In the past I’ve been scared of making mistakes that would cost me business (or various other things). I’m still concerned about it, don’t get me wrong, but I’m more willing to put myself out there and take a stab.… Read More »Trial and Error
You are an expert at something. My advice to you (and myself) is to stick with what you know and are really good at. Don’t get caught on the edge of it or it will cost you dearly. The interesting… Read More »Your expertise.
Last week I wrote a lot about doing the hard work. And we should. But I also have to realize that often, we have to do the crappy work too. Or easy. Or mindless. Whatever you want to call it.… Read More »Thankful for the mindless work.
How-to books are all over the place. I wrote a little about this yesterday but I wanted to expand on my thoughts. The top read articles online are “how-to” or have a number such as “7 secrets to…” attached to… Read More »The secret shortcut to…
If you haven’t read yesterdays post, do so now. — The hard work is hard not only because it’s hard to do, but it’s also hard to identify. At least, that’s what I’m finding. I could be totally missing something,… Read More »There’s no real how-to book for the entrepreneur
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the hard work. The stuff that matters. Not that other work doesn’t matter, it does, but the stuff that changes things for the future is what I’m talking about.
I can write web code like I write my ABC’s. It’s not hard anymore. It was at one time, but not anymore. So I’m searching for the spots where I can make a difference. Where it will really pay off so I’m not just working to fill time.
Anyways, more on this later this week but I want you to read this. I’ve read it almost every day since I came across it a few weeks ago. Something about it really struck me. What do you think?
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From Seth Godin. September 3, 2007. Here’s the post on his blog.
I’m working today. In fact, if I’m conscious, I’m working. That’s largely because it doesn’t seem like ‘work’ today. I’d write this blog even if no one read it.
More and more people are lucky enough to have a gig like mine… work you’d do even if you didn’t have to, even if you didn’t get paid to do it. This is a bigger idea than it seems, because it changes the posture of what you do. Different motivations ought to lead to different results.
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