Screw the “Top Ten” Lists, What’s Your Most Important Business Concept?
Posted on 29. May, 2009 by Fred in General Business
I’m dedicating this post to @garyvee a.k.a. Gary Vaynerchuk, the guy is a human simplification factory. Gary, Gary, Gary. I’m talking to you right now. Thanks, man. I lost my mojo when it came to seeing things clearly, but you have been drilling it back into my head as of late. Your Zen-like focus on the what and the why when it comes to business, personal brand and social media is contagious. You’re one of only a few resources that I can consistently take seriously.
Oh, and if you, Gary Vaynerchuk read this post and decided you hated it for whatever reason (and took the time to tell me) I would drink that up like grocery-store Egg Nog in July. If I am completely wrong in everything I do today and you notice, I’d consider myself lucky because I’m learning something from a guy who already learned it before me and is willing to share. I’m all over your content now, I actually can’t stop finding more. So, thanks for that. I owe you.
Read This Or Else…
Before we get onto the main course, let me say that this post is an experiment. Instead of me sharing with you some knowledge that I’ve learned and think is worthy of writing about, this post is solely meant ot engage you, the reader in conversation. So, if you are reading, be prepared to throw your two cents in!
Do What You Love
When all is said and done, you are not going to have any success getting ahead doing something that you aren’t completely fascinated (and subsequently rewarded) by on a daily basis. I’m not even 100% sure that I know what that is yet. It could be innovating web applications. Despite the fact that the tools (hardware and software) still get in the way of how I think and produce solutions, I still love discovering the solution. That one split second when the light bulb goes on is for me the most special feeling I get when doing what I do.
I’m a LAMP developer, but I’m not a great one from the technical standpoint. There are plenty of guys out there faster than I, know more language and syntax than I, guys who can just immerse in the code and pump it out line after line. That’s just not me. My value doesn’t lie in my speed or technical points though. It is in my ability to solve the problem. If you give me the parameters and the resources to craft the solution, I will do the rest. That is what I have come to love when I’m working.
Enough about me, what about you? What does the most simple concept boil down to for you?
Adii Rockstar
29. May, 2009
Funny that you should mention this, but I had a discussion with my 17-year old sister tonight about what’s she gonna do after school. And I basically tried to explain just one thing to her: people profit from their passion.
So irrespective of what she wants to study or “what she wants to be”, she’d be best of if she is practicing her passion. And that goes for all of us! People that follow their passions, are generally happier and more successful than others. Simple. Right?
Fred
29. May, 2009
Hi Adii,
Thanks for reading and commenting! Simple, yes, and absolutely right. I don’t need numbers to back that up, it just makes sense. My next post is probably going to cover one major piece of the puzzle though – having no financial safety net and getting a business off the ground. Not because I have done that, but more because I feel it needs to be discussed and really isn’t. Stay tuned!
Tim Smith
01. Jun, 2009
Fred, I completely agree. Do what you love. I know people that have been insurance salesmen for 20 years but they hate it. What’s the point of living like that? It doesn’t make sense. I’m so glad Adii talked to his sister because, at that age, your whole life is ahead of you. Choose how you live it wisely.
Fred
02. Jun, 2009
Truly words of wisdom, Tim. Thanks for taking the time to comment!