🍴Share your sawdust

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Now, onto today’s Lunch Break🍴

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“Carl, wait!”

I gave the leash a quick tug. He defiantly stood there.

We were on our morning walk. My head was in my phone, and Episode 4 of the Growth in Reverse podcast was in my ears.

When I heard that, I knew I had to stop, despite Carl, my corgi’s angst, and write it down. Because if I didn’t, it’d get lost somewhere in my brain, likely to return right before falling asleep.

So, the Notes app came out, along with these thoughts (I polished them before publishing) about sharing your sawdust.

During this segment, Chenell Basilio mentioned that she was a little more cryptic when teasing her Deep Dives initially.

She didn’t want to give too much away before publishing.

Would it kill people’s interest if she said too much?

Looking back, she admits she’d have done it differently by sharing her sawdust - those statistics, quotes, anecdotes, data points, etc. - with her audience before publishing.

I loved this idea because we all have those moments, too.

When we’re creating, some things don’t make the final cut, but they’re still interesting.

We can use them to create something new instead of sweeping them up in a digital dustpan.

Think about your own creative sawdust. 

Those brilliant fragments don't quite fit the project you're working on but deserve to see the light of day. 

Maybe it’s a quote you heard that sparked an idea or a business lesson that could be its own spotlight. 

Whatever it is, collect and use them. 

You never know; yours might be what someone needs to build their masterpiece. 

What sawdust are you collecting right now?

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