Nicholas Bate

100 Words

What if you would know exactly what you need to do if you could just get some time and space? If you could just think things through, get a plan, write a decent check-lost? If you could just get rid of TTD (things to do) for a while? If you could just stop feeling forever on the run? If you could get a breather….? You can: (1) book the day in your diary; (2) the place in your diary (3) the support for that 1 day (4) assemble notebook and pen. Make that day happen. Easy? No. Possible? Vital. 

Your Simple 1-Person Start-Up: Summary.

Rule 1: It Doesn’t Need to be Cool.

Rule 2: You Don’t Necessarily Need Perfect Content, But You Do Need Brilliant Attitude

Rule 3: Don’t Force Your Brand; Let it Grow

Rule 4: No Excuses; Pay Yourself from Day 1

Rule 5: Scale for Profit, not Ego

Rule 6: Be Supremely Agile.

Rule 7: Take an Action.

Resources

1. Selling without Tears, free PDF.
2. Instant MBA, Amazon.
3. The Rules of Life, free PDF
4. Be Bold, Amazon.
5. JFDI, free book.  Choose your version LHS of blog.
6. Brilliant at the Basics of Business, Amazon.
7. 22 Things They Don’t Teach at Business School, free

The Details:

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Rule 7

Sunday Melange 14

1. How to Escape the Bunker.
2. Stay STRONG
3. Just say NO to PPT
4. Who are the rogues?
5. Post Covid Business Essentials.
6. Redundancy
7. Covid-19, 101
8. Hunter-Gatherer 21C
9. Manage that career
10. Be Bold 101
11. Lock-down goals.
12. You still haven’t read You, Only Better
13. Things They Don’t Teach at Business School
14. The Business Skills Collection. Immediate. Cheap. Amazon.

Brave New World 35

Don’t worry.

Sort your play-lists and then take a long walk.

All will be well. 

Start-up Rule 7 of 7: Take an Action

In a post-Covid world, maybe the time has come to go out on your own. Keep it simple initially: just you, no start-up capital and a desire to be beholden to nobody. Except you, of course.

Rule 7: Take an Action

You’ve planned (there are lists galore); you have calculated (which spreadsheet would you like?); you have discussed with your kind and helpful entrepreneur buddy. Now is the time for action. And although many are starting to relax for the weekend, you know action is all. 

Resources

1. Selling without Tears, free PDF.
2. Instant MBA, Amazon.
3. The Rules of Life, free PDF
4. Be Bold, Amazon.
5. JFDI, free book.  Choose your version LHS of blog.
6. Brilliant at the Basics of Business, Amazon.
7. 22 Things They Don’t Teach at Business School, free

Plus of course:

Rule 1,

Rule 2.

Rule 3.

Rule 4.  

Rule 5.

Rule 6.

TBC.

The Tools of Excellence for a Brave New World, 7: A Wall and A Ball

Man is a generalist. No harm in that: he/she is remarkable at adapting and to enhance this process has created a batch of tools which allows him/her to perform to the highest levels. In a Brave New World where planet Earth undergoes several adjustments in the way we act and think, ensure such tools are all easily accessible in your portfolio.

7: A Wall and A Ball

This isn't about exercise, nor fresh air. But it is about getting grounded.  Overload, mixed and multiple priorities push the brain very easily into fight or flight mode.

Re-assure it with some simple, easy rhythm. Bounce after bounce. Meditative. Flow state. Breathing calming. Higher brain knowing what to do.

Think Steve McQueen (once again) in the cooler.

Get the ball now. Identify the wall. Soon. 

Get the tools to be brilliant in a Brave New World.

Bonus: How to Be Brilliant, the protocol.

The Tools so far:

1: The French Press

2: The Play-list

3: Notebook and pen.

4: The Egg-timer.

5: The Skipping Rope.

6: The Swiss Army Knife

26 Ideas, each with MIni-Case Study

Being the Best, book, Amazon.

Blast from the Past

Be Bold 101

Start-Up Rule 6 of 7: Agility Is the Big New Differentiator.

In a post-Covid world, maybe the time has come to go out on your own. Keep it simple initially: just you, no start-up capital and a desire to be beholden to nobody. Except you, of course.

Rule 6: Be Supremely Agile

However fundamental your business, technology or fashion or pandemic (or whatever) with threaten it. At which point how quickly can you respond, pivot and re-invent?

Resources

1. Selling without Tears, free PDF.
2. Instant MBA, Amazon.
3. The Rules of Life, free PDF
4. Be Bold, Amazon.
5. JFDI, free book.  Choose your version LHS of blog.
6. Brilliant at the Basics of Business, Amazon.
7. 22 Things They Don’t Teach at Business School, free

Plus of course:

Rule 1,

Rule 2.

Rule 3.

Rule 4.  

Rule 5.

TBC.

Blast from the Past

The Secrets of Success, handy PDF.