When doing project management, you don’t want to be the tail chasing the dog. You’re not trying to be a solution searching for a problem, and if you don’t recognize the relevant stakeholders, you’re unlikely to be successful in bringing value to your stakeholders. The first thing to do when getting into problem solving modeContinue reading “What even is the problem anyway?”
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Self-Efficacy & Fixing Your Car’s Battery
My car has been out of commission for the last week or so. Instead of being able to do much of anything, I’ve been stuck at my place, looking for something fun to do. I called my friend who does a fair amount of auto-repair and he convinced me that I could change my ownContinue reading “Self-Efficacy & Fixing Your Car’s Battery”
Rise & Grind: Why There’s Some Truth Behind Why The Rich Seem Unpleasant
In any world, there will be more and less successful people. It’s probably not going to be the case that the modal person is going to be successful, given that institutions are skewed towards average, with a focus on lower average. As a result, listening to large institutions and going about your life is notContinue reading “Rise & Grind: Why There’s Some Truth Behind Why The Rich Seem Unpleasant”
The Juicy Bits of Part 3 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’
Chapter 13: Launching Your Business Make sure you register your EIN number, completed the relevant business licenses, set up a filing system, have a safe to keep critical documents, purchase business forms, set up IT, hire a lire to draft templates, a bookkeeper, conducted background checks on people handling things, send out invitations to openings,Continue reading “The Juicy Bits of Part 3 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’”
A Simple Framework For Understanding Strengths
Generally, something that is underrated is playing to your strengths. People are constantly told to better their weaknesses, but some weaknesses are deeply entwined with strengths, or are otherwise not the most leveraged use of one’s effort. In this post, I want to argue that focusing on weaknesses rather than strengths may prevent gains fromContinue reading “A Simple Framework For Understanding Strengths”
Do Things You Love
If you struggle to identify what you want to make into a small business, you should default to something you love doing. There will come times when problems arise, revenue is low, and stress is high. At these moments, it becomes hard to sustain progress. When this happens, if you don’t have some illuminating reasonContinue reading “Do Things You Love”
The Juicy Bits of Part 2 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’
This is a continuation of my series where I summarize biz books to save you time. Here is part 1 of my reading of this book. Chapter 8: Who Is Your Target Customer? Stop and Consider who your target customer is, who you are going to serve, who will you target by gender, age, orContinue reading “The Juicy Bits of Part 2 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’”
The Juicy Bits of Part 1 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’
Chapter 1: So You Think You Want to Be An Entrepreneur… 5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself: How much does it cost to make your product or deliver your service, How much do you sell the product for? Can your business be easily copied? Does your marketing and braning make sense? Can you sell yourself?Continue reading “The Juicy Bits of Part 1 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’”
The Juicy Important Info (Notes I took from reading) In The Reluctant Entrepreneur
I’m starting to look into creating my own business. To that end, I’m going to learn exactly what steps need to be done by reading a variety of books on the subject. Underneath will be my notes for the first book I’m reading. I plan to read a lot of business books in the comingContinue reading “The Juicy Important Info (Notes I took from reading) In The Reluctant Entrepreneur”
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