Sharing something you enjoy is one of the most generous things you can do.
The person you share it with gets to experience the value you received.
The person whose creation you share gets introduced to a new audience.
And you get the satisfaction of making each of those people happy.
It's a win-win-win.
So, if you enjoy this week's newsletter please take a moment to forward it to other people you think will dig it.
(Hi, soon-to-be-new-subscribers!)
I appreciate your willingness to spread the word, but don't just do it for me - do it because the people you send it to will appreciate it.
Thanks.
Now, on to this week's ideas...
* * *
"Successful entrepreneurs are driven by a desire to create and provide value, solve problems for people, and correct inefficiencies in the world. Money's not a goal — it's a byproduct of solving a problem."
In last week's newsletter I shared a link to a post in which Darius Foroux answered 10 questions a reader sent him.
I tackle questions about entrepreneurship, dealing with stress, life lessons, social media strategy, and more.
* * *
"You 'learn' (or rather, at first, discover) a handful of new strategic ideas (great!). They make sense in your head (awesome!). You can see yourself doing them (brilliant!). Now … at this point you've still learned nothing. No change has happened yet, remember. You've only discovered something new. Which is different from learning."
It's easy to misunderstand what it means to learn something and to confuse the acquisition of knowledge with the action of learning.
He suggests if you don't apply what you learn, then you haven't learned it - you've just acquired the potential to learn something down the road.
* * *
"There's no mythical date in the future when the conditions will be perfect."
Srinivas Rao has interviewed 700 people over the last decade and from those countless hours of conversations he pulled together this one post.
* * *
"More than ever we need quality over quantity. Every action brands take online should be about adding value. In order to this, teams need focus, a strategic mindset and permission to not be everything to everyone."
As someone who works in social media and believes most social media pros are awful, it's rare I 100% agree with somebody's observations about the industry - but this is one of those times.
The observations include that leaders must actively participate, consumer behavior is more important than platform best practices, and social media consumption has become increasingly passive.
* * *
"It's always 10x more valuable for a business to grow faster than it is for the business to save money."
Here's a post that can make you money.
Jason Cohen breaks down how a slight tweak in the sales pitch for your product can enable you to charge more for it.
* * *
"Just because you have a spare 30 minutes between tasks doesn't mean you have the mind space or energy to get any project work done in that exact moment. How much quality work are you going to get done in those 30 minutes anyhow?"
It may not seem like you have time to tackle a side project, but you will if you pay close attention to how you currently spend your time.
Her tips include to shift your priorities, disconnect yourself, and most importantly, change your mindset.
* * *
"The major mistake Nixon made was in his framing. By saying the word 'crook,' he evoked an image, experience, or knowledge associated with crook in the minds of everyone watching. Even by negating a frame–like Nixon was doing–framing is so influential that the frame first gets activated, then becomes stronger."
Words matter.
It breaks down the concept of framing and demonstrates how big a difference there is between describing something as having a "95% effective rate" as opposed to a "5% failure rate" for example.
* * *
"Most people in the U.S. — even children — are sitting in one particular way that's stressing their backs. You might not realize you're doing it. But it's super easy to see in other people."
There's a common belief we spend too much time sitting at desks and that's the root of all sorts of health problems including back pain.
Most people curve their back into a C-shape as they sit which is bad for their spine. Instead, learn to "straighten out your C."
* * *
"The notion of being able to communicate with dozens or hundreds or thousands or tens of thousands or more (!) people in real time speaks directly to the power of the internet. But think about how crazy this is if you're trying to convey the 'real' you to this audience. It just doesn't work and it never was going to. It was all a lie wrapped in a dream. You weren't built to scale."
It's amazing how much the internet has changed in such a relatively short period of time and the ways we've changed along with it.
He wonders if young people have already figured this out which is why so many of them use closed private accounts, and are more careful about who they let into their online world and what they share.
* * *
"The ability to handle criticism is a prerequisite to success. Because the more you succeed, the more people are exposed to what you do — and not all of those people are going to love it."
You may not like criticism, but dealing with it doesn't have to be as hard as it seems.
* * *
WHERE I FOUND THIS STUFF
* * *
Dig this newsletter but haven't subscribed yet?
Thanks!
Josh
No comments:
Post a Comment