Your field is your job, your role, your team, what you do, what you deliver, what you bring to the table each and every day. You are the expert of your own field. You are the one best positioned to answer questions and figure out where to go next. You. No one else. You are the Expert of One, and that’s where it starts, believing that and knowing that.
Not when the plan will change, but know that the plan WILL change. It will change, and you will have to adjust and roll with it. Give yourself slush time, space, confidence, etc in all your estimates. And work from there. But go in, knowing this will change and you will have to adapt – that is the first step to not being controlled and beholden to the plan.
Problem-solving is a tough skill to learn. We think it’s easy because we were taught “Solve for X” but it’s not that easy (even if we do show our work). The best problem solvers, keep it the focus on the issue, the core and work on that and only that. They push out all the symptoms and noise so they can focus on the core. It’s not that the symptoms don’t matter, it’s that they…
How many How To Guides or tutorials do you need to read before you do the work yourself? How many tutorials will you need to follow? You can keep following tutorials and guides you’ll definitely become an avid learner, but at some point you’re going to need to take the leap and go out on your own. Set the number or the last one you’re going to buy, then put it on you to get…
How would you generate revenue for your product? What’s the value it would deliver? How would you pay your employees? How would the company grow? If you have a great idea for an app and the money side ends with “Oh and we’ll sell ads” – you’re missing the most important part of what your product could be – the value it could create. Don’t end a great idea with ads (unless you’re an advertising…