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The most important business skill that isn’t being talked about…
Ixxan skills and tools to help you succeed.
TRADES
KILL
First, Let’s Think About This.
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People who (repeatedly) fail at starting businesses are:
That can’t be!Why?
• Smart • Creative • Personable • Hard Working
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The set of skills that make the difference for business success:
• Persistence • Facing the facts • Minimizing risks • Learning by doing • Grasping numbers
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Paul Hawken, “Growing a Business”, ISBN 0-671-67164-2
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Persistence
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“Persistence is applying yourself doggedly and relentlessly to the daily tasks at hand, knowing there are no shortcuts.”
Paul Hawken
doggedly: you haven’t failed enoughrelentlessly: don’t stop to think about not succeedingdaily: just like yesterday, just like tomorrowtasks at hand: what will build your business today?shortcuts: another word for half-quitting
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Facing the Facts
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“At the heart of tradeskill is the ability to see events around you in a detached, pragmatic way.”
Paul Hawken
detached: it’s not you, it’s your best friend
pragmatic: what I can do that will build my business today
events: what affects your business
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Minimizing Risks
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“The purpose of business is not to take risks. The idea, rather, is to get something done.”
Paul Hawken
get: put your head, hands and heart to itsomething: the next thing that will build your business today
done: hearing the recipient say “thank you.”
risk: half-quitting, taking it personally, impractical, not doing the next thing
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Learning by Doing
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“Up to that point ($50M/year), there is simply no reason why… the founder should not be in touch with all aspects of his business, learning from his or her own experience.”
Paul Hawken
all aspects: every physical place, every event
learning: doing tomorrow differently than yesterday
experience: it’s happening to you
in touch: being there and paying attention
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A Grasp of Numbers
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“Numbers are a logic and a language. Numbers express relationships.”
Paul Hawken
language: a trigger for a mental image, a label, an emotion
relationships: things connected by logic
logic: if this, then that… or if NOT this, then NOT that
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How many lemons (raw materials)?
How many friends helping (payroll)?
How much more money in my piggybank (profit)?
How much lemonade (unsold inventory)?
How many kids saw my sign (advertising)?
What Numbers?
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Her tradeskill schoolhouse. What’s yours?
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Experience starts when we begin.
• Persistence • Facing the facts • Minimizing risks • Learning by doing • Grasping numbers
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skills toolsdelivers to
Ixxan’s mission is to make you successful. We inform you, build your skills and provide you tools. We help you develop innovative products and services.
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