I have used Dayspring cards and calendars, but I had
not idea about all of these other wonderful things.
Not exact matches
Don't worry whether you're «qualified enough» — most
of the
ideas are
about building businesses in landscaping, car detailing or graphics design -; all businesses designed to cashflow.
One
of my overall points in writing this column is that building a business is
not rocket science; it's
about having an
idea and seeing it through with integrity.
Think
about that for a moment: Are we so delicate that we can
not address even the
idea that biology may play a role in the types
of careers we have?
If you dream
of owning a business but aren't sure
about what kind, here are some valuable ways you can find your next big business
idea.
Adam Alter: «Nomophobia» is a new word that's being coined to describe no mobile phobia, and it's the
idea that a lot
of us, in thinking
about not having our phones, experience something like a phobia, and this is supposed to describe hundreds
of millions
of people today, and I'm sure that number is growing at the moment.
«Even if the bills are
not implemented, it creates a public discussion
about discrimination, and that creates the
idea that discrimination is important to religious freedom,» says Marieka Klawitter, a professor
of public policy and governance at the University
of Washington.
A closer examination
of James Damore's
ideas about gender bias reveals the guy just doesn't know what he is talking
about.
Perhaps it's
not a bad
idea to take the holiday season an occasion to formally and fully switch off, but the best use
of the time, if Rosen is to be believed, is to think deeply
about how you want to live, your priorities, and how you can draw up strategies (or boundaries) to help you achieve that vision in the coming year.
The point here is simply to acknowledge what many have argued
about the whole
idea of «post-truth» - it's
not anything new, but just more
of the same.
I did
not have much
idea about benefits
of using Xero.
But
not everyone is in love
of the
idea of a ritualized switching off, at least
not if it's unconnected to deeper reflections
about what's driving the seemingly frantic pace
of modern life.
«That wasn't helping the mission,» Weiss recalls, «which was really
about creating your own
idea of who you want to be and using beauty as just one way to do that.»
I had to go to the library to find a book on beginner's mind, the Internet still being a thing
of the future, and I learned that what he expected from me was an attitude
of openness, a lack
of preconceived
ideas about how things had to be, and a wealth
of questions that started with, «what if» and «why
not.»
Some business owners are concerned
about the
idea of «chipping in,» who the «hardship waiver» would apply to, and whether the promise
not to raise taxes to cover the $ 900 billion cost over the next ten years is one that Obama can keep.
Life isn't just
about planning, so I don't want you to get the wrong
idea from this series
of posts: personal branding isn't all
about planning either; it's
about living.
I decided to bootstrap my current company because the business model didn't require enormous amounts
of capital or extensive research and development — and because bootstrapping made us be more creative and smarter
about how we tested
ideas.
They liked the
idea of checklists at the end
of the chapter, but couldn't we tell them what they should do
about what they just read, and why did the book need to be so wordy?
He thought
about this long and hard, and then he quietly said, «this is
not a big
idea, or flash, or tech, but the thing I have learned the hard way is the importance
of learning to listen to your instinct.
However, if you come in visibly excited
about your
idea, to the point where you almost can't calm yourself down, they can't help but contagiously «catch» some
of your enthusiasm.
There are two kinds
of companies, a saying goes: The first kind is the ones that have been hacked and know
about it and the other type are those that have been hacked and don't have any
idea.
It's interesting enough, but it's
not a methodology — there's nothing really actionable
about the core
ideas of this book.
Not only can it open you up to
ideas or people you've never even heard
of, it also introduces you to new ways
of thinking
about things.
The first step isn't to think
about an awesome
idea for content, it's to think
about where you can plausibly get a piece
of content published.
The latter is the «keep some skin in the game» principle, the
idea that if you can't dump all the risk on someone else, you'll be more careful
about the quality
of the financial products you're selling.
A code
of business ethics usually doesn't stand alone, it works in conjunction with a company's mission statement and more specific policies
about conduct to give employees, partners, vendors, and outsiders an
idea of what the company stands for and how it's members should conduct themselves.
«The
idea of job security is made up, anyway, by big companies that want you
not to think
about your job,» he says.
It's
not about whether it was great on all three dimensions (it probably won't have been), but rather whether you have a good
idea of what it will take to make it great on these dimensions, now that you've done it.
For many, the scariest part
of this is
not worries
about the
idea itself, rather the process
of delivering the information effectively.
Customers today aren't often keen
about the
idea of sitting back and watching.
Glass credits Dorsey with having a vague
idea about how to share status, but asserts it didn't turn into Twitter until the two
of them spent several hours bantering in a car on the rain - slickened streets
of San Francisco after a night
of drinking.
In any case, it's generally a good investment
of the modest amount
of time it takes to pay attention and be polite unless the people pitching haven't done their homework, don't appreciate or want to hear
about the magnitude or difficulty
of what they're setting out to do, or just aren't really prepared to effectively present and defend their
ideas.
We don't know what we don't know, but the more we can learn
about it, the better it is for our brains to piece together
ideas that we've never even heard
of.
The
idea is to try and find what the other party really wants out
of the deal while also identifying what you might
not care as much
about yourself, which are great places for compromise.
The Metcalf incident showcases that this isn't just
about money and
ideas but could include the safety
of those working at a facility.
«Today, our default assumption
about creativity is that it's the result
of serendipitous exchanges,
of brainstorming,
of ideas building on each other rapidly and spontaneously —
not a result
of hard thinking that requires serious concentration.»
The nice thing
about being an adviser is if I don't convince someone, sometimes it has the effect
of getting them to rethink their strategy and have a better
idea on their own.
When I proposed the
idea of turning off for discrete periods
of time — with the full support
of his manager — Tad explained to me: «It's going to be really hard to let go... even on weekends, I can
not let go... I'm always thinking
about work.»
Isn't that the opposite
of the meritocracy
of technology the VCs talk
about, and the borderless
ideas that VCs plaster on their websites?
As he bounces along from
idea to
idea, all the while salting his sentences with ominous facts
about the energy problem, I can't help wondering if he isn't going to give himself a crisis
of conscience.
David Gould, creative services director at online marketing firm Vertical Measures, puts it well: «For users, this reinforces the
idea that the result is reputable: this link isn't just the result
of robotic SEO manipulation, but rather it's from a human being who we can learn more
about.»
For decades, if
not centuries, talking
about one's salary has been the biggest taboo in capitalism, which is why the
idea of salary transparency — the current «it» strategy among progressive young private companies — makes so many people uncomfortable.
Unfortunately, some
of the resources don't outline obvious ways to go
about increasing productivity, even though they are packed with actionable
ideas.
If you can't stand the
idea of being in your boss's shoes, then probably you should think
about getting out before your go - getter peers pass you by.
«Whoever runs next time has to have a very clear
idea of where he or she wants to take the country and has to run on those
ideas, because the election can
not be
about personalities, participants sniping.
A new survey says graduates
of the nation's top b - school aren't entirely optimistic, but they have some pretty solid
ideas about how to get Americans back to work.
Having a weekly check - in or talking beyond discussions
of to - do lists can bring great new
ideas to the surface or will give someone a chance to help in an area they may
not have known
about otherwise.
Repetitive uninspiring offerings aren't just less tasty, they're also less likely to spark the kind
of informal talk that will bond your team and help them come up with innovative
ideas about not just what to order but also how to improve you business.
Regardless
of the situation, it's probably a good
idea to think
about looking for a different job if your performance isn't up to par.
His father, Douglas — already the second generation
of family owners — was «
not enthused
about the
idea»
of franchising.