Started as an Interactive mindmap.

[GordonJ]

As you well know, I am a Question Oriented Person...and some would say my first interview is more like an inquisition...asking a lot of questions about hobbies, interests, TIME and how much money.

I have a pretty high mutual rejection rate, where they don't want to continue, or I don't. I'd say about 65% go somewhere else, which works out fine for both of us.

And my plan has been well documented here for the last 23 years...I like the "HOTSHEET", or mini-report as proof of concept, an expansion and price increase, a sorting of buyers, a bigger deal or a family of products.

But that works for me, a lazy-butt, do the minimum, make the maximum and sit at the park and ask the squirrels what the meaning of life is all about.

A more ambitious sort would build more and more upon their foundations.

Starting in ignorance is OK, as long as one is willing to be educated.

Starting with NO money is fine too, as long as one is willing to work.

It is the starting, stopping, and making poor choices which I have the most problems with. But everyone gets to do their thing their way, I really think a lot of people enjoy their underachieving and their round tuits.

Give me someone who is not afraid of answering questions, so as to get clarity on the goal, and then we can make a map to get there.

What do you advise?

Gordon

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Hi Gordon,

One thing I like about this is that even "Don't Know" can be useful... Because KNOWING that you "Don't Know" is more useful, than not even knowing that!

I personally like the idea you should focus on something you have some passion for... Because that will help to motivate you to put the work in!

I once bought the exclusive rights to some audiobooks... These audiobooks are in an area (not about business) in which I have some interest, but not really passion... Years later, I still haven't done anything with it. If I had more "passion" in that area, I think that would be a different story... (I've learned the lesson!)

However, it has to be an area where you have some passion, and there's also commercial viability too! There has to be an existing "market" who would be interested in it...

Again, I've had people wanting to interest me in helping to promote a product (some exotic "teas" that few would have heard of)... But, while the product was good, I could see that marketing it would require a lot of "Education" of the market... Because most people would never have heard of it, and the existing market was too small... Educating the market can be expensive, and not guaranteed to work!

But... now that I think about it further... this is an area where "free publicity" could do well... Hmm...

Just some thoughts...

Dien