getting to-the-try
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getting to the try
by Brandon GadociSenior UX ConsultantImproving Enterprises
June 1, 2012
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I’VE
Always
BEEN BADASS
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BOOM
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THIS OF COURSE IS UNTRUE
Born 1978
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RICHIE SANCHO
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sportsI was good at
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Height: 4’ 11” Weight: 105
8thGRADE ME
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I DRESSED UP LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON AND DANCED IN THE TALENT SHOW.
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I WANT TO MAKE STUFF
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I MET HER & EVERYTHING
CHANGED
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I HIT EJECT
ME
WEALTHMANAGEMENT
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I BECAME A DAD
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I became a Dad again
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this is my life
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GET IN THE BEST SHAPE OF
MY LIFE
QUIT DIPPING
TOBACCO
LEARN RUBY ON RAILS
Re-learn
HTML
LEARNCSS
LAUNCH WEB APP:
RATE & REVIEW FINANCIAL ADVISORS
LAUNCH WEB APP:
WODSTACKTRACK YOUR CROSSFIT WORKOUTS
LAUNCH WEB APP:
TASKKTASK MANAGEMENT THAT TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO NEXT
SELF PUBLISH
A BOOK
ATTEND WEDDINGSTRAVELVACATIONDR APPOINTMENTSSUNDAY DINNERSCHURCHLUNCHES
STAY
MAR
RIED
& KE
PT M
Y JO
B!
FREELANCE FIVE BIG WEBSITES
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BOOK
WODSTACK
TASKK
500 COPIES SOLD IN LAST YEAR
1.5 years old3000+ Users30k workouts recorded10 signups a day$0 Revenue
2 months old900 users (200 active)Plenty of PressAngel InvestmentVery close to revenue
FABEETLEFAILED
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70% Have not created revenue generating business
30%Have created revenue generating business
84% Have an idea
60% Have not started working on it yet
Excuses
50% Not Enough Time
Not sure where to start
Not sure if good idea
Scared
Don’t have skills
37%
37%
25%
25%
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‣ GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE TO CREATE MOMENTUM
‣ GETTING SH$T DONE BY MANAGING YOUR TIME
‣ STAYING MOTIVATED
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WAIT!Write down your idea
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GETTINGUNCOMFORTABLE
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“It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!“
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Activ
eM
ols
h
NeoCloud
Shopoola
GIGACRUNCHInShop
Shopular
Cloudoleo
BoxDrop
Activ
eM
ols
h
NeoCloud
Shopoola
GIGACRUNCHInShop
Shopular
Cloudoleo
BoxDrop
Filter ideas based on actual market opportunity.
ThisOneHQ.comThis one has potential
Warning: If your idea’s greatness depends on being
first to market...don’t do it.
‣ # of potential customers‣ $ they spend‣ Room for innovation?‣ Will they pay for it?
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Skills needed to start ThisOneHQ.com
Skills I have Skills I don’t have but need
HTMLCSSVisual Design
ProgrammingDeploying a web applicationRaising moneyLinuxCopywritingJavascript
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Skills needed to start ThisOneHQ.com
Skills I have Skills I don’t have
HTMLCSSVisual Design
ProgrammingDeploying a web applicationRaising moneyLinuxCopywritingJavascript
Things I will learn
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CODE SCHOOL
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STACK EXCHANGE
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Quora
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DON’T BUILD A TEAM!
Yet.
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MOMENTUM IDEAS>
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PantsChairPants that become a chair
when you sit down.
Mentioned on The OfficeTo be featured on QVC’s “Gag Gifts” segment
Website has taken 1435 pre-orders
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WODstack Momentum
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25
50
75
100
1 3 4
MomentumTi
me
to A
ctio
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Momentum
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Fabeetle WODstack Taskk
Potential? Yes No Yes
Could I do
enough?No Yes Yes
Momentum? No Yes Yes
Status Failed Meh Fingers
Crossed
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‣ GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE & CREATING MOMENTUM
1. Filter your ideas
2. Challenge what you can do
3. Evaluate potential momentum
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‣ GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE TO CREATE MOMENTUM
‣ GETTING SH$T DONE BY MANAGING YOUR TIME
‣ STAYING MOTIVATED
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the survey said that they didn’t have
enough time.]
70% Have not created revenue generating business
30%Have created revenue generating business
84% Have an idea
60% Have not started working on it yet
Excuses
50% Not Enough Time
Not sure where to start
Not sure if good idea
Scared
Don’t have skills
37%
37%
25%
25%
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Work expands so as to fill the time
available for its completion.
Parkinson’s Law
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“We all have to feel we have a full plate. If we didn’t feel this way, then we would have to admit that we’re not willing to do more.”Brandon GadociThe Magic ListYea I just quoted myself.
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Picture of Rick Wilcoxen
BE HERE EARLY AND STAY LATE“ ”
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Our human nature about work1. We will complicate our work
2. We have to feel busy
3. We think it’s the way to get ahead
4. We have more to do than ever
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The middle class is under siege like never before, and the future appears dismal. People are no longer being taken care of—pensions are gone; 401(k)s have been sliced in half; and it’s hard to see where to go from here. You might be the hardworking secretary, the one with institutional knowledge, the person who has given so much and deserves security and respect. And while you might deserve these things, your tenure is no guarantee that you’re going to get them.
Suddenly, quite suddenly in the scheme of things, it seems like the obedient worker bought into a sucker’s deal. The educated, hardworking masses are still doing what they’re told, but they’re no longer getting what they deserve. This situation presents a wonderful opportunity.Godin, Seth (2010-01-19). Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? (pp. 4-5). Penguin Group. Kindle Edition.
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1. Work in where you can in productive,
sessions on the right things
2. Have good tools
3. Be an jerk about your time
HOW TO FIGHT BACK
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Incoming Emails and meetings
7:00 AM Wake up
8:00 AM Kids to school
8:30 AM Arrive at coffee shop
11:30 AM Take daughter to doctor
1:00 PM Back to coffee shop/office
4:30 PM Workout
5:30 PM Dinner
5:30 PM Park/Ice Cream
7:30 PM Baths
8:30 PM Books and Bed
9:30 PM Potty and Bed
10:30 PM Bad Dreams
11:30 PM Kids go to bed and dad works
Kids Crying / Answering Questions
Incoming Emails and meetings
Crying Kids
DAY PART DISTRACTION ACTUAL WORK TIME
Heavy Weights
Kids Crying / Answering Questions
Being a good dad
Kids Crying / Answering Questions
Being a good dad
Kids Crying
30 mins
30 mins
2 hours
None
None
None
None
None
Maybe 3 hours if lucky
Maybe 3 hours if lucky
None
None
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Insert crossfit pic of someone looking a the bar or picking it updo workProgress over Perfection
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HAVE GOOD
TOOLS
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Campfire
Campfirecampfirenow.com
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Skitchskitch.com
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workflowy.com
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taskk
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How Taskk Works Users create lists and then add
time-estimated tasks to those lists
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How Taskk Works Users drag and drop lists and tasks in priority order
Lists
Personal
Side Project
Education
Family Trip
Taxes
Wife’s Birthday
Holiday Planning
Work
List: Work
Create Flowchart
Redo Presentation
Change Email Signature
Analyze Competition
File TPS Report
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How Taskk Works This also established task.priority
Lists
list.position = 1
list.position = 3
list.position = 4
list.position = 5
list.position = 6
list.position = 7
list.position = 8
task.position = 1
task.position = 3
task.position = 4
task.position = 5
Work
Personal
Side Project
Education
Family Trip
Taxes
Wife’s Birthday
Holiday Planning
Create Flowchart
Redo Presentation
Change Email Signature
Analyze Competition
File TPS Report
List: Work
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How Taskk Works This establishes an integrated task pipeline,
across all lists, ordered by task.priorityTask Pipeline
Write Thank you cards
Analyze Competition
Create Flow Chart
Redo Presentation
File TPS Report
Open Twitter Account
Buy Supplies
Write Manifesto
Create Flyers
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How Taskk Works Users then enter hours available to work
on their Calendar
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Keynote & Keynote Kung Fu
keynotekungfu.com
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Google Hangout
Google Hangout
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YOU NEED TO BE A JERK
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‣ GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE TO CREATE MOMENTUM
‣ GETTING SH$T DONE BY MANAGING YOUR TIME
‣ STAYING MOTIVATED
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Staying motivated
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Eat Right
eat good food
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Sleep
Sleep*
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SUNLIGHT
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Fitness
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Relationships
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Take Chances
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WinsHope
Activity
ProgressMomentum
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‣ GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE TO CREATE MOMENTUM
‣ GETTING SH$T DONE BY MANAGING YOUR TIME
‣ STAYING MOTIVATED
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‣ Filter your ideas‣ Challenge what you can do‣ Evaluate Momentum‣ Work in small productive sessions‣ Have good tools‣ Be a jerk‣ Eat right‣ Sleep, get sunlight and workout‣ Take chances‣ Build Hope‣ Get quick wins
Getting to the try
Gadoci.me
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