Every fortnightly issue takes a founder communication situation — submitted by a reader — and breaks it down through three lenses: the social script, the inner script, and what to actually say. Plus a pop culture parallel you probably didn't see coming.
⚓️⛵️🙆♂️: Hollywood's Everyman Matt Damon
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Hello Friends, Have you gone to the cinemas to watch The Odyssey? I haven't. All this Odyssey promotion has gotten me curious about Matt Damon - not about his fitness regime but his long career. His motivations, beliefs and values. How they steer him in the creation of a decorated IMDB page - with TV appearances and movies that showcase his range and versatility. Instead of tackling 1 scenario in this issue, we'll going to cover 1 person. Matt Damon. If you want your issue to be considered for an upcoming Newsletter, just fill out this anonymous form. Matt Damon on knowing himself well enough to say NO to what most people are saying yes to:I found myself getting more publicly shy when the gala events and big crowds started. Some people embrace it. To me, it's not worth enough to risk my private life being public. Matt Damon on playing the long game in his career:There are people who appear in the magazines and I don't know who they are. I've never seen anything they've done and their careers are over already. They're famous for maybe 10 minutes. Real careers, I think, take a long time to unfold. Matt Damon on youthful compliance and earned assertiveness:The very first big photo shoot I ever did was with Bruce Weber. I couldn't believe this guy was taking my picture, so when he told me to get in the bathtub, I just did. It's only now, looking back, that I realise, you don't have to do everything people tell you. Matt Damon on valuing the work more than the fringe benefit of fame:I'd had people say, 'You'll enjoy being famous for a week, and you'll never enjoy it again'. But I don't think I had that week. I may have been working and missed that moment. Matt Damon on self-confidence and self-belief:It's just better to be yourself than to try to be some version of what you think the other person wants. |
Script your Life
Every fortnightly issue takes a founder communication situation — submitted by a reader — and breaks it down through three lenses: the social script, the inner script, and what to actually say. Plus a pop culture parallel you probably didn't see coming.
Hello Friends, When did "authentic" start meaning "your face, on camera, three times a week"? Two French music producers built one of the most commercially and critically successful careers in modern music without the public knowing what either of them looked like for the better part of two decades. Nobody accused them of hiding. If anything, the mystery is the reason people still talk about them. This issue is for the founder being told growth requires becoming a personal brand — and who...
Hello Friends, Signing on a major client is mostly good news - bigger paycheck, consistency of revenue, increased credibility etc. The downside may be having to interface with more layers in their corporate structure. What's wrong with more layers you ask? Let's explore Eliza's situation below. If you want your issue to be considered for an upcoming Newsletter, just fill out this anonymous form. The Situation: Eliza is psyched about having a major brand commit to a big order for her...
Hello Friends, Have you ever been in a group chat and wondered how someone can be so clueless and helpless? The questions they ask. The obliviousness that they show. The inability to understand social cues and read the room. It seems that this has been witnessed in many a friend and peer group. Let's dive in. If you want your issue to be considered for an upcoming Newsletter, just fill out this anonymous form. The Situation: Lizzie is in a founder mastermind group where a group of business...