Weekly thoughts #2

Thank you for being interested in this creative space. It adds a new layer of meaning to this blog to know that my reflection or thoughts might positively impact your life.

Here is a summary of what interested me this week and my published posts. Enjoy!

One beautiful thing that happened this week.

I am about to move to a new place, and we went out today to look at the district again.

I recently felt how important the sense of community is and how little of that I was getting in my current life. Everything has been commoditized on the altar of efficiency (the question is efficiency to do what? :) ). In the family, we have a strong interest in food, which has been central in sharing love in my roots as a southern Italian boy. So, we decided to get as connected as possible to the food we consume and the ingredients we buy.

Luckily enough, you can connect that to the sense of community. I revalued how much supporting a network of small local shops could do to keep the fabric of society. Behind the counter, you will find people who have built not only the shop but the whole district.

I took a stroll in the area and found exactly one of these shops, came in and had a precious 15 minutes chat about the local produce they have, the story behind that and behind the shop, some facts about the district I am moving and some tips on what to do with that pumpkin I wanted to use for dinner.

How much connective tissue, history and local community are we willing to give up on the altar of a 10% discount and same-day delivery?

Most recent posts

Shifting perspective as a founder

From the post:
Your day-to-day operations will bring you as close as possible to your activities, where you will naturally spend most of your time.

There is also where there will be the most apparent urgencies and things that need to be solved.

However, to get your company blossoming, you need to make sure you have the right foundations: talent, time, supportive funding and a strong vision.

How to do that?

A walk in the park - "You are the best CEO the company could have right now. Remember it. "

From the post:
As a founder/CEO, you are used to identifying how you can make things better: the list of things you could do better as a CEO is endless.

Of course, you are also pragmatic, so you know that minor tweaks could do a lot.

And that's where the trouble starts.

You spread yourself extremely thin, focus on where you are underperforming and take on an impossible task for a single person.

You don't build empathy in your team, and the external pressure climbs up.

You don't have time to set the right expectations, and you let the expectations set up your agenda.

You quickly start to lose agency and control over your time and priorities.

Here are some thoughts that helped me:

Thank you again for taking the time and join me on this journey. Let me know if there is anything that you found most exciting or any reflection you might have.

Have a fantastic day/night wherever you are,
Francesco