Are you curious about what it’s like behind the curtains at Pixel Dreams? Are you interested in joining our team and wondering if we’d make a good fit? This article aims to give you a glimpse into the life and culture of a PDTer.

Cadence

• First day of the week
  It’s Sunday, the first day of the week. Wait, did you think Monday was the first day? No, no. Sunday, you get prepped and ahead, ready to minimize distractions and crush goals. Losers start their week on Mondays, and you’re no loser.
• Monday Morning Meeting at 8 am
  MMM, Monday Morning Meeting!
  This is your opportunity to catch up with your team about the weekend, declare your goals for the week, and report on your last week’s goals. Some key questions:

  • What are your health goals?
  • What are your reading and studying targets?
  • What do you look forward to?
  • Is there anything on your mind?
• Wednesday Goals Check-in at 9:00 am
  It’s mid-week. Time to report on your week’s progress.

  • How are you doing with your goals?
  • Do you need support?
  • Do you need to adjust targets?
• Friducation Presentations at 3:30 pm
  Friday + Education = Friducation
  One or two team members present on a topic. Sometimes a guest speaker, sometimes a panel. Sometimes we have clients and community members in the audience.
• Friday Weekly Wrap-up at 4:30 pm
  This time is dedicated to you. Stop. Smell the roses. Give thanks to those special team members who helped you crush it this week.

  • How was your week?
  • Who are you proud of and/or thankful for?
  • Who do you want to shout out?
• PDA - Periodic
  PDA = Pixel Dreams Academy
  This is a learning session typically led by our CEO or one of our company’s elders aka advisors and mentors. Topics vary widely, it could be extreme ownership in teamwork, or paths to financial freedom, or overcoming the Resistance. Have a topic you’d like to learn more about?
• Team & Department Huddles
  Team leaders provide training, coaching, and mentorship. Be prepared to welcome homework. Be ready to present at your next gathering.
• 1:1 = One-on-ones
  Meetings between you and your leader(s). This time is precious, allowing you and your leader to catch up, share ideas and feedback both ways, and provide you mentorship and coaching.
• Coaching Sessions
  Meet with one of our elders, aka advisors and mentors, to get world-class coaching. Our elders are creative leaders with audacious accomplishments and courageous humility, who provide our team with ongoing wisdom and coaching.
• Journey Docs
  This is a living digital document required by team members to keep up to date. Your JD houses your journey at PD from newbie to veteran to retirement. Your Journey Doc is the important place for you to capture essential milestones, wisdom, discussions about pay and career opportunities, and much much more.

Sentiments

• A week at PD often feels like an hour at people’s old job.
• You will learn more in three months than you can possibly imagine.
• Study like your life depends on it. You are a Knowledge-Worker.
• Work out, take care of yourself, and be healthy. You are an Olympian.
• Hustle hard like there’s no tomorrow.
• Speak up, debate, and make your point.
• Shut up, listen, and understand different points of view.
• Here, it’s WE over ME.
• Have your Ego in check. Letting ego run wild here would have it shattered.
• Discomfort and pain are catalysts for insight and enlightenment. Embrace the process.
• Amateurs have excuses for lack of training and under performance. Professionals show up to training to drive higher performance. This ain’t a little league.
• Laugh out loud, be merry, be light. Life is short. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
• Uphold PD core values: Improve health. Seek wisdom. Cultivate teamwork.