I recently read the book – The $100 Start Ups by Chris Guillibeau. It is an amazing book and truly inspires you to fire your boss and start something on your own! Chris Guillibeau has travelled to 150+ countries and studied more micro-businesses than anyone else. Though this book is all about firing your boss and starting something on your own it may not always be possible for all of us, for reasons we very well know!
Here are some important lessons from the book which we can apply at our day-to-day work (working under our bosses whom we can’t fire!) and get SUCCESS!
1. A gap is skills and abilities reveal a golden opportunity! – Look around you. Look at people you work with. Look at the needs of your organization. Equip yourself with the required skill set and do something which is much needed but others cannot do!
2. Simplify it and bring in the efficiency! – Closely observe the processes which are followed on daily basis. Find a way to simply things, take credit for it and become a star performer!
3. Do not ignore the controversial ideas!– Many a times we let go of some really good ideas just because we feel them to be too controversial. Apart from being a trend setter these ideas might have the capability of bringing lots of visibility to you and your work! Do not ignore them. Make a start – even if you have a controversial idea!
4. You don’t need a team! - Often we do not do things because we feel we need a team or at least one more person who thinks as we do, to take up something new. If you are smart enough you may not need any one else!
5. Notice what frustrates you and find a way to fix it! – Work places are full of frustrating things. Some we want but can never fix but then there are few things which can be fixed. These are opportunities; these are grand opportunities as these may be the next big project of your unit or your company. So look at these frustrating things closely!
And finally as Chris Guillibeau says - Don’t kill the dream! Live the dream!
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