Lists of resources. These may well open your eyes. Most people have far more available resources than they've ever considered.
Knowing everything you have to work with will put you light years ahead of most people. Recognizing the value of those resources is another story. Once you learn to see that value, the only thing that can stop you is you.
Print out the File "Inventory Worksheets."
These are the lists you need to make.
1. Contacts:
Here you want to list everyone you know. Your banker, your barkeeper, and your boss. Friends, relatives, suppliers, customers, casual acquaintances, email buddies, you name it. List 'em all.
2. Financial resources:
Cash on hand
Credit line
Liquid assets
Investments
Invoices outstanding
Any other financial resources you may have
Convertible assets (Stuff you do not want and might sell)
Cash-generating assets - products, inventory
Lists of resources. These may well open your eyes. Most people have far more available resources than they've ever considered.
Knowing everything you have to work with will put you light years ahead of most people. Recognizing the value of those resources is another story. Once you learn to see that value, the only thing that can stop you is you.
Print out the File "Inventory Worksheets."
These are the lists you need to make.
1. Contacts:
Here you want to list everyone you know. Your banker, your barkeeper, and your boss. Friends, relatives, suppliers, customers, casual acquaintances, email buddies, you name it. List 'em all.
2. Financial resources:
Cash on hand
Credit line
Liquid assets
Investments
Invoices outstanding
Any other financial resources you may have
Convertible assets (Stuff you do not want and might sell)
Cash-generating assets - products, inventory
3. Technical resources:
Here you want to list computer hardware, electronics, (camcorders, VCRs, etc), software, technical staff, etc.
You want to pay close attention to the resources that come with your web site. If you have autoresponders, CGI access, extra email boxes or aliases, list servers, password protected directories, etc. Anything
your internet host lists as being enclosed together with your service. This is one of the most often overlooked parts of the resource list.
4. Skills:
Each job you have ever and what you have learned from it.
Every hobby you have.
Every language you know, tools you play, and yours to date interest.
Every volunteer position you've filled.
Every incidental skill you've acquired along the way. This can be writing, accounting, brainstorming, whatever.
List 'em all. Over the course of the next few days, lots of these will occur to you that didn't come to mind right away. Add them as you think of them.
You may want to show this list to someone who knows you well. They may think of things you take for granted. For example, you may not realize that listening well or asking good questions or carrying on a lively conversation is a skill. They are, and they're very valuable.
Or maybe you're an excellent time executive or a great lecturer. Make sure this one is as complete as you can make it. Don't worry, though. It will keep growing.
5. Interests:
Anything at all that you find interesting. It doesn't matter what it is. If you're fascinated by it, if it grabs your awareness even a little bit, write it down.
6. Activities:
Start with one week ago today, and list everything you've done for the past week. Then list everything you do on a frequent basis that you might not have done this week. Then list all the activities you were involved with in high school and college and in years past.
Include online activities, too. Participating in lists or forums, web surfing, chat rooms, buying at online auctions, whatever it is. List it.
7. Character Traits:
Describe your character, as you see it. Are you honest? Impatient? Cheerful? Easily distracted? Are you creative, a good process person, or maybe a pure manager? List every character trait that you have.
Yeah. For some folks, that one is tough. Be honest. This isn't a test, and you aren't going to be graded.
Okay. That's enough for one day. Or even three. When you've finished these lists, take a break for a day or two. It's okay to come back and add to the ones you've started, but don't go on to the next part until you've had that breather.
You want to pay close attention to the resources that come with your web site. If you have autoresponders, CGI access, extra email boxes or aliases, list servers, password protected directories, etc. Anything your internet host lists as being enclosed together with your service. This is one of the most often overlooked parts of the resource list.
4. Skills:
Each job you have ever and what you have learned from it.
Every hobby you have.
Every language you know, tools you play, and yours to date interest.
Every volunteer position you've filled.
Every incidental skill you've acquired along the way. This can be writing, accounting, brainstorming, whatever.
List 'em all. Over the course of the next few days, lots of these will occur to you that didn't come to mind right away. Add them as you think of them.
You may want to show this list to someone who knows you well. They may think of things you take for granted. For example, you may not realize that listening well or asking good questions or carrying on a lively conversation is a skill. They are, and they're very valuable.
Or maybe you're an excellent time executive or a great lecturer. Make sure this one is as complete as you can make it. Don't worry, though. It will keep growing.
5. Interests:
Anything at all that you find interesting. It doesn't matter what it is. If you're fascinated by it, if it grabs your awareness even a little bit, write it down.
6. Activities:
Start with one week ago today, and list everything you've done for the past week. Then list everything you do on a frequent basis that you might not have done this week. Then list all the activities you were involved with in high school and college and in years past.
Include online activities, too. Participating in lists or forums, web surfing, chat rooms, buying at online auctions, whatever it is. List it.
7. Character Traits:
Describe your character, as you see it. Are you honest? Impatient? Cheerful? Easily distracted? Are you creative, a good process person, or maybe a pure manager? List every character trait that you have.
Yeah. For some folks, that one is tough. Be honest. This isn't a test, and you aren't going to be graded.
Okay. That's enough for one day. Or even three. When you've finished these lists, take a break for a day or two. It's okay to come back and add to the ones you've started, but don't go on to the next part until you've had that breather.
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