Tuesday May 1, 2012 12:30am
Goal: Finish a blog post by 1:00am
Status: Completed at 1:30am
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Personal thoughts and reflections:
I feel like I'm starting to refine myself in a sense that I'm paying attention more to the details. I think that is a good thing. So, I'm implementing a SESA 21 days to form a habit and my own personal 21 days habit development. My personal one is now day 8. On my personal day two, I added a habit to implement an index card per day. That way, I can see the developmental progress.
At first it started off as a checklist of habits I wanted to do. Then I mixed in some to do list items. Some got checked off the list, some remained on the list. Then, as each day went by, I reviewed it. On today's card, I aggregated the pending to do items and habits into the today card.
Now, it is a focused card. Today, I implemented a daily aggregated card. It's really cool, because I soon realize there are things on this list that are reoccurring. So, it is becoming a checklist. When I reviewed the past cards, I did say to myself I should at least give it a 21 days chance before I break it. I really wanted to break one habit today. But I didn't and was glad that I hold on. Whether it is for better or worst. I should give it a full 21 days a try.
Which leads me to the topic of the Innovator's DNA.
Topic: Innovator's DNA
Side note: I'm trying to find the article to link it to via the Harvard Business Review Site. Where I stumbled upon the side blurp below.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Idea Generation: SESA Development Tracking- Forming a Habit Day 5: Implement 21 Days to form a Habit
Monday April 30, 2012 2:00am
Goal: Finish a blog post by 2:30am; Yay, done at 2:30am (No visuals, but I kept my promise to post a post. It is hard to stick it through... keep it up! )
Page view start: 95 ( from 55 to 95 is 40 views... interesting, kinda exciting)
Topic: Idea Generation
Here is a quick link to what it means...Click here to go to the Wikipedia reference to Ideation (Idea Generation)
Here is a link to free small business development workshops:
Click here to go to Baruch Schedule Listing.
Paraphrasing what I learned from one of the Baruch workshops called "Idea Generation".
To sum up the process:
Step 1: Start with an assumption aka your point of view?
Step 2: Reverse that assumption
Step 3: What solutions and or ideas pops out?
The point is to have your brain plays double advocate. With any assumption, you can reverse it working both side of your brains causing conflicts and making you think of different alternatives, perspectives and ideas.
So let's try an example:
My assumption is that ambitious people need time management.
The reversal of this assumption is that lazy people don't need time management.
Then you ask yourself okay so what is the solution? What can be done about this?
and you repeat the two statements until an idea pops up....
For me I feel like there should be a quick way to track your time and be able to produce a snapshot of how your time was allocated. For example, if you want to divide your time for work, family, friends, and self. You can allocate your time to each category. ( I actually can elaborate more on this, but that will be another blog post - "It would be my ultimate personal time manager system." Still in developmental phase.)
If that doesn't work, create another assumption and keep repeating these steps until you have a list of different ideas. Then pick the best ideas and apply the core value proposition aka "study your competition."
After you study your competition, you can tweek your unique advantage.
That is it!
Goal: Finish a blog post by 2:30am; Yay, done at 2:30am (No visuals, but I kept my promise to post a post. It is hard to stick it through... keep it up! )
Page view start: 95 ( from 55 to 95 is 40 views... interesting, kinda exciting)
Topic: Idea Generation
Here is a quick link to what it means...Click here to go to the Wikipedia reference to Ideation (Idea Generation)
Here is a link to free small business development workshops:
Click here to go to Baruch Schedule Listing.
Paraphrasing what I learned from one of the Baruch workshops called "Idea Generation".
To sum up the process:
Step 1: Start with an assumption aka your point of view?
Step 2: Reverse that assumption
Step 3: What solutions and or ideas pops out?
The point is to have your brain plays double advocate. With any assumption, you can reverse it working both side of your brains causing conflicts and making you think of different alternatives, perspectives and ideas.
So let's try an example:
My assumption is that ambitious people need time management.
The reversal of this assumption is that lazy people don't need time management.
Then you ask yourself okay so what is the solution? What can be done about this?
and you repeat the two statements until an idea pops up....
For me I feel like there should be a quick way to track your time and be able to produce a snapshot of how your time was allocated. For example, if you want to divide your time for work, family, friends, and self. You can allocate your time to each category. ( I actually can elaborate more on this, but that will be another blog post - "It would be my ultimate personal time manager system." Still in developmental phase.)
If that doesn't work, create another assumption and keep repeating these steps until you have a list of different ideas. Then pick the best ideas and apply the core value proposition aka "study your competition."
After you study your competition, you can tweek your unique advantage.
That is it!
Develop Your Core Value Proposition: SESA Development Tracking- Forming a Habit Day 4: Implement 21 Days to form a Habit
Sunday April 29, 2012 3:29 am
Goal: Finish a blog post by 4:00am; Yay, done at 4am (No visuals, but I kept my promise to post a post. It was hard, I almost gave up and went to sleep. Glad I pulled through. )
Page view start: 55 ( from 41 to 55 is 14 views... cool)
Topic: Developing your Core Value Proposition or Customer Value Proposition
Here is a quick link to what it means...Click here to go to the Wikipedia reference to "Customer Value Proposition" also know as Core Value Proposition.
Here is a link to free small business development workshops:
Click here to go to Baruch Schedule Listing.
Paraphrasing what I learned from one of the Baruch workshops called "Core Value Proposition".
Basically it is studying your competition under three categories. Functionality (What is the purpose of this product or service to the customer), Interface (How is the delivery?) and Aesthetic (The look and feel using the 5 senses).
Supposedly this is the very first step before you develop your business plan. The point is to research your competitor first in order to realize what is missing in the market and how your business plan will fill the gap. I thought that was an enlightening moment. This basic concept is so basic and yet so very easy to skip over.
The exercise is to think in the point of view of the customer. What would they want and need versus what you want or need. At the end of the day it is not what you want, it is what the customer wants. Then base on that demand you figure out how your competitor is delivering and interacting with their customers.
Then you decide how you can make it better or complement your product and or services. That is your core value proposition.
Viola! Simple right? Now do your homework and study your competition and do it better and or complement your product and services so that you can co-exist. Now that is a win-win situation. =)
Goal: Finish a blog post by 4:00am; Yay, done at 4am (No visuals, but I kept my promise to post a post. It was hard, I almost gave up and went to sleep. Glad I pulled through. )
Page view start: 55 ( from 41 to 55 is 14 views... cool)
Topic: Developing your Core Value Proposition or Customer Value Proposition
Here is a quick link to what it means...Click here to go to the Wikipedia reference to "Customer Value Proposition" also know as Core Value Proposition.
Here is a link to free small business development workshops:
Click here to go to Baruch Schedule Listing.
Paraphrasing what I learned from one of the Baruch workshops called "Core Value Proposition".
Basically it is studying your competition under three categories. Functionality (What is the purpose of this product or service to the customer), Interface (How is the delivery?) and Aesthetic (The look and feel using the 5 senses).
Supposedly this is the very first step before you develop your business plan. The point is to research your competitor first in order to realize what is missing in the market and how your business plan will fill the gap. I thought that was an enlightening moment. This basic concept is so basic and yet so very easy to skip over.
The exercise is to think in the point of view of the customer. What would they want and need versus what you want or need. At the end of the day it is not what you want, it is what the customer wants. Then base on that demand you figure out how your competitor is delivering and interacting with their customers.
Then you decide how you can make it better or complement your product and or services. That is your core value proposition.
Viola! Simple right? Now do your homework and study your competition and do it better and or complement your product and services so that you can co-exist. Now that is a win-win situation. =)
Friday, April 27, 2012
Assess with the Maslow Hierarchy Chart: SESA Development Tracking- Forming a Habit Day 3: Implement 21 Days to form a Habit
Saturday April 28, 2012 12:48 am
Goal: Finish a blog post by 1:18am; yay done. Web page is acting up so, at least i did a quick post.
Page view start: 41
Topic: Evaluate everything with the Maslow Hierarchy Diagram.
I did a quick google search on Maslow Hierarchy under Google image and quickly choose some visuals that is a good start to learn about the Maslow Hierarchy. The point is to view your business in a way of how are you helping people? At what level on the Maslow Hierarchy is it catering to?
Here is another image
Goal: Finish a blog post by 1:18am; yay done. Web page is acting up so, at least i did a quick post.
Page view start: 41
Topic: Evaluate everything with the Maslow Hierarchy Diagram.
I did a quick google search on Maslow Hierarchy under Google image and quickly choose some visuals that is a good start to learn about the Maslow Hierarchy. The point is to view your business in a way of how are you helping people? At what level on the Maslow Hierarchy is it catering to?
Click here to go to the source of this image. |
Here is another image
Click here for the source of the image |
I did a quick test and I found out I need Self- actualization | Click here to go to a quick one minute assessment what your need are. |
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