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Principles I Learnt from Allies

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Exploring interpersonal triggers deepens trust in your relationship. Get curious about how they trigger you. Your relationship is strengthened every time you overcome triggers together.

—Virginia Salas Kastilio, CEO of Humans I Trust, Visionary
PS: That’s Virginia in the photo above. She’s a part of my soul tribe.

Create a list of leaders who you admire. Better yet, make friends with them. It will inspire you to keep moving forward.

—Stefano Sacchi, CEO of EPICLLAMA, Experience Designer

Identify communities, contribute value to them, and then distribute your content or product through them.

—Edric Subur, CEO of Warmspace.io, Intimate Spaces Creator

In designing an experience, create a physical gateway into an alternate reality. Create a boundary for your experience so people know they have left the real world and have entered yours.

—Jordan Kallman, CEO of Social Concierge, Experience Designer

Give to givers and matchers. They fuel you. Don’t give to takers. They take advantage of your generosity and you will be used up.

—Jacques W. Martiquet, ME

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Stories, Lessons, and Fails

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Facilitation

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Experiment until you fail.
Good experimentation will lead to positive and negative results. If you never collect negative results (your technique didn’t work, people did not like it), you’re not experimenting hard enough.

The essence of trying new things is being open to mistakes. I facilitated a games night this week. I experimented with a few new games, and I felt that people were not really into them.

Upon reflecting on my facilitation, I was uncomfortable when I witnessed that people were losing interest. Instead, I could have reinjected energy into the activities. I was insufficiently role-modelling joyful engagement.

After this experience, I realized: I don’t make enough mistakes. I do not fail enough. I am not working at my edge. And so, this Adult Summer Camp I am leading this week will be different.

I am going into full ‘Lab Experiment Mode.’ I’ll tell you about the fails!

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Entrepreneurship

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Work less. Network more.
Relationships can lead to disruptive change. One person can change your business forever by unlocking a new opportunity or presenting a new trajectory. Incorporate relationship-building into your entrepreneurial routine. Chances are, eventually, you will meet someone that will launch you forward exponentially.

For the last week, I have spent a lot of time in my room working on my newsletter and its new referral system. My hosts have been busy outside at the fire, chatting the night away with their guests.

Now, I wouldn’t chat the night away with anyone. I prefer the idea of strategic socialization—being present in social environments with people who are excited about your mission. People who are likely to help you.

As I write this, I am reminded of a book I read called Sell Or Be Sold, by Grant Cordone. This guy is intense. In the book, he says ‘Eating lunch alone is a fool’s errand.' What he means, is it’s important to put yourself out there and meet new people as a habit.

I have cultivated this habit in my life, and it has led to amazing connections and disruptive jumps in progress in my business.

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Performance

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Get into ketosis in the morning.
Ketosis is a different metabolic state of the body. Instead of breaking down sugar, the body breaks down fat. When this happens, your body produces more energy. And the brain operates at higher capacity. You can get into ketosis in the morning by skipping breakfast and consuming MCTs.

This is why I always drink fatty coffee in the morning. The caffeine and coconut oil blended together result in the flooding of my bloodstream with ketones. This gives me a tremendous boost in mental focus. It also benefits my long-term health. Ketosis leads to the breakdown of fats, where most toxins are stored.

Ketosis has detoxifying, focus-elevating, and hunger-eliminating effects. Try intermittent fasting first if you want to start getting the benefits. Also, don’t eat wheat or bread.

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The Party Scientist’s World 🥼

Article I wrote—The Fun Quotient

RAISE FQ

Human I believe in—David Redish, Men’s Circles Facilitator

David is a retreat creator and shadow work facilitator. We were discussing the importance of incorporating activities into our experiences that involve interacting with or benefitting the outside world.

LEARN FROM HIM

Project I believe in—EverLand

EverLand is a remote property and retreat center where I am hosting my adult summer camp over the weekend. The CEO is a Burning Man-values advocate and community innovator—his mission is to rethink how community is practiced.

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What I listened to—Dancing in the Streets

Barbara Ehrenreich chronicles the suppression of festivity. She hypothesizes that the current mental health crisis is related to the degradation of communal ritual and ecstatic partying in our communities.

LEARN THE HISTORY OF JOY

What I posted—The definition of Soultribe

I defined my soul tribe. Reflecting on the people that fire me up and lead to the most nourishment has been the most important reflection of my life.

FIND YOUR SOULTRIBE

What I read—Lessons from Twitch and Substack

I have been geeking out about the creator economy. Creators run niche communities and there are numerous platforms that enable them to monetize their communities. Example: OnlyFans

LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY

Who I researched—Human Connection Professionals

Kimberly Han, Connector and Community-Builder, CEO of Connect

Salman Hatta, DJ and Facilitator, Blogger

WHO I'M FOLLOWING

Human Connection Challenge
—Identify your soul-tribe, then tell them.

Reply to me with your reflections. What criteria did you use? Share your experience with me on IG Stories @JacquesMartiquet!

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