What I've learnt from William Waiirua
In business, we all know exactly what we should be doing.
And yet, we distract ourselves doing other things that rarely shift the dial.
For me, what should I be doing right now?
Building meaningful relationships with clients.
Why?
Because currently in Ireland/Europe - GEDON™ is a relatively unknown entity.
And so this is the thing that matters most.
There are different ways of going about this:
Creating relentless value for our community
Developing products/ services that solve areas of pain in the market
Building relationships via meaningful conversations
Becoming a key person of influence for my team & the market
And whilst it’s easier said than done, I know in my heart of hearts, this is where I need to spend the majority of my time.
And yet, like everyone, I will procrastinate and occupy myself with other ideas, talking myself into riddles, working on certain tasks that won’t genuinely making any fucking difference
Jocko Willink wrote a book called “Discipline equals Freedom” and this is something I think about often.
Whilst it’s painful to be disciplined, there’s
a real gratification that we get from it.
There’s a guy that I follow on Instagram called William Wairrua also known as @w_cribb.
He’s from New Zealand.
A musician.
An internet comedian.
A professional "morale booster"
And one of the most entertaining guys online.
But one of the things I admire so much about William, isn’t his 180,000 Instagram followers.
Or his brand deal with Asics.
Or his fame.
It’s that he’s been running
consecutively for 1776 days.
And the last 741 of them have been 10kms.
"Yhoggs" as he calls them.
He doesn’t bull shit either.
He records every run.
I used to live quite close to William and I would see him out, every single day, running, making his hilarious videos, doing his thing.
"COMEEEE ONNNN"
He’s become a beacon of hope for so many people. (I include myself in this)
And inspiration for so many more.
If we consider William’s relentless discipline and how we can translate this into our own day.
Doing the hard yards.
Lacing up the boots.
Making the first step.
Then the next.
And the next.
As he says
“Do the Mahi, Get the Treats”
Which in Te Reo Maoiri means
“Do the work - get the reward”
We all know what we need to be doing right now.
Focusing on the mission.
Being more like William.
Sticking to the task.
And doing the damn work.
I’ve 20 calls to do before the end of the day.
So I better go.
Here's to commitment and doing the work that shifts the dial.
The stuff that actually makes ya feeel damnnnnnnn good.
Whatta beauty!
Best,
Mick Donaghy
Mick Donaghy is the Founder of GEDON Executive Recruitment, an International Search Firm for the PreControl Construction Sector. He writes about Recruitment, Entrepreneurship and Construction here and Presents a Podcast called "The Take Off".
To find out more visit https://www.gedonexecutive.com/.
