You Can’t Start Perfect
Done poorly is the first step.
Nothing is Better
When speaking saying nothing is better than saying:
“So, um, yeah”
“But”
“Literally”
“you know”
“OK”
Any swear word
Giving Presentations
Successful presentations are composed of three parts:
1. Confidence
2. Empathasizing with your audience
3. Not caring what they think about you
Own It
Own the fear, own the day!
New Business Plan
Here’s the plan for your new business:
1. Create Value
2. Prove It
3. Sell It
Software = Wizardry
Software development is wizardry and witchcraft.
You cast spells to arrange bits and pixels to do what you want.
Add Fun
If you’re not having fun, add fun to it.
It makes everything easier
An Expert In All Things
No one is an expert at all things.
Don’t expect actors to know politics, doctors to know how to invest, and those in sales to know how to code.
You’ll run into problems if you pretend to know all things or follow someone who pretends to know all things.
Beware!
Prohibited or Inhibited?
What is stopping you?
Rarely is it that you are prohibited from doing what you should and need to do.
Most of the time it’s YOU that is preventing you from moving forward.
Instead of being PROhibited you are INhibited.
Let yourself do it. MAKE yourself do it.
How Can I Make It Better?
I deal with puzzles and problems every day.
The question that I always ask is “How Can I Make It Better?”
This makes me evaluate and use my experience to improve things.
When I attack the next problem I have more options because of all the I have gone thru.
Ask yourself