Be → Do → Have
This Tweet got me thinking.
Let’s read that again…
“Be the type of person who follows through on what you say you'll do.”
He could have easily worded that differently... "Do what you say you're gonna do" or "Honor your word."
The way Scotty worded it lines up perfectly with a concept I learned recently.
Be. Do. Have.
There are 3 types of people in this concept:
The victim
The worker
The winner
1—The victim operates from a Have, Do, Be model.
"If only I had mad skills like Jr. Canest, I could work for top studios and be successful..." or, "If only I had the money to go to art school, then..." etc. They wait for external circumstances to change before they do things and they think that is the only way they can be who they desire to be.
2—The worker operates from a Do, Have, Be model.
"If I work harder, the more things (clients, money, security) I will have, and the happier I will be." The trouble here is that the more you get, they more you need and the more you have, the more you have to lose, so you work even harder. This is a cycle that only ends in burnout or worse.
3—The winner operates from a Be, Do, Have model.
"I don't need to wait for the stars to align to HAVE what I need to start. I don't need to DO more and more to define my worth." The winner thinks about what kind of person has the kind of success they want in their life. Being who they want to BE informs what they DO and HAVING success takes care of itself.
This brings me back to Scotty’s tweet...
"Be the type of person who follows through on what you say you'll do."
Scotty's one of the hardest working people I know. He's a new daddy, he's recently gone on his own to start full time freelancing, does weekly podcast episodes, AND coaches creatives on their creative career path. And he's a pretty smart dude to recognize that it's more important to BE THE PERSON you want to be, rather than just DO the things you think are necessary.
Be → Do → Have
I'm finding this model to be a helpful way to approach work, relationships, and especially the way I dialogue with myself. It's so easy to be hard on ourselves, isn't it?
Here's what I've found from experimenting with mindfully considering this concept. When I operate from the Be, Do, Have mindset, I am more satisfied in the moment, I come up with better ideas and whether the results come now or later, I've had a great day.
Give yourself the permission to BE the person you want to be. Let that inform what you DO. And let the results follow. At this point, the results are icing on the cake.
Big thanks to James Wedmore's Mind Your Business Podcast for introducing this concept.
And I couldn't remember which episode it was in, so I Googled Be, Do, Have and Jaemin Frazer's blog post helped refresh the concept for me.
P.S. You should definitely subscribe to Scotty's Perspective Collective Podcast if you haven't already.