The first 10 seconds of your idea, your pitch, your description of it are the most important. Not because of the content, not because of what it is. But because of how you start. I’ve listened to people talk about ideas that they are so excited about they have to start over again – but I’m hooked. I’ve listened to people talk slowly and with purpose and draw me in – and I’m hooked. So…

I went to a University bookstore a few months ago and found some old courses I took when I attended University. The concepts were similar with some welcome updates. But the prices, the prices blew me away. A standard business book was $134.95. I never paid that much for a textbook but looking through it, I could see why. HardcoverGlossy finishIn ColourUpdated multiple edition Students don’t need that, if you’re learning a subject for the…

Which should always be followed by – “Why are you doing it?” If you can’t answer why are you doing it to something you are trying to achieve. You will never achieve it. Time to find a new goal.

Start slow. Yes, they need you. Yes, they need your help. Yes, they need your experience. But you know nothing about the project. You know nothing about the people. You know nothing about the history, the context or the goals of what is trying to be achieved. You know nothing about what people have been through and what they need. You might have been hired to do X but what people need on the project…

Udemy always has a 80% off sale, amazing courses, 40 hours in content, are $12. Week long conferences are $2,400 and are a firehose of information coming at you. Courses such as Seth Godin’s altMBA are $3,850 for an immersive, group-based learning experience over six weeks. Week long, on-site courses are $7,500 (depending on the topic). Pluralsight subscriptions are $500 / year. MBAs are somewhere above $40,000+ for the program. Everyone sets their own cost,…