Comments on: Can You Be A Cubicle Entrepreneur? http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/ Perspective on life less restricted Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Erwinhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-9426 Dan Erwin Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:56:49 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-9426 Matt: "Many of us write off a job as worthless.. . ." Right on. Career search in the 21st century is going to take on a new perspective. I just finished a couple blogs on that very issue. And what you're finding is going to jive very much with the new perspective. Check out this blog: http://tinyurl.com/mkvlg5 Matt: “Many of us write off a job as worthless.. . .” Right on. Career search in the 21st century is going to take on a new perspective. I just finished a couple blogs on that very issue. And what you’re finding is going to jive very much with the new perspective. Check out this blog: http://tinyurl.com/mkvlg5

]]> By: Dan Erwinhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-31079 Dan Erwin Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-31079 Matt: "Many of us write off a job as worthless.. . ." Right on. Career search in the 21st century is going to take on a new perspective. I just finished a couple blogs on that very issue. And what you're finding is going to jive very much with the new perspective. Check out this blog: http://tinyurl.com/mkvlg5 Matt: “Many of us write off a job as worthless.. . .” Right on. Career search in the 21st century is going to take on a new perspective. I just finished a couple blogs on that very issue. And what you’re finding is going to jive very much with the new perspective. Check out this blog: http://tinyurl.com/mkvlg5

]]> By: Matthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-9420 Matt Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:14:20 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-9420 Agreed Pritesh - you can certainly live an entrepreneurial life style without being an entrepreneur. That 'mindset' can be applied to the daily grind. And honestly - when you take that approach, you'll end up being more personally fulfilled as you 'claim ownership' for your daily work. Thanks, as always, for the great thoughts Pritesh! Agreed Pritesh – you can certainly live an entrepreneurial life style without being an entrepreneur. That ‘mindset’ can be applied to the daily grind. And honestly – when you take that approach, you’ll end up being more personally fulfilled as you ‘claim ownership’ for your daily work. Thanks, as always, for the great thoughts Pritesh!

]]> By: Matthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-31078 Matt Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:14:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-31078 Agreed Pritesh - you can certainly live an entrepreneurial life style without being an entrepreneur. That 'mindset' can be applied to the daily grind. And honestly - when you take that approach, you'll end up being more personally fulfilled as you 'claim ownership' for your daily work. Thanks, as always, for the great thoughts Pritesh! Agreed Pritesh – you can certainly live an entrepreneurial life style without being an entrepreneur. That ‘mindset’ can be applied to the daily grind. And honestly – when you take that approach, you’ll end up being more personally fulfilled as you ‘claim ownership’ for your daily work. Thanks, as always, for the great thoughts Pritesh!

]]> By: Matthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-9419 Matt Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:12:05 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-9419 Haha, great quote Marko - and thank you for coming by and sharing some thoughts. Monica and I are good friends (we also do a podcast together - http://www.aftertheboompodcast.com - that's worth checking out). I am behind your mission of establishing a global network of positive thinking - as Monica points out in her latest post - it's about time that we start gathering around to support one another, rather than putting each others passions and ideas to shame and constantly competing with one another.Hope you'll become a regular reader Marko! Cheers! Haha, great quote Marko – and thank you for coming by and sharing some thoughts. Monica and I are good friends (we also do a podcast together – http://www.aftertheboompodcast.com – that’s worth checking out). I am behind your mission of establishing a global network of positive thinking – as Monica points out in her latest post – it’s about time that we start gathering around to support one another, rather than putting each others passions and ideas to shame and constantly competing with one another.

Hope you’ll become a regular reader Marko! Cheers!

]]> By: Matthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-31077 Matt Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:12:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-31077 Haha, great quote Marko - and thank you for coming by and sharing some thoughts. Monica and I are good friends (we also do a podcast together - http://www.aftertheboompodcast.com - that's worth checking out). I am behind your mission of establishing a global network of positive thinking - as Monica points out in her latest post - it's about time that we start gathering around to support one another, rather than putting each others passions and ideas to shame and constantly competing with one another.Hope you'll become a regular reader Marko! Cheers! Haha, great quote Marko – and thank you for coming by and sharing some thoughts. Monica and I are good friends (we also do a podcast together – http://www.aftertheboompodcast.com – that’s worth checking out). I am behind your mission of establishing a global network of positive thinking – as Monica points out in her latest post – it’s about time that we start gathering around to support one another, rather than putting each others passions and ideas to shame and constantly competing with one another.

Hope you’ll become a regular reader Marko! Cheers!

]]> By: Matthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-9418 Matt Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:06:18 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-9418 There are a lot of dead end gigs out there - without a doubt, but as you pointed out, far too often, many of us write off a job as worthless before giving it a change, or opening our minds to what can possibly be learned, even if it is a negative situation overall. There have been several instances during my brief tenure in the career world that I've learned what I DO NOT want to do - which is sometimes even more important than finding what you love. There are a lot of dead end gigs out there – without a doubt, but as you pointed out, far too often, many of us write off a job as worthless before giving it a change, or opening our minds to what can possibly be learned, even if it is a negative situation overall. There have been several instances during my brief tenure in the career world that I’ve learned what I DO NOT want to do – which is sometimes even more important than finding what you love.

]]> By: Matthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-31076 Matt Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:06:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-31076 There are a lot of dead end gigs out there - without a doubt, but as you pointed out, far too often, many of us write off a job as worthless before giving it a change, or opening our minds to what can possibly be learned, even if it is a negative situation overall. There have been several instances during my brief tenure in the career world that I've learned what I DO NOT want to do - which is sometimes even more important than finding what you love. There are a lot of dead end gigs out there – without a doubt, but as you pointed out, far too often, many of us write off a job as worthless before giving it a change, or opening our minds to what can possibly be learned, even if it is a negative situation overall. There have been several instances during my brief tenure in the career world that I’ve learned what I DO NOT want to do – which is sometimes even more important than finding what you love.

]]> By: Priteshhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-9389 Pritesh Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:03:15 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-9389 Matt:Nice post. As always, you dropped a question and it kept me thinking. Here is my two cents:What I believe is you don't need to be an entrepreneur to behave like one. If you are having a job, you can still practice entrepreneurship at work. Like:- If you want to work from home on Friday, you have to draft a plan for your manager and convince him/her to agree on it. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and marketing your service with your plan, initial draft, pros and cons for the company and yourself.- If you have to upgrade your skills thru offline courses and your company does not agree to pay, I would say take this chance and pay it from your own pocket. If you do not improve your skills which may give you returns later on, how would you improve your products or service with your own money when you become an entrepreneur?- If you do not like your job, try to change it and apply to companies which fit to your experience and knowledge. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and consider your experience as your product and your knowledge as your service. Try to sell these to other companies and see if you are able to. See what it takes to sell your self and learn what needs to done to make it easier.All I am trying to say is if you are unable to do above mentioned tasks simply because you are having a 9-to-5 job, I don't consider you as an entrepreneur. You do not need to design a product or sell your services just to become an entrepreneur. You can actually do and learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur while you do your regular job. If you success in it, you can easily be successful when you actually have your own product or sell your service.Cheers, Pritesh http://twitter.com/mehta1p Matt:

Nice post. As always, you dropped a question and it kept me thinking. Here is my two cents:

What I believe is you don’t need to be an entrepreneur to behave like one. If you are having a job, you can still practice entrepreneurship at work. Like:

- If you want to work from home on Friday, you have to draft a plan for your manager and convince him/her to agree on it. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and marketing your service with your plan, initial draft, pros and cons for the company and yourself.

- If you have to upgrade your skills thru offline courses and your company does not agree to pay, I would say take this chance and pay it from your own pocket. If you do not improve your skills which may give you returns later on, how would you improve your products or service with your own money when you become an entrepreneur?

- If you do not like your job, try to change it and apply to companies which fit to your experience and knowledge. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and consider your experience as your product and your knowledge as your service. Try to sell these to other companies and see if you are able to. See what it takes to sell your self and learn what needs to done to make it easier.

All I am trying to say is if you are unable to do above mentioned tasks simply because you are having a 9-to-5 job, I don’t consider you as an entrepreneur. You do not need to design a product or sell your services just to become an entrepreneur. You can actually do and learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur while you do your regular job. If you success in it, you can easily be successful when you actually have your own product or sell your service.

Cheers,
Pritesh
http://twitter.com/mehta1p

]]> By: Priteshhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/entrepreneurship/can-you-be-a-cubicle-entrepreneur/#comment-31075 Pritesh Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3187#comment-31075 Matt:Nice post. As always, you dropped a question and it kept me thinking. Here is my two cents:What I believe is you don't need to be an entrepreneur to behave like one. If you are having a job, you can still practice entrepreneurship at work. Like:- If you want to work from home on Friday, you have to draft a plan for your manager and convince him/her to agree on it. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and marketing your service with your plan, initial draft, pros and cons for the company and yourself.- If you have to upgrade your skills thru offline courses and your company does not agree to pay, I would say take this chance and pay it from your own pocket. If you do not improve your skills which may give you returns later on, how would you improve your products or service with your own money when you become an entrepreneur?- If you do not like your job, try to change it and apply to companies which fit to your experience and knowledge. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and consider your experience as your product and your knowledge as your service. Try to sell these to other companies and see if you are able to. See what it takes to sell your self and learn what needs to done to make it easier.All I am trying to say is if you are unable to do above mentioned tasks simply because you are having a 9-to-5 job, I don't consider you as an entrepreneur. You do not need to design a product or sell your services just to become an entrepreneur. You can actually do and learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur while you do your regular job. If you success in it, you can easily be successful when you actually have your own product or sell your service.Cheers, Pritesh http://twitter.com/mehta1p Matt:

Nice post. As always, you dropped a question and it kept me thinking. Here is my two cents:

What I believe is you don’t need to be an entrepreneur to behave like one. If you are having a job, you can still practice entrepreneurship at work. Like:

- If you want to work from home on Friday, you have to draft a plan for your manager and convince him/her to agree on it. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and marketing your service with your plan, initial draft, pros and cons for the company and yourself.

- If you have to upgrade your skills thru offline courses and your company does not agree to pay, I would say take this chance and pay it from your own pocket. If you do not improve your skills which may give you returns later on, how would you improve your products or service with your own money when you become an entrepreneur?

- If you do not like your job, try to change it and apply to companies which fit to your experience and knowledge. Take up this chance and consider it as of you are an entrepreneur and consider your experience as your product and your knowledge as your service. Try to sell these to other companies and see if you are able to. See what it takes to sell your self and learn what needs to done to make it easier.

All I am trying to say is if you are unable to do above mentioned tasks simply because you are having a 9-to-5 job, I don’t consider you as an entrepreneur. You do not need to design a product or sell your services just to become an entrepreneur. You can actually do and learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur while you do your regular job. If you success in it, you can easily be successful when you actually have your own product or sell your service.

Cheers,
Pritesh
http://twitter.com/mehta1p

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