’ve participated in the event, whatever I created takes a lot longer than five minutes.
Another thing they recommended is that you could use the 100 Day Project as a start to something. Since I’m building out the content for my membership site, Art of Learning, I decided to use the event to read books I want to turn into Bookish Notes. The event launches on February 13th and you use #the100dayproject as the hashtag, so people can find your project. And it’s running on Instagram. I usually publish my project on all the social media channels that I use.
The membership fee for the Art of Learning is low right now as I build out the content, and as I identify more benefits to add to support your success. Gift yourself a membership. You’re worth it.
In the Ask Avil section of this newsletter, I’ll delve more deeply into how to use the 100-Day project to kickstart something meaningful.
I’ll be starting a reading challenge in February in the Facebook group, why don’t you join me?
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In the News
Here are some podcasts I appeared on. They’re packed with a lot of information. I’ll also be appearing on a few podcasts, so I’ll let you know when I’ve done them.
208: Have You Been Reading Books Wrong? https://elkinsconsulting.com/sarahs-blog-podcast/2021/12/21/208
Ellevate Network: http://ow.ly/s8pR50GCBTy
Envision2BWell: https://blog.envision2bwell.io/post/1157/envisionwell-podcast-invisible-mentors
313 Challenge with Ryan Foland: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/avil-beckford-read-and-get-new-ideas/id1484382840?i=1000523572323
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The 100-Day Project and How it Can Help You
This time around, I’m being more strategic when participating in the 100-Day Project. I have a specific number of Bookish Notes I’d like to complete by the end of February, so I’m using the event to help me to complete that project. I mentioned that I’ll be reading books that I’ll convert to Bookish Notes. However, what I’ll post on social media is a book recommendation each day, with a sentence on what the book is about. I’m simplifying the process for myself.
The way I broke down the project is based on the following courses I want to create.
- 30 days of leadership development.
- 30 days of career development.
- 40 days of business development.
I have a document where I have a list of the books that I want to read. And a lot of these books are very good books that are off the beaten path. But there are still quite a few of them that you’d recognize because at some point it seemed like everyone was reading them.
Now, it’s your turn. What are your goals for this year? Do you want to write a book? If that’s the case, you could write 100 to five hundred words a day depending on how long you want your book to be. Short books are very popular. If you know your topic inside-out, instead of writing, record what you have to say and then transcribe it. If your accent is not as prominent as mine, you could use an app such as otter.ai to record and transcribe what you say. This will save you a lot of time writing your book. So your project for the 100-Day Project would be to write X number of words each day.
Let’s say, for instance, you’d like to develop a couple of courses this year. Take one of the courses and write down everything you need to do to get one of the courses ready. And every day, for 100 days, do something that will take you closer to achieving your goal. The 100-Day Project will help you to develop confidence, and you’ll feel a sense of satisfaction about completing your project.
I remember how I felt when I completed the last 100-Day project. I felt such a sense of accomplishment. To ensure that I succeed, I always plan. And this year, I listed the 100 books that I need to digest for my Bookish Notes. During the Q & A session for the event, I discovered that most people drop out around day 30. But the people who participate should be applauded. If you only did 30 days, you did something for 30 days and that counts for a lot in my book.
Use the 100-Day Project to your advantage to achieve a goal that’s important to you.
Reading List
I’ve started to read the books for the 100-Day Project. I like to get started and sometimes it takes me a while to start a project. I read The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy, Limitless by Jim Kwik and Atomic Habit by James Clear. Many of the books listed below are included in the 100 books I’d like to read.
- The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave by Robbie Kellman Baxter
- The Subscription Boom: Why an Old Business Model is the Future of Commerce by Adam Levinter
- Retention Point: The Single Biggest Secret to Membership and Subscription Growth for Associations, SAAS, Publishers, Digital Access, Subscription Boxes and all Membership and Subscription Businesses by Robert Skrob
- Never Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days by Joey Coleman
- Membership Recruitment: How to Grow Recurring Revenue, Reach New Markets, and Advance Your Mission by Tony Rossell
- The Leadership Gap by Lolly Daskal
- Brave Leadership, Kimberly Davis
- How Women Rise, Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
- Business Model Shifts by Patrick van der Pijl, Justin Lokitz
- The Invincible Company by Alexander Osterwalder , Yves Pigneur
- Love-Based Business Models by Shawn Driscoll
- Why Leadership Sucks by Miles Anthony Smith, Book 1
- Why Leadership Sucks by Miles Anthony Smith, Book 2
- Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
- The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy by Leigh Gallagher
- Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton
- Levers: The Framework for Building Repeatability into Your Business by Amos Schwartzfarb
- Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great by Carmine Gallo
- I Got There: How a Mixed-Race Kid Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Arrive at the American Dream by JT McCormick
- One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do by Phil Howard Cooke
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Blog Posts
I’ve been busy working on a data analysis project for a client, so I didn’t write any new blog posts. I do have updates on social media though. On Friday, I’ll drop a new podcast episode. I have a few in the queue.
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, Summary
The One Problem
I’ve published 44 podcast episodes already. How time flies. You can also find these on my YouTube channel.
- Sarah Elkins, Storytelling and StrengthsFinder Coach
- Debbie McKiver, Founder of the Strong and Healthy Temple
- Hedieh Safiyari, Founder, Prompt Health, Healthcare Solutions
- Benita Lee, Trade Consultant, Founder, Benita Lee Professional Corporation
- Jenny Siede, Chief Design Thinker, Green Neurons
- Pamela Jeffery, Founder, The Prosperity Project & Women’s Executive Network
- Alta Odendaal, Financial Coach and Consultant
- Larissa Russell, Founder and CEO Queer Voicez and Creative U Business
- Glain Roberts-McCabe, Founder, the Roundtable, Group Coach Academy
- Dr Marsha Carr, Professor, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
- Gabriella O’Rourke, Business Consultant, Borden Ladner Gervais
- Stefanie Booker Atchison, Wisdom Coach & Motivational Speaker
- Michelle Griffin, Founder Brandthority, Building Your Personal Brand
- Donna Knutson, Founder of Write Journeys
- Sophie Gray, Founder of DiveThru: Being Disconnected from Yourself
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Until Next Week,
Avil Beckford, Founder, The Invisible Mentor!