The most accurate description of @RogueInnovation I've ever seenFor someone that talks alot... you don't really say much
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.The most accurate description of @RogueInnovation I've ever seenFor someone that talks alot... you don't really say much
Man, I hope your next post is about how you solved your headcanon crisis.
I get short with people because these posts break my heart.
I can do this and this and this and this and this and this and this and I see the light!
Then you wake up 10 years from now and you didn't and you don't...
...but you will.
You said you're making money. So make more. Then come tell us how you did it.
You want technique. But nobody cares what you want.
Knowledge, self-realization, and future-paced day dreams are useless until you use them.
There's technique threads all over this forum. Answers are right in front of you.
Yes I've not only read them, I've thought about them a lot.
For most people, yes, but no one on this forum appears dangerous to me, I know how to read context and sort ideas (things your everyday joe can't do).
I hear you though, never sacrifice your own initiative cuz its bs
Wasn't ever going to, but I get you
Tbh, I was in an emotional place,
I still sort of am, but its all FUEL for initiative, not fear of it
Actually, I'm doing what it says to do in unscripted
Chapter 14 ("F*ck this" before "F*ck you")
The post is about a "F*ck this" attitude
Finally unchaining myself from all the weights and shackles
AND ADMITTING I have the power to change it
I ask for HOW
Because technique is the bridge between understanding and execution
I understand things just fine, probably better than most
I can also execute, so long as the job is clearly set out or the opportunity to sell is in front of me (I must get more people in front of me to sell to then maybe the rest will fall into place)
I STILL however have dissonance between understanding and execution, I do them as two SEPERATE things currently.
My passion for this is burning right now, I want to turn that into connecting those two things. I wanna know HOW (technique) to get understanding rolling perfectly into execution, so I'm not slow burning like a chump
Also the how is part rhetorical
WE ALL KNOW HOW
But furthermore, one must ASK in order to figure out a way
Yes, I'm doing this
Its a slow process though, a support process if you will, to other actions I probably need to be taking
Also yeah more info about my biz would be helpful to get others clued in
I think I need to get OFF of this gunslinger, fly by the seat of my pants stuff I'm doing
Basically I just network, and then talk to people who are sort of interested in what I do and then sell them on it
Then I get to it
I'll try to reexamine what I'm doing objectively , for some reason my head has just been so stuck in it that I'm not totally sure what I'm doing from an objective POV. RED FLAG I need to sort that out.
Ok, so basically all I have is a silver tongue for selling those already predisposed. And the ability to tailor or fit/change how people are doing things so that they get 80/20 success (honing in on the 20 percent that gives results).
I have some formulas and such I use in order to increase quality contol of my services and get people what they want.
People literally rave about what I do, so I get more clients through recommendations.
But I only really market through some friends of mine, and I'm looking to start up my own lead generating funnel.
You know, I guess its pretty obvious that I need to get leverage working on my side better.
Not just use my own ability, but ABSTRACT that ability, and aim it at pressure points that will exponentially increase how many leads I get.
Agreed Andy, that is the plan
I guess I need to ask whats slowing down that progression?
I think eyeballs, I need to get some ready leads or generate them...
Maybe if I amplify that I'll get something cooking
DO THAT FIRST rather than try to over engineer anything and prematurely expect growth
So I think I'll try to abstract my gunslinging success and turn it into leverage
THEN I'll create my own leads
Then I'll reduce my role
Alright! It's something at least
I think I just really need to get out of my TUNNEL VISION
PULL BACK a few steps, and assess right action, based on EFFICIENCIES AND RESULTS
I need to STOP have EXECUTION and UNDERSTANDING exist seperately on their own islands, make every understanding have an execution, and every execution illuminate the perspective
I think I'm like one of those guys who is GOOD at everything but just hasn't tied it together yet. Is just doing everything isolated. My sum is less than my parts, I need to become more than the sum of my parts!
I've been thinking "if only my vision were bigger and more powerful, I can do it"
But I think I need to say "look at what you have, now turn it into results"
HOW do I do that?
Its not outlook, its not activity (I am active)
Its PAYING ATTENTION
Thats it!
I'm a darn moron
I'm literally ignoring what I need to be doing
LET THE SITUATION show me the need
Look at the structure, the responses, use the feedback to dial up and dial back my approach
Then review, and improve
Got it now I think
Yeah, a lot of what I write about are my struggles and learnings moving from a time-bound freelancer/consultant to something I can scale.I missed this post before. I think I get what you're asking. From the first and later posts it wasn't clear you need help improving your consulting gig. To be more specific it sounds like you need help scaling by automating lead generation and sales.
Someone already mentioned hiring a salesperson. @Andy Black has loads of thoughts on lead generation through adwords. Those two should automate the sales process for the consulting part.
Andy mentioned the sliding scale going to Agency. That part might depend on what kind of consulting you do. Is it tied to yourself or can you train someone to consult for you so you can focus on growth?
If it's tied to yourself it could be a matter of skipping the agency part and going straight to a productised service or even an info product. An info product could be to teach the consultancy aspect to those who want to consult, or to teach people who would normally buy that type of consulting without you holding their hand.
An info product could be a course, an ebook, an audio training, a website. Basically anything that lets you capture that knowledge and package it in a way where you can sell it 24/7 without being present. You probably already know this, but it's my thoughts on the next step up from consulting if you want to free more of your time.
So yeah, I dunno, its like you guys WANT people to be bad at this
I'm fine with it, but it is just a bit weird and possesive (like a jealous spouse)
Not sure who specifically you're referring to, but I doubt many people want this. The reason the high level fundamentals get pushed has more to do with the kind of people who show up here each day.
I liken it to learning piano (which I am). To play songs, I don't need to master technique (hitting the keys with the exact right amount of force; never hitting a wrong key or the key next to the one I'm aiming for).
I just need the fundamentals. Hand position, finger numbers, chords and scales etc. Using those I was able to start, learn, and get pretty good at songs. A month later I can play at a level that will wow my parents.
When I'm better I can hire a master of piano to teach me ways to improve specific aspects of my technique. Maybe my hands need to be rotated a slightly different direction. Maybe my back needs to be more straight when I play. But as a total newb (which most people here are) I only need the fundamentals to get started.
Add to that there's no "right" way. There's just whatever way ends up getting results. Even without technique training people eventually form their own techniques. My best friend in high school couldn't touch type using QWERTY (the formal method). But he could type almost as fast as me though he pecked at the keyboard with 2 fingers instead of 10. His way would be considered "wrong." But it wasn't slow.
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