When you’re in your earlier phases or just starting out your online business with a small team, the focus should be figuring what you already know is “right” or “working” 1000 times.
There’s nothing to scale just yet when you are running your business with only 1 or 2 of you.
I recall a concept by Seth Godin and I think it’s his book called, “The Dip” I should be checking online to double-check but I’m not going to turn away to slow down my momentum and train of thoughts as I’m typing this. But yeah, it was where I was in the last couple of months. So, I started uploading episodes into my vodcast. I was uploading them into my Facebook business page but shut that down recently. I’m still uploading episodes into my YouTube channel though. I am primarily using ASL in my vodcast. Then put this in the back burner. So, to make my thoughts and episodes accessible for the non-signers and for those who can read typed English, I’ll be doing so after I upload my unedited ASL vodcast episodes. I feel that I express my thoughts out and flowing better in ASL.
Then I’ll set a time to type what I uploaded. However, I’ll likely be tweaking and polishing things up when I type them. My vodcasts are raw and unedited as I get them out the moment I hit record without much thought in it. So, you can expect the English pieces to be more polished up and I strive to have my thoughts neatly in order for my readers. I can’t promise you anything on that just yet since ASL is the primary language I communicate.
Anyway, these are my thoughts at this time and will start typing here as I go.
If you haven’t seen my vodcast series yet, check out my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@jordansangalang
This resonates with me.
The work I’m doing is something I can easily do deep work and lose track of the time.
It’s about pushing the boundaries in how Deaf people communicate, learn, and thrive.
It’s about challenging the status quo. There’s technology, AI, interpreting services industry and online coaching.
It’s about empowering Deaf people to take ownership of the narrative that can and will transform lives.
Like a bamboo plant, I won’t see the changes immediately with the deep work I’m doing, but when the time comes, it’ll be ready.
What work are you deeply interested in?
When I paid off my 6-figure student loans (and my spouse’s) 4 years ago, I started to shift my focus.
One of my focuses is not playing status games.
Some of the things that are no longer my priority are:
I used to think of wanting to get the highest valuation (i.e. profit) but that changed…
Where I am in life now with a growing family, I shift my focus to:
When you list out priorities in your life, it can change the course of action. Then, you start to take a different path with intentionality.
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What advice would you give to your teenage self?
The one advice I would give to my teenage self is a higher education degree does not necessarily correlate with a higher salary.
Sure, it depends on the speciality but is not necessarily true for all degrees. In my case, all my degrees are liberal arts degrees.
Another thing I’d add is that being a high paid employee doesn’t guarantee financial freedom. At the end of the day, employees are taxed. And especially more when they’re on the higher tax bracket.
So, I’ll encourage my teenage self to explore the entrepreneurship path as well. This will come along with other skills to be developed as well.
Anything else you’ll like to add that you want to advise to your teenage self?
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