Volume 6: A Simple Formula for Growth

I identify as a lifelong learner and someone with a growth mindset. I find a lot of joy and pride in it!

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I've paid a lot of attention to what helps people grow in their careers, relationships, personal passions, etc., and I've distilled it into a simple formula:

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Growth Velocity = Value x Visibility x Volume

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Value = how much your action matters to yourself, the other party, or the goal at hand

Visibility = how much your action is seen

Volume = how many times you are doing the action

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To put this formula into practice, consider a task/project at hand and the related goal, and give each variable a 1 through 5 (5 being the best). The higher the number, the better the choice.

Real personal example: I want to become a well-respected thought leader/speaker on marketing, leadership, and personal/professional development to further empower others (goal), so I'm evaluating what opportunities I should accept or seek out (task).

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Value:

• High: speaking engagement around marketing, leadership, and personal/professional development (aligns with my goal)
• Low: speaking engagement on finance (opposite of my goal - and skillset. Please don't ask me for financial advice, for your own sake.)

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​Visibility:

• High: a large crowd of influential, well-connected people, with good pictures of event taken and posted to social media
• Low: a small crowd with no pictures taken of event

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Volume:

• High: I speak frequently to different crowds
• Low: I do it once and never again

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Think of your own goals, then overlay this formula onto the available actions you can take! (Note: you NEED all three V’s to move the ball forward.)

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• If there’s no value, it won't matter.
• If there’s no visibility, no one will know.
• If there’s no volume, well - you didn’t even do anything.

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And we know how math works. If one variable equals 0, all cancel out to 0.

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So there you have it: my personal growth formula! GV = V3

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I use it every day to determine where I should be investing my time, energy, and talents.

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And it’s helped. A lot. I hope it helps you too.

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See you next Thursday, Steppers.

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We will succeed,

Grayson

graysonstepanek.com

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P.S. Cherish the present and love yours a little louder today. Rest in Peace, Dean Perez. Thank you for everything. You will be missed.

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Song of the Week:

Ethereal Connection Tame Impala PREVIEW   ​

Tame Impala dropped his album Deadbeat last week, and I've been absolutely grooving. While I enjoy every track, I picked Ethereal Connection because it vividly, emotionally, nostalgically transports me back to a downtown metro vinyl bar - specifically Miami Sound Bar and Austin's Equipment Room. The House bassline, droning melody, climbing high hats, Kevin's echoing vocals. This is why music is important. It creates spaces in our minds for us to go to.