#043 - Go farther together

Daniel L

Sep 13, 2024 — 1 min read

As my entrepreneurial career begins in earnest I am starting to gain clarity on what it means to me. I like the idea of being a solopreneur, but am starting to realize the importance of having like-minded people to work with. In the past 48 hours I have had two meetings where I left feeling energized and ready to work on ideas with that person. This time I feel more energized than normal because there is more of a path defined for what we think success will look like. Instead of spending weeks/months of planning, researching, and eventually burning myself out on an idea or problem the "just build it" attitude is coming in handy. While that is helpful it may not be necessary at this point in time. Speed and time are my biggest assets right now so I will use them to my advantage.

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#044 - Following up

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Sales has always been an anomaly to me. The way it is depicted in media, television, and movies makes it seem like it involves the scummiest people and always ends up with a loser. The salesman is usually wearing a fancy suit, perfectly quaffed hair, and a bunch of material

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#045 - Committing (and sticking to it)

#044 - Following up

#042 - Pick up the phone

#041 - Coffee is for closers