SOBCon08
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The document discusses lessons learned from Chris Cree's first 90 days of being alone and unafraid. Some key lessons include finding good advisors to bounce ideas off of and get different perspectives, realizing that plans will take longer than expected and may need to change course, holding on to your dreams when facing discouragement, and maintaining a sense of humor. The overall message is that starting your own business presents many challenges but it is important to learn from mistakes and not get discouraged.
SOBCon08
- 1. Chris Cree
- 2. Alone and Unafraid Lessons From the First 90-ish Days
- 3. Lesson # 1 Find Good Advisors I have to Do it all Myself
- 4. Lesson # 1 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Alone With Others
- 5. Lesson # 1 Find Good Advisors
- 6. Lesson # 1 Bounce Ideas Off Someone
- 7. Lesson # 2 Everything will take 10X longer than you think It Should be Pretty Straight Forward
- 8. Lesson # 2 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men. It will take longer Things will go wrong It’s not the End of the World Set Deadlines you can meet
- 9. Lesson # 3 Be Willing to Change Course “ Charlie Time ” (Gratuitous Coolness)
- 10. Lesson # 3 Be Willing to Change Course Gotta Stick With the Plan
- 11. Lesson # 3 Complete Change in Business Model “ Old ” Model “ New ” Model
- 12. Lesson # 3 Original Plan = Web Development Reasonably Priced Using WordPress Train Clients to Use Sites Effectively Give Control of Content to Clients
- 13. Lesson # 3 Revised Plan = Consulting Consulting – Create Appropriate Strategy Project Management – Oversee Development Training – Tools & Strategy Implementation
- 14. Lesson # 4 Hold On To Your Dream Maybe I’m Not Cut Out For This
- 15. Lesson # 4 Hold On To Your Dream Discouragement is part of the deal Hang on It’s usually not as dark as you think And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring? --Chuck Noland
- 16. Lesson # 5 It’s OK to Laugh (Even at Yourself) Turn the PAGE It will keep you SANE.
- 17. Lesson # 4
- 18. Lesson # 5 Don’t Forget to Laugh
- 20. Chris Cree Contact Info 111 Misty Morning Way Savannah, GA 31419 P: 912-927-7734 F: 912-927-7143 C: 912-667-8055 Skype: Chris-Cree Google Talk: ChrisCree Twitter: ChrisCree BlogCatalog: ChrisCree