The list is interesting. Since I didn't formally write down my new year resolutions this year, the following list serves me good. Its inspiring for the entire year and as generally shaping up your life style and work.
Get used to the three “-ty’s.” Ambiguity. Uncertainty. Volatility… Projects collapse. Money evaporates. Customers go wiggy. Get over it. That’s the way it works.
Learn. …Become a learning machine. Ask questions. Take smart people to lunch. Read. Read some more. Take classes.
Failing is OK. Not failing is not OK. If you don’t flop every so often, you’re not trying hard enough.
Guard your calendar. Make sure your time is focused on your one or two top priorities. Ask yourself: “Is this how I want to be spending my time right now?” Remember: you are your calendar. So treat your calendar with respect.
Be paranoid. The good times won’t last.
Don’t be paranoid. The bad times won’t last.
Never say up front that you can beat a deadline. Just turn your work in early and look like a hero. Related advice (which is ancient but unassailable): Underpromise, overdeliver.
Be quick. But don’t hurry. This one isn’t mine. It comes from the legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. Read it again. Think about it. Make sense, huh?
Take the Sunday night test.So this Sunday night, when you go to sleep, ask yourself: “Am I suffering from Sunday night dread?” If so, you might be doing something wrong. But if you’re not getting it – if you’re lying there in bed thinking, “You know, I sorta like this. I’m not dreading tomorrow. I’m actually looking forward to it” – then you’re probably on the right path.
via: Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself
Get used to the three “-ty’s.” Ambiguity. Uncertainty. Volatility… Projects collapse. Money evaporates. Customers go wiggy. Get over it. That’s the way it works.
Learn. …Become a learning machine. Ask questions. Take smart people to lunch. Read. Read some more. Take classes.
Failing is OK. Not failing is not OK. If you don’t flop every so often, you’re not trying hard enough.
Guard your calendar. Make sure your time is focused on your one or two top priorities. Ask yourself: “Is this how I want to be spending my time right now?” Remember: you are your calendar. So treat your calendar with respect.
Be paranoid. The good times won’t last.
Don’t be paranoid. The bad times won’t last.
Never say up front that you can beat a deadline. Just turn your work in early and look like a hero. Related advice (which is ancient but unassailable): Underpromise, overdeliver.
Be quick. But don’t hurry. This one isn’t mine. It comes from the legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. Read it again. Think about it. Make sense, huh?
Take the Sunday night test.So this Sunday night, when you go to sleep, ask yourself: “Am I suffering from Sunday night dread?” If so, you might be doing something wrong. But if you’re not getting it – if you’re lying there in bed thinking, “You know, I sorta like this. I’m not dreading tomorrow. I’m actually looking forward to it” – then you’re probably on the right path.
via: Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself
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