I was scared. Really scared. What happens if I fail? Will I have to do this stuff for the rest of my life? Will I be stuck forever? What if I don’t like it? What if I want to go back, but I can’t? What if I want to start a family one day but don’t have enough money to do so? What if..?
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August 2014
Agents of the status quo
by Yann Girard — Get free updates of new posts here
TweetThese days a lot of people talk about agents of change. A lot of people call themselves agents of change. Agents of change are great. They help us to rethink the now, see the world from a different perspective and they tear down existing barriers.
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Stop selling dreams
There’s so much BS out there about what you should actually do with your life. People and blogs telling you that you should do this or do that. You should quit your job, not go to university, start a company, become rich, start living your dreams and so on.
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You need to piss off your customers
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Competitive advantage
I still feel like I suck as entrepreneur. I suck as writer, as blogger and I have no clue about how to properly use social media. Now some people tell me that I’m good at those things. Might be true, might not be true. I don’t know and I don’t really care about it that much.
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Don’t be an expert
by Yann Girard — Get free updates of new posts here
TweetEverybody constantly tells me that at some point in my life I have to decide what I want to be. It already started when I was a kid. A kid that didn’t know anything about life and its sheer endless opportunities. How can a kid decide what it wants be be one day?
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New Is Always Better
We spend our lifetime searching for new things, better things, stronger things or faster things. Be it a better idea, a better girlfriend/boyfriend or a better life. It’s an endless pursuit. No it’s not a pursuit anymore. It’s a rush. A rush with no clear destination.
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A monster called growth
by Yann Girard — Get free updates of new posts here
TweetThe dream of every small company is to grow bigger and bigger until one day it will either be acquired or leave the status of being “just a startup”. Big corporations on the other hand want to become smaller to be more agile and flexible, just like a startup.
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Starting A Company: 10 Unusual Reasons Why You Might Fail
Today anyone can be in business. It’s easier than it ever was. Software, tools and hardware you needed to build your company that used to cost thousands or tens of thousands of dollars just a few years ago now only cost a few bucks or are for free.
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- "97% of the people out there won't care about what you do. Act accordingly."
- "Money is not for buying things. Things don’t make us happy. Money is for buying ourselves some freedom to do the things that make us happy."
- "Being unrealistic is the most realistic thing you could do."
- "You just need one person who cares about what you do. And that person is you. And no one else. It all starts with you."
- "We always think we have enough time. Until we realize there's no more time left."
- "The only way to stay ahead of the curve is to create your own curve."
- "Be the dealer. Don't be the junkie. The dealer always wins. And the junkie always dies."
- "The only person you should try to please is your 80 year old self."
- "It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you keep your eyes closed.."
- "Most advice doesn’t work. Because most advice comes from people who’ve never even done the things they're taking about. And that's dangerous."
- "Being able to build something out of nothing is the most important skill. For what? For everything!"
- "Why are people who write about millionaire habits not millionaires?"
- "No one will magically find out about you."
- "The things you don't want to do are usually the things you should be doing. They're almost always the things that will get you where you want to be."
- "Don't let other people's reality be your reality.."
- "Today it's easier to get started than ever before. That's why most people give up so easily. Because it was so easy to begin with."
- "When you hate your job you'll never be able to do more than just mediocre work."
- "Don't listen too all the life advice out there. It's all B.S. Just like this right here."
- "No one starts as an expert. We all start from the bottom. And have to work our way to the top."
- "The only thing that will ever lead to quality is quantity. To do it over and over again. That’s the only way."
- "Be a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- "New ways of doing things never work. Until they do. Just like old ways of doing things always work. Until they dont."
- "Constantly thinking about things won’t get you anywhere. You'll never find a solution just by thinking about it. You've gotta start doing."
- "Not getting it right is part of the process of getting it right."
- "How long does it take to change the world? As long as it takes to change yourself. So probably your whole life."
- "Focusing on results won't get you results. Focusing on the actions that produce results will get you results."
- "It's easy to forget all the things you have when all you do is to focus on the things you don't have."
- "Perfection will only hold you back"
- "Never listen to anyone who has never done what you're doing or want to do. Ignore your parents, your friends and pretty much everybody else."
- "Trading time for money is not freedom. It’s a prison. The only way you’ll ever be able to make more money is to trade more of your time."
- "The only way to beat the system is to know the system. Inside out."
- "It's not what you do on your good days that will make you. It's almost always what you do on your bad days that will either make you or break you."