In the game of Starcraft, there is a concept of Gold Minerals in which there is only one in each game. The gold minerals themselves are generally in the middle of the map and are away from your more comfortable “blue” minerals. You have to work to get to them, and when you get to them, you need to defend them. It’s not an easy position to hold, and generally, there is much back and…
Nothing. Unless you let it.
Everyone has a task they don’t like to do, yes, that they hate to do. But it never goes away, it just keeps staring you in the face. So here’s the plan; Do that work, do it until it annoys. Figure out a way to get it off your plate – script it, automate it, batch it – whatever you like. Rinse and repeat with the next task you hate. The work you hate never…
Want to know what industries are in need of help? Look for the gaps. What are people complaining about? What do they wish they had? What are the problems they are trying to solve? What solutions require a flair of creativity? Those are the gaps, and they are the opportunities for growth and development. They are not easy to fill or address, but they are always 100% worth it.
If I receive an invite in my inbox, and I miss it, as can happen quite a bit. Nudge me after a few hours, and the invite is there. Don’t remind me 15 minutes before the meeting is about to start that I’m attending this meeting. Make my acceptance, not my tentative acceptance, mean something. Make it mean that I’m actually attending, not “auto-accepted”.