Edition at a Glance
Quote: what people buy
Tweet: shift your mindset
Thought: your wisdom file
Article: updated toolkit
Surprise: how to sell more stuff
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People buy 4 things and 4 things only. Ever. Those 4 things are time, money, sex, and approval/peace of mind. If you try selling something other than those 4 things you will fail.
via goatherders on Hacker News
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Different Thought
Your Wisdom File
Do you have a “wisdom” file?
A few years back I was searching for a quote I’d heard at a conference. Once. Somewhere. Where? Didn’t have a clue.
Tried to Google it. No luck.
Tried to shuffle through random Word docs hoping to find it. Nope.
Tried to recreate it from memory. Disaster.
So I started a “wisdom” file in Evernote (I’m a Notion guy now and it’s a key piece in my entrepreneurial toolkit). The premise was simple: create an online database where I could send all the notes, quotes, frameworks, diagrams, images, and insights I come across in life.
Here’s how the process works:
Capture wisdom somewhere—a quote from a smart person, a Twitter thread, thinking framework, notes from a conference, etc.
Take a screen cap / grab a link / snap a photo and send it directly to my Wisdom database in Notion
Once a week, go through new items and add tags (visible in screen cap) and notes (not visible) for easy access and searchability later
Once a week go through and review 1-3 items from the Wisdom file
Whenever possible, take action on something I review
Get smarter by leveraging the compounded wisdom of others
It’s like my own personal Google (but without the creepy trackers). Encyclopedia Justinica. Ha! (And I promise my Wisdom file has more than just ADHD articles.)
Over to you: how do you “capture” the wisdom you come across? What’s your system look like?
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Justin’s Toolkit for Entrepreneurs
RECENTLY UPDATED: Here is a list of resources, friends, and companies I wish I would have had when I started out. While the list may change, I’ve had personal experience with every resource listed (unless otherwise noted). Enjoy!
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One the best outlines of how to succeed at sales I’ve ever read.
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