Seth Godin is well known for writing great marketing books, but his latest book, Linchpin, really struck a cord with us here at Untemplater. You see, Linchpin is about living the untemplated life. Godin explains how employment has changed from the last 50 years, and how each one of us should move forward in our careers. That's what Untemplater is all about. We can't say … [Read more...]
Let’s Talk About Social Media
Social Media wants to answer two questions: 1. “What half-way productive thing can we do with 1,000,000 people sitting in a room talking to each other all day long?” and 2. “How can people who sell things exploit these millions to sell more things?” Social Media is about the most effective, efficient and psychologically painless way to use large groups of people to … [Read more...]
Before you start: Prepare for the Emotional Realities of Entrepreneurship
As a young entrepreneur, I made mistakes that caused entrepreneurship to be a lot harder than it should have been. These mistakes are not about hiring, marketing, operations, or funding; instead, these mistakes are emotional in nature: I spent two years hungry, unable to take my girlfriend out to nice dinners or vacation trips No Roth IRA, no savings, and I didn't make a … [Read more...]
8 Ways To Avoid Mediocrity
You're 22, just about to graduate in a few more months and you're thinking of what you should do after college. Your focus is to make some money, since you've been deprived of it for the last 4 years, and get started with "living life". You're open to whatever comes at you so long as the pay is decent. This is a template. And, by definition, this is mediocrity because this is … [Read more...]
Thinking Outside of the Resume
Your resume bores me. Nothing personal, its just resumes in general are boring. When have you ever said, “S*&#, I can’t wait to write up my CV”? Right, you haven’t, because they are boring. Do you think recruiter’s get excited to read 78 resumes for an open accounting position? Of course not, at least I never have in my recruiting adventures. Do not panic. Do not … [Read more...]