Hi Dien,

You hit the nail on the head. Even though, you and I and probably everybody that reads these posts, can spot opportunities...Everywhere.

We still haven't found one that "mesh's" with our personality! (like you state in your post).

It reminds me sort of like buying/renting a vehicle, THOUSANDS of makes and models designed to take you from A to B.

The choice is dependant on where you want to go? (ie. What do you want?) and why are you going there?

Example.

- If I know I want to go to the prom (The What), then I would rent a LIMOUSINE as my vehicle to arrive In Style (The Why)

If I want to go help my friend move, I'd probably
rent a Truck to Carry the furniture.

If I have a large family I would buy a mini-van to transport the troops. However, if I'm a Young bachelor that wants attention from the ladies, I'd probably get a good lookin' SPORTS car!

All of the vehicles could get me to where I want to go. I just have to choose one based on where I'm going and why I'm going there.

Anyways, that's my 2 cents on how I see the issue.

Duane

P.S
Looking forward to the I.T Post.

Duane

> This is in response to Duane's post
> further down the forum.... I moved it up
> here so it doesn't get "lost" in
> the clutter.... :)

> Gosh, I know what you mean! I've had the
> same kinds of questions myself....

> I finished with academia, and the last 8
> months or so have been an incredible
> learning process. I've intensively been
> studying business (through discussions as
> well as reading and doing).... But you know
> what? I've discovered (as you have) that it
> REALLY does boil down to what Gordon keeps
> saying.... WHAT DO YOU WANT?

> It's not an easy question to answer.... It
> involves really knowing yourself well. In
> the process of answering this question, I've
> been learning about myself.... Fill in the
> blank.... DOING ________ makes me
> PASSIONATE!

> I've discovered that certain things other
> people do, wouldn't make me happy to do
> them.... So I can see the financial
> opportunity, but it just doesn't
> "mesh" with my personality.

> For example, one of the people I admire
> greatly is Joe Cossman. He made a lot of his
> money in getting the rights to and selling
> "novelty" items -- things like
> novelty shrunken heads. Now, I've realized
> that I wouldn't be happy doing that.... I've
> discovered that I like to do things which I
> feel are "substantial," which
> change people's lives or change humanity in
> some way.... (Yes, I know it sounds
> grandiose.) I've just discovered that this
> is an element of my personality.... It's
> what makes me passionate about something.

> Here at Sowpub, I LOVE this forum. I believe
> we have the potential to change people's
> lives for the better, which is the kind of
> thing I love and which I can get passionate
> about. I also enjoy the nature of physics
> research (which I'm still doing on the
> side), since I love the idea of pushing
> forward the frontiers of knowledge.

> These answers are all very specific to me
> and my personality.... I know everyone will
> have different answers to WHAT DO YOU WANT?
> I would perhaps extend the question to
> something like....

> What kind of WORK would you like to DO
> which would you would be PASSIONATE about
> doing? I think it's a VERY important
> question....

> When Gordon talked about this, I must admit
> I didn't quite understand what he was
> talking about. Of course I know what I want
> to do -- so I thought. But I didn't
> really.... I didn't really understand what
> makes me (as a specific individual)
> passionate about doing something. Now, I've
> come MUCH closer to an answer.... And
> certainly what you probably
> "should" do is very much dependent
> on the answer to that question....

> This is also the kind of thing Julie Jordan
> Scott talks about too.... FINDING YOUR
> PASSION!

> Yes, I didn't actually go to Silicon Valley
> (but I was in San Francisco in June 2000),
> but a couple of my friends were on holiday
> in Australia (where I'm based).... I'll
> write an IT post soon on some of the things
> I learned.... :)

> - Dien