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Old February 9, 2022, 06:15 PM
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Default It all starts with Intent, and probably ends there too.

It is still amazing to find so many people wanting answers to questions, without asking and answering the ONE question they should ask themselves.

What is the INTENT?

Questions like, which is better long copy or short?

Which is better a book or a blog?

What sells more, specific of general information?

Should I .... whatever. This one really irks me, if you have to ask complete strangers what you should or should not do, man, yous in bad shapes man.

What are you trying to do? Sort of like my what do you want question, but this one is not as hard to answer, is it?

So many people say they want to do an information product, but it seems many NEVER get around to it, frustrating for someone trying to help them.

What is the INTENT? I can make it 3 words, WHAT'S YOUR INTENT?

Shouldn't be that dang hard to answer, or what am I missing?

Gordon
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Old February 11, 2022, 02:00 PM
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Default Do you want to increase your options?

Hi Gordon,

Many people sail through life without really figuring out what it is they want to do...

I think what it partly is about - maybe - is people want to increase their options in life...

The more skills you have, the more options you have...

Well, anyway, I think that I think that way (partly)...

Which can be a problem too, if you overdo it (as I probably have)!

On the other hand, you can also be too focused, with too narrow a set of skills...

The problem with that is that shifts in technology or culture or demographics could make your narrow set of skills obsolete...

When you have a broad set of skills, it's less likely that all your skills will become obsolete!

Here's a quick example...

I have a friend who's a professional freelance editor, who lives in Australia (where I also live). I think he has often been hired by publishers to edit the books they're planning to publish.

I remember having a conversation with him over a meal a few years ago...

He was telling me how it was getting harder and harder for him to get work.

The reason why is because companies were outsourcing their editing work to cheaper places, like India...

As he lives in Australia, he has to charge higher prices due to the much higher cost of living compared to India... Otherwise he couldn't survive...

When I first got to know him (almost 20 years ago now), he took an overseas holiday every year... When I had that dinner with him a few years ago, he had stopped doing that - because he could no longer afford it...

That's an example of what I'm talking about...

Best wishes,

Dien

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It is still amazing to find so many people wanting answers to questions, without asking and answering the ONE question they should ask themselves.

What is the INTENT?

Questions like, which is better long copy or short?

Which is better a book or a blog?

What sells more, specific of general information?

Should I .... whatever. This one really irks me, if you have to ask complete strangers what you should or should not do, man, yous in bad shapes man.

What are you trying to do? Sort of like my what do you want question, but this one is not as hard to answer, is it?

So many people say they want to do an information product, but it seems many NEVER get around to it, frustrating for someone trying to help them.

What is the INTENT? I can make it 3 words, WHAT'S YOUR INTENT?

Shouldn't be that dang hard to answer, or what am I missing?

Gordon
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