What do you do?
I am thinking about printing the above business card. It might save me a lot of time answering the following question which I get at least four times a week;
“so, what are you doing now?”
Most people do not understand how I could leave an amazing job without having my next step completely planned out. What does one do in order to come up with an idea worth building a company around? There is no formula I know of nor do I know how long it will take. I just have the confidence that I have done it before and will do it again.
I spend most of my time learning about completely new areas and meeting interesting people. My laboratory takes on different environments from: walking in the park or on the beach, having coffee with a colleague, reading, surfing the Internet, interviewing folks, and attending conferences. I can’t really point to one activity that makes me most productive during this phase. But if you are able to put the fear of failure aside, then this phase of entrepreneurship is one of the most enjoyable.
So don’t be surprised if next time you ask me what I do, I respond with a business card that says goodLife.com.
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