I was going through some of my previous posts and noticed this one entitled Money and Ideas.
- I want to move into an apartment in a city. I have found cheap ($400-$500/month) 2-3bedroom apartments in the college town nearby, about 30 minutes. This alone would do drastic measures for me.I absolutely loathe living in the middle of nowhere.
- I want to start an internet tv show. I have plans brewing, so it will happen.
- Learn more Asterisk. I want to set up a phone system for some use.
- Set up an LLC for all my projects.
My jaw dropped when I read this. What was I thinking? The first point is completely moot and makes no sense. Why would I want to go spend more money when I’m trying to save money? I don’t know what I was thinking.
Number 2 is a lot more work than it sounds. Getting people to help you is completely crazy. I had a meeting with Chris Cree (of Success Creeations) and we had talked a bit about an upcoming project the company I am working for is releasing. It’s about video editing and publishing, but struck me more than anything was this: he said is that most people just don’t like to get in front of a camera. I haven’t really thought of this before, but man, it rings true. This idea is kind of stagnant at this point in time, but I will be revisiting and rethinking it for sure.
Numbers three and four are still ongoing. I haven’t thought of a biz name for all my projects yet. I have the money and legal understanding to form a company (this will be number 2 or 3), but I’m just hung up on a name.
My Asterisk learning is going ok, though I wish I had more time to read and play around with it .. heh, just need more time! More time and clients to get my learning on. There maybe a job yet to use my skills there. Just trying to figure out whats going on.
I guess I should say, uninterrupted time! There’s some GREAT information in a book I just got done reading called ReWork that talks about startups, similar to Guy Kawasaki’s The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
(which is also a great read and is on my bookshelf). At least in the last half of ReWork, they stress having alone time/quiet time/uninterrupted time for work. Which I know all about. It’s something I need to do better with.
I think I actually did a review of Guy Kawasaki’s book over on my main personal blog here: http://www.riscit.info/2009/09/the-art-of-the-start/ It’s short but well worth the read.