Embrace


Try everything.

Even if you think it's gonna suck.

Because that's the thing that can open paths to new ideas, from your own perspective, your own experiences, your own life.

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And as Chad Smith says: "And at the end of the day it'll end up sounding like us (red hot chili peppers) anyways."

That's authenticity. Not the crap you're being sold to by the bros. :)

"The opposite of a great idea is another great idea."

And it's one that triggers new ideas.

Rod Aparicio

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Price is the representation of your promise. If you have a high price, the implied promise is that it's of high value. It's the right message. If you have a low price, you're also sending the right message: of low value. The understanding of it is like a force of nature: it just happens. And fast. The question is: do you intend to send the message of low value or of high value? Either is ok. There's a market for everyone. Are you making the right message?

More often than not, there is a big focus on revenue as the thing to measure (success, growth, improvement). All of this nonsense of "Orders. Orders. Orders." The thing is, to someone new into a business or sales, this misbelief is misleading. Instead of seeing revenue as a proof of concept and an enabler of cash flow, they see it as the end. And then fail. On top of that "Orders, orders, orders." hides something unintendedly: you get to be an order-taker. Taking orders. Following orders....

Choosing revenue means choosing vanity. It means that what's important is what goes into the business. The today, rather than the long game. It dilutes the way you make decisions, because it's revenue over all. It dilutes your power to say no. It pushes you to comply with what your customer demands. And when revenue is not hitting the mark, you stench of desperation. So you get pushed down. To what they say. In fear. Revenue is not all.