Talent Revolution, Inc.: How freaked out are you in this new jumbled up work world?
How freaked out are you in this new jumbled up work world?
Seth Grodin:
“It used to be easy to tell if someone was an entrepreneur. Either you had a full-time job or you ran a business. So we could treat employees the same (health insurance, no moonlighting) and assume that the few that didn't have jobs were full-time freelancers or entrepreneurs.
It used to be easy to figure out who did the buying at an organization. The purchasing department did. So we knew who to call on.
Now, of course, it's all jumbled up. Everyone is a journalist, of course, but just a few do it for a living. Everyone is a freelancer, or, at the very least, always looking for the next gig. Everyone with a credit card can do the purchasing, they just expense it.
Society hates this. It means we need to make up new rules, FTC disclosures, legal principles, safety nets and more.
Marketers love this, because it means change and that means opportunity.
If the only reason you're only wearing one hat is because you've always only worn one hat, that's not a good reason.”
Are you wanting to jump in the fast moving waters of “build your own 2.0 business”, but find it hard to cross those invisible mind barriers? You see other success stories, dream of punching your own time clock and can’t seem to let go of your steady paycheck job.
The good news is that there are so many options for you.
1. Jump in and let go of your current job
2. Ease in by building your business on the side
3. Partner up with other like- minded people and spread the risk
4. Develop a business plan, seek funding and leave when the money is in hand
5. Start blogging and building a presence for yourself on the web so when you launch your business, you have the attention of potential customers
And so on…Is Seth right? Is it all “jumbled up?” You bet it is. Time to take cover and hide out til it’s over…well you might be in for bit of a wait.. it’s not likely to be over…better yet; take the plunge in some way, get out there…experiment…and dare to dream…it’s the absolute perfect time!
“It used to be easy to tell if someone was an entrepreneur. Either you had a full-time job or you ran a business. So we could treat employees the same (health insurance, no moonlighting) and assume that the few that didn't have jobs were full-time freelancers or entrepreneurs.
It used to be easy to figure out who did the buying at an organization. The purchasing department did. So we knew who to call on.
Now, of course, it's all jumbled up. Everyone is a journalist, of course, but just a few do it for a living. Everyone is a freelancer, or, at the very least, always looking for the next gig. Everyone with a credit card can do the purchasing, they just expense it.
Society hates this. It means we need to make up new rules, FTC disclosures, legal principles, safety nets and more.
Marketers love this, because it means change and that means opportunity.
If the only reason you're only wearing one hat is because you've always only worn one hat, that's not a good reason.”
Are you wanting to jump in the fast moving waters of “build your own 2.0 business”, but find it hard to cross those invisible mind barriers? You see other success stories, dream of punching your own time clock and can’t seem to let go of your steady paycheck job.
The good news is that there are so many options for you.
1. Jump in and let go of your current job
2. Ease in by building your business on the side
3. Partner up with other like- minded people and spread the risk
4. Develop a business plan, seek funding and leave when the money is in hand
5. Start blogging and building a presence for yourself on the web so when you launch your business, you have the attention of potential customers
And so on…Is Seth right? Is it all “jumbled up?” You bet it is. Time to take cover and hide out til it’s over…well you might be in for bit of a wait.. it’s not likely to be over…better yet; take the plunge in some way, get out there…experiment…and dare to dream…it’s the absolute perfect time!