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RESOURCES FOR CAREER AND LIFE

The following is notes and tips I've applied recently in my successful job search. Mindset via Podcast In 2013 I was lacking in a social life and had trouble adapting to a new country and new dynamic as a father. I simply went onto iTunes top ten podcast and stumbled upon the School of Greatness by Lewis Howes and The One You Feed. These two podcast substituted for my lack of community, and provided refined mindset and positivity to keep a sustainable attitude. If you are the average of your 5 closest friends, you can also mold your mindset to be the average of the 5 podcast you listened to. The people in my group may repeat themselves and keep it cheery, but who wants a Chicken Little. Trust me I’ve worked with a Chicken Little,   once that’s shit is airborn it changes direction and comes your way, and that’s an itch you don’t want to scratch. Standout 2.0 I picked this up at Dubai airport on a lark, and this book had a great impact on my growth. There was a colleagu...
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30 days and CRM as a VA

I heard good advice this summer when you want to buy something…wait 30 days. If you still want it after 30 days, then it has lasting value in your life. If you want it after 30 seconds, then ride that dopamine train, but when your iPhone is full and you wonder why the hell you downloaded an app or bought something random from Amazon, don’t be shocked.

So, I watched a nice summary of 4 hour work week and the MUSE principle. I’ve been struggling with justifying the monthly costs. But, As Tim Ferriss outlines the justification for paying for a VA…you can apply the same principle to a CRM.
The first day I used Contactually, the fog lifted, I was no longer fretting over which work contacts, friends, and colleagues I had followed up with and if in an appropriate timeframe. My CRM was in control, and I could use my mind for other things. As David Allen jokingly says, your mind is for having ideas, not having them.

So if my annual salary is $50,000, 40 hour work week, 2 weeks holiday a year, then $50,000 / 2,000 = $25 / hour, or $200 / day. If a VA costs $ 10 / hour even $15 / hour they free up the time so you can focus your time and energy on more important things, (and likely result in more income). Thus a CRM at $50 / month = 2 hours of my time. Do I now have 2 hours of my time to focus fully on something, Absolutely!

Now watch out, I’ve heard the term SAS hole thrown out for a reason (SAS = Subscription as a service). $100 / 12 = $8.33. So if you find a monthly service you like, wait 30 days and ask yourself is it worth more than $100. Because $8 seems like nothing.
Here is my SAS list
Contactually
Evernote
Doodle (mymeeting)
Grammarly
Nozbe
LinkedIN Premium (if you are looking for a job, INVEST in yourself).
Duolingo (its free, but I would pay)
KwizIQ (French grammar AI software)
TimeCamp
RescueTime
Headspace

Dropbox

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