Anything You Want
“Whatever you do, don’t play it safe,” wrote Howard Schultz, the chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee, in his book Pour Your Heart into It.3 “Don’t do things the way they’ve always been done. Don’t try to fit the system. If you do what’s expected of you, you’ll never accomplish more than others expect.”
Robbie Kellman Baxter • The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue
Ask anyone who does well as a solopreneur, and they will say that growing their business is a core part of how they spend their days. Some people (conventional business types) find this part boring. Free Range Humans see it as an excuse for getting playful.
Marianne Cantwell • Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills
please don’t think you need a huge vision. Just stay focused on helping people today.
Derek Sivers • Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur
Over time, I realized that the problem wasn’t Gumroad, the problem was me. I was still so focused on that elusive unicorn, I couldn’t see the thriving business humming along right in front of me. Gumroad was profitable, the right size for its market, and enabling more and more writers, coders, crafters, and other makers to achieve their dreams with... See more