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1. This is a very rare group of individuals. 2. "One in four or more adults in Southeast Asia (28%), East Asia (28%), and sub-Saharan Africa (25%) are self-employed and make up large segments of the region's workforce. The self-employed account for much smaller percentages of the population and workforces in the former Soviet Union (7%), European Union (6%), and Northern America (5%)." (2. The common career path is someone who has been employed by other entities moves toward a new self-employment path. (http://www.gallup.com/poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx) 3. This is so rare that there are few resources to help transition from self-employment to "other" entity employment. 4. "Eighteen percent of all adults worldwide -- or 29% of the global workforce -- reported being self-employed in 2013." (http://www.gallup.com/poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx) 5. "In wealthier and more developed regions such as Europe, Northern America, and Australia-New Zealand, the self-employed tend to be better educated than the overall population and have incomes comparable to those who are employed full time for an employer. However, in less developed regions with high rates of [...]
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including:
1. Tough question. 2. Very few people are prepared. 3. Are you? 4. How do you prepare for a life you aren't even able to conceive in your wildest dreams? 5. Show title inspired by this New York Times article with Philip Galanes interviewing Elton John and Darren Walker, "PG: How did you cope when reality began to exceed your dreams?" (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/fashion/elton-john-and-darren-walker-on-race-sexual-identity-and-leaving-the-past-behind.html?_r=0) 6. Do you even want this? 7. "John Vechey, co-founder of Seattle-based games maker PopCap Games, just sold his company to Electronic Arts for just under a billion dollars, so you might think he doesn't have to fret about success any longer. But according to Vechey, it's not success that CEOs need to be concerned about, but how they will deal with that success once it comes their way. [...] "People can't relate." Being a CEO can be lonely and it's often impossible for friends and colleagues to understand your experience. "Friends assume that because I have a games company, I can do whatever I want or that I spend all day playing games. Sometimes I do but don't tell my boss." (http://www.inc.com/staff-blog/john-vechey-on-how-to-cope-with-success_1.html) 8. Can you stop success once it starts to snowball? 9. "JK Rowling had therapy to cope with [...]
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including:
1. Just because you are broke does not mean that you don't need a plan (or a strategy)... 2. in fact you need one more when you are broke! 3. Mentally prepare. This is not time for self pity or embarrassment. You have nothing to be embarrassed about as long as you learn from this experience and don't repeat it). 4. Think of this as a short term situation that you have to get through. Focus on your tasks and strategy. You have no time for wallowing, get to work! 5. Preserve any income. 6. Prioritize shelter. 7. Fight to retain credit rating. 8. “Always pay your [...]
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2. Grit ": mental toughness and courage" (Grit. (n.d.). Retrieved December 14, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grit) 3. Hustle "2 a : to obtain by energetic activity <hustle up new customers> 2 c : to sell or promote energetically and aggressively <hustling a new product>" (Hustle. (n.d.). Retrieved December 14, 2014, fromhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hustle) 4. Tenacious ": not easily stopped or pulled apart : firm or strong : continuing for a long time : very determined to do something" (Tenacious. (n.d.). Retrieved December 14, 2014, fromhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenacious) 5. Are you unstoppable? 6. Why not? 7. “"[G]rit" is a better indicator of success than factors such as IQ or family income.” Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint." (http://www.npr.org/2013/11/01/240779578/is-having-grit-the-key-to-success) 8. From Angela Duckworth, assistant professor in the psychology department at University of Pennsylvania - take this quiz to find out your grit score - https://sasupenn.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_06f6QSOS2pZW9qR 9) How gritty are you? [...] |
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