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An absolute abundance of ever growing ideas. I have no idea where they come from, how to manage them Notebook. Write. down. everything (And I do mean everyth
by iamdave 15y ago
An absolute abundance of ever growing ideas. I have no idea where they come from, how to manage them
Notebook. Write. down. everything (And I do mean everything. What I mean by that is everything).
Your peers have some wise advice, if you find your head in the clouds with ideas and you know you have the competency to pull it off, then yes: farm out your skills, network, begin your personal brand.
People like to say "It's not what you know, it's who you know". I respectfully disagree. It's now who you know, it's who knows you. So if these contracts you've taken have resulted in positive feedback and responses from you clients, continue to build on that (hopefully it's paying you enough to survive) and establish yourself as a knowledgeable asset in their field.
Then, once you've launched a product these people will (ideally) recognize this as the fruit of your labors and will be more willing to give it a try.
Good luck young man :)
- kelly_hrudey 15y agoThx for the feedback. Re - Notebook How do you manage that weeks, months, or years later? Tagging stuff, categorizing, dates?
- iamdave 15y agohttp://davidseah.com/blog/2011/07/toms-moleskine-emergent-task-planner-mashup/ http://davidseah.com/blog/2011/07/toms-moleskine-emergent-ta... Give that a look at and check out the emergent task planner/year planner. Disclaimer: I am not that David.
- robfitz 15y agoI prefer taking all my notes on index cards. Notebooks failed me BC I ended up w/ short term (meeting notes) & long term (ideas) mixed, which made it hard to sort & hard to review. Index cards I can throw away my meeting or call notes as soon as they end and easily group everything else.