Public speaking (toastmasters). I waited five yrs. Social skills, management skills, and learning to tell. It’s being ready for the “hey, do you have time to speak with the vice president of the company”
I thought toastmasters was great. But all the different clubs had different personalities. So, you have to find the right club. I was in it in the early 1990s and do not know how it’s evolved. What I liked about it was it had a ten speech structure and you could move on w life afterwards. Speaking in a contest beyond the club level could have you in front of 60 or more people. But something magical happens and your comfort level increases.
I think there are other non toastmasters opportunities in volunteering but it’s nice to get the framework before you are thrust in front of large groups.
But back to resources, I e seen some serious professional negotiation programs at my public library that really impressed me.
Finally… and I’m spitballing here, I guess you could beat yourself up with speed dating events. lol.
Building things for myself, not just clients and thinking about who it's for from the start.
20+ years as a freelancer. I got good at solving other people's problems. Along the way I started 4 or 5 side projects with others. We'd build something solid, then wonder why nobody showed up. The pattern was always the same: build first, figure out marketing later.
Wish I'd understood earlier that reaching people isn't a phase after the product, it shapes the product.
Public speaking (toastmasters). I waited five yrs. Social skills, management skills, and learning to tell. It’s being ready for the “hey, do you have time to speak with the vice president of the company”
Also better quality cooking. Healthy, save money.
More physical fitness.
Anx particular resources you can recommend beyond toastmasters?
I thought toastmasters was great. But all the different clubs had different personalities. So, you have to find the right club. I was in it in the early 1990s and do not know how it’s evolved. What I liked about it was it had a ten speech structure and you could move on w life afterwards. Speaking in a contest beyond the club level could have you in front of 60 or more people. But something magical happens and your comfort level increases. I think there are other non toastmasters opportunities in volunteering but it’s nice to get the framework before you are thrust in front of large groups. But back to resources, I e seen some serious professional negotiation programs at my public library that really impressed me. Finally… and I’m spitballing here, I guess you could beat yourself up with speed dating events. lol.
Microcontrollers. I never quite got what electrical engineering was all about.
Then I picked up my first esp32, and - boom - sucked into the maker space, staying up all night reading up on the intracies of using i2c over UART
My current projects, and everything else I've thought about doing next.
Building things for myself, not just clients and thinking about who it's for from the start.
20+ years as a freelancer. I got good at solving other people's problems. Along the way I started 4 or 5 side projects with others. We'd build something solid, then wonder why nobody showed up. The pattern was always the same: build first, figure out marketing later.
Wish I'd understood earlier that reaching people isn't a phase after the product, it shapes the product.
Lifting
Taking care of my health.
Leave school.
Public speaking.