THE FUTURE-PROOF SKILL STACK (LEARN IN THIS ORDER)
notice a problem in the market, you have the skills to create a system to solve it & at the same time can market it
you get better results than specialists because they can only go so far in their skills
first, stack evergreen skills for profitability
people are going to tell you to acquire one specific skill
what you need:
valuable message
medium of distribution
results-oriented skill
these skills interact
6+ months
2 skills to craft a message:
marketing - relevant for a specific person
sales - process of making people aware of their problems & presenting solutions
sales & storytelling
sales, marketing, story are all about transformation
using scripts in order to convey message from written to oral
the message & the medium are valuable skills in themselves & you can create an offer: sales closer, marketing assistant....
then stack personal interests for individuality
by leaning into your personal interests, you can attract similar-minded people to you & teach something new to each person [sales & marketing person, personal interests-related person]
interest not related to money? notice patterns between your interest & the skill and use as a metaphor
- stack evergreen skills
- stack personal interests
- stack experience [rapid learning, rapid execution]
teach along the way!
the best way to integrate everything & immediately practice all of these skills are by starting a biz
a lot of people think to practice SEO, you need to land a client related to SEO. Really, just create your own site and apply SEO
practice persuasion by writing content, practice distribution
either create a minimum viable offer or affiliate market for a product
skill of creating biz can transfer over to any biz & you already have the marketing know-how
only a skill that doesn't complement your other ones is a form of bad shiny object syndrome
THE RISE OF THE VALUE CREATOR(A CAREER PATH FOR POLYMATHS & SELF-IMPROVERS)
aka "synthesizer"
this is one method of the "one-person business model" system
60% of new jobs created by Net in the future
educator/researcher where you explore the combination of interests
research obsessions & distill findings
build with media & sell product from traffic
get paid by a digital product
What is the book you wanted to actually read??
transitioning to consumer to researcher, not consumer to creator
big goal - researching & very interested in spirituality example. How to merge those two things??
in order to distribute value, know digital tools
research both sides
don't be afraid to be obsessed with French or whether its right
write down discoveries
the need to simplify complex topics will be needed
people are creating new knowledge everyday [the creator economy!]
Dan Koe likes X to start out with
start with beginner level content
start with a relatable problem
use numbers - I spent $4,500 hours....
use statistics
become your ideal reader [consult past self]
how did you overcome your problems? remember the feeling you had
productize yourself