caleb wojcik
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Cubicle RenegadeBridge the gap to full-time online
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Pocket Changed
Pocket Changed
overview
1. Gap
2. Skill
3. Dedication
4. proof
1. Gap
PAST
PAST present
PAST Futurepresent
PAST Futurepresent
PAST Future
The Gap
present
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
my net worth
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
my net worth
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
my net worth
0
Got Married & Started A biz
embrace the gap
2. skills
Many skills
Many skills
one skill
one skill
one skill
one skill
“Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills”
3 Skills
✴Video✴Audio✴web Design
people can only remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see demonstrated, 90% of what they do themselves.
MIT Study
3 “Money” Specialties
✴Taxes✴insurance✴Mortgages
[pic of geoff’s bass site]
My skill
3. dedicate
[pic] Ron Swanson
“Never half-ass two things. whole ass one thing.” - ron swanson
“Be so good they can’t ignore you”
- Steve martin
“If I stay with it, then one day I will have been playing for forty years, and anyone who sticks with something for forty years will be pretty good at it.” - Steve martin
there will come a point when you need to focus
[pic of colin kapernick]
"(My) advice is to focus on one thing. I see a lot of entrepreneurs build something and then move onto the next thing and the next thing and the next. Building something is only step one. It’s not that hard to put something out there. Building on top of that to maintain and improve it is actually the harder thing to do. Anyone can release something, but it’s much harder to polish and refine it over time once it’s out there."
Jason Fried, Founder of 37 Signals
pic of Matt Giovansci’s site (pools)
pic of swim rap video
My dedication
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4. proof
How do you prove yourself & get paid
what you’re worth?
slay people’s dragons
Do it for yourself
Do it for yourselfdo it for free
Do it for yourselfDo it for freedo it for pay
“Do things that don’t scale” - Paul Graham
different tiers
1. Free course (101)
2. Learn-it-all books
3. Video course
4. consulting
My proof
4%
96%
Year One
26%
74%
Year Two
Main Gig video & Design
pic of David
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
- Michelangelo
[pic from Dr. seuss book that quote is from]
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go."
"I don’t much care where..."
your homework:
✴Plan next Year ✴craft✴Proof✴people
your homework:
✴Plan next Year ✴craft✴Proof✴people
4 Months Each
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”
- Bill Gates
renegade
1. One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.2. An outlaw; a rebel.
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