The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
Match your passion to the people who most want it. When you have identified that specific passion and set of skills you can offer, you can easily find the people who most want it.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
In a bite, one can taste the specific history and culture of this self-made, individualist, capitalist country.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
This can feel shocking, obnoxious, but it forces you to start imagining what you would need to do—and who you would need to do it for—to deserve twice as much.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
Many producers are creating the same goods and many buyers are looking them over. No buyer or seller controls the process. The price is the result of all those people haggling.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
Your value should be created slowly and carefully.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
Listening and matching are both closely related and also sometimes at odds.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
Don’t Compete with Massive Companies; Do Things They Can’t
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
On the other hand, you don’t want to spend all your time seeking a perfect customer match without realizing that it would be better to listen to the near matches, adjust your offering, and make the sale.
Adam Davidson • The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
But once you put your passions and abilities together with the right kind of customers, you’ll be amazed by how easy it can be to carve out a profitable niche in this economy.