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I am basically a unplanned bob and generally easy-going. I adhere to Scientific Principles, and I am a skeptic. I tend to talk about a lot of things, and have opinions about everything I saw. I try to be straight-forward so when I say something, people will understand. I can talk sporadically. My thoughts jump around, and I’ll say whatever is there. Perhaps this will be confusing, perhaps it will not. I’m a Half-atheist. What does this mean? Exactly what it says. It does not mean I will go on rampages against religions. However, when I disagree with something, I will say so and I will say why. Sometimes, what I have to say may seem offensive. Please know that it is not my intent to offend. This is, however, my space and my freedom of speech, and I write about whatever is on my mind. More on that, I love talking to people having intelligent discussions. I’ve been known to not keep in touch with someone across the hall while talking at great length with someone across the country. The difference lies not in personality, but in the ability to converse.

Friday, July 16, 2010

I was reading Seth Godin’s article and answering the questions in my head so I thought I should put them down somewhere and make it public to hold myself accountable

Who are you trying to please?
>Myself, primarily.

Are you trying to make a living, make a difference, or leave a legacy?

> Make a difference, I can already make a living and I’m not interested in leaving legacies

How will the world be different when you’ve succeeded?
> It will be easier, people will wonder how they got along before I invented X Is it more important to add new customers or to increase your interactions with existing ones?
> Add new ones

Do you want a team? How big? (I know, that’s two questions)
> 10 or maybe 15 people, a tight knit similar minded bunch with everyone working towards a vision instead of for a paycheck

Would you rather have an open-ended project that’s never done, or one where you hit natural end points? (How high is high enough?)
> Natural high points so I can move on the next

Are you prepared to actively sell your stuff, or are you expecting that buyers will walk in the door and ask for it?
> I want people to rave about it and tell all their friends so that people come looking for us.

Which: to invent a category or to be just like Bob/Sue, but better?
> Invent a Category

If you take someone else’s investment, are you prepared to sell out to pay it back?
> NO Are you done personally growing, or is this project going to force you to change and develop yourself?


> Im done growing, this is all about what im building no longer about me

Choose: teach and lead and challenge your customers, or do what they ask…
> Challenge them, to rethink how and why they do things.

How long can you wait before it feels as though you’re succeeding?
> A few years at the most, if it takes longer than that I need to question my path

Is perfect important? (Do you feel the need to fail privately, not in public?)
> No perfect is secondary, potential counts more

Do you want your customers to know each other (a tribe) or is it better they be anonymous and separate?
> Anonymous

How close to failure, wipe out and humiliation are you willing to fly? (And while we’re on the topic, how open to criticism are you willing to be?)
> Not very close, I dont want to be distracted from what Im building to focus on financial matters

What does busy look like?
> Having something better to do than what other people are offering me to do
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Nihas Thoughts

“Effectiveness is doing the right things.” What’s true for individual managers is also true for organizations, which often squander time and resources trying to improve processes for products not worth producing. The solution? See “abandonment,”
The wisdom of Peter Drucker