"Anger is often what pain looks like when it shows itself in public" - Krista Tippett
Month: November 2016
Who Is The Market? Use Your Insight.
The market are the people/businesses who will give you money for your product. Obvious right? Except it's not and it is easily overlooked by many. Say you've made a new artificial knee which you believe is different or better in some way to the existing artificial knees currently used. Who would you sell this to? … Continue reading Who Is The Market? Use Your Insight.
Shame
Here's how to overcome shame, which is the biggest killer of your dreams and aspirations: "I'm not going to be ashamed of who I am and what I care about. If it's not for you, you're a non believer." Shun the non believers. Move on. "This is me, this is what I believe in and… Continue reading Shame
Stress Or Passion?
When you're working hard to meet that deadline and hating every second of it. Call that stress. When you're working hard to achieve something you really care about and love every second of it. Call that passion.
A To B
A well trodden path has the least value. As soon as you walk from point A to point B and have gained skills X, Y and Z you are essentially replaceable. If there is a clear path from A to B, then by it's very nature, that journey is not valuable.
Al Maestro Cuchillada
In Spanish they say al maestro cuchillada - to the Master goes the knife. It's a fencing term where the student finally is able to cut his Master. We are all students of something or other and it's human instinct to rebel against our superiors or mentors. This happens particularly when our own intuition and insights start to… Continue reading Al Maestro Cuchillada
Burning Behind Your Eye
The triptans are a funny group of drugs. Usually when a patient needs a drug we give them a drug that they have to take regularly every day. With migraines we give "triptans" where we ask the patient to take the drug once they can feel a migraine coming on. The triptan then stops that… Continue reading Burning Behind Your Eye
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