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George Kao's Best Posts: February 2017
In this newsletter...
- Why we should stop spending money on expensive biz training
- The 3 Stages of Wise Content
- ABC's of Truly Happy Living
- What I do on Facebook (a.k.a. Social Media Caring)
- Do the right thing, even when you don't feel like it
- The other day I saw this advertisement...
- How I avoid temptations and move toward the Good
- A brief NDE that beautifully describes the Reality that cradles us all...
- George Kao's newest workshop -- Optimize Your Offerings
I see a lot of pe…
A Simple, Generous Business/Livelihood Model
If you'd like to experience more freedom and creativity in your life, keep your business model simple.
What I share in this post is a generous and simple business model -- so simple that some people wouldn't call it a "business model"... perhaps a "simple livelihood model" is a better phrase.
This encompasses my 8 years of experience with a variety of monetization models, including...
What I share in this post is a generous and simple business model -- so simple that some people wouldn't call it a "business model"... perhaps a "simple livelihood model" is a better phrase.
This encompasses my 8 years of experience with a variety of monetization models, including...
- selling online courses
- enrolling people into monthly-membership sites
- earning substantial in…
Launch it, even when you don't feel ready. Because you'll never feel "ready"...
Do you feel like you're always preparing to launch... to finally one day get your content together... to finally do some important project?
Truth be told, I've never felt quite ready to make my videos. I didn't feel fully prepared to launch my business, or any of my marketing campaigns.
Everything's always been a "draft"... But I share it anyway, knowing that there is always room for improvement. I will always have another opportunity to improve it.
Sure, some people will scare me …
Truth be told, I've never felt quite ready to make my videos. I didn't feel fully prepared to launch my business, or any of my marketing campaigns.
Everything's always been a "draft"... But I share it anyway, knowing that there is always room for improvement. I will always have another opportunity to improve it.
Sure, some people will scare me …
Time Logging -- A Powerful Practice for Living Purposefully
An important time management practice that I do several times a year -- is "time logging."
For several weeks in a row, I would write down how I spend each day, hour by hour, from waking until sleeping.
This has really helped me to spend my time more purposefully and productively.
I encourage you to try it out.
A couple notes:
For several weeks in a row, I would write down how I spend each day, hour by hour, from waking until sleeping.
This has really helped me to spend my time more purposefully and productively.
I encourage you to try it out.
A couple notes:
1. Perfectionism is not the goal.
Sometimes you might forget to log hours at a time. It's ok.
Whatever you do log, will have the positive effect of making…
Sometimes you might forget to log hours at a time. It's ok.
Whatever you do log, will have the positive effect of making…
Ask YourSelf Questions That Matter, More Frequently
Here's a simple method to solve more problems, in any area of your life:
Ask yourself questions (that matter) more frequently.
What are the problems you want to solve in your life?
A few examples that might be relevant to you:
Ask yourself questions (that matter) more frequently.
What are the problems you want to solve in your life?
A few examples that might be relevant to you:
- "How can my day be better managed?"
- "How can my work be done with greater joy?"
- "What offering is a good balance between my interests and the market's wants?"
- "What really moves my business forward?"
- "How can I be more effective for my clients?" …