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Disruptive Innovation (bump)
The concept of Disruptive Innovation can be the best friend of the self-enterpriser. It gives us mental permission to challenge the BIG, established companies that ‘appear‘ to have a hold on the marketplace.
The concept has been identified by Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School. He says that products and services that are popular within the established marketplace are often uprooted or displaced by products that are inferior in quality. It shows how free-market innovation acts as a catalyst for implosion of the status-quo; and what self respecting self-enterpriser doesn’t want to implode the status-quo?
For My Crow Enterprise and our parent company, Applied Prosperity, Disruptive Innovation means that you and I can take our ideas and passions and turn them into real value; value that can be exchanged for dollars (It’s my money and I want it now!).
There’s a bunch of videos on YouTube with footage of Prof. Christensen explaining his concept. I suggest you invest some time and check those out.
In short, Disruptive Innovation means anyone can turn their passion into revenue. It exposes the illusion of big-business dominance and allows for any individual with an idea to establish their own presence in the market.
The concept of Disruptive Innovation can be the best friend of the self-enterpriser. It gives us mental permission to challenge the BIG, established companies that ‘appear‘ to have a hold on the marketplace.
The concept has been identified by Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School. He says that products and services that are popular within the established marketplace are often uprooted or displaced by products that are inferior in quality. It shows how free-market innovation acts as a catalyst for implosion of the status-quo (and what self respecting self-enterpriser doesn’t want to implode the status-quo?)
For SelfEnterpriser.com and our parent company, Applied Prosperity, Disruptive Innovation means that you and I can take our ideas and passions and turn them into real value; value that can be exchanged for dollars (It’s my money and I want it now!). It exposes the illusion of big-business dominance and allows for any individual with an idea to establish their own presence in the market.
There’s a bunch of videos on YouTube with footage of Prof. Christensen explaining his concept. I recommend investing some time to check those out. One such video is posted, below.
–Dave Charbonneau
Share on FacebookDefiantly, we should talk (or, ‘Definitely,’ even)
I came across an article title that had just the kind of defiant attitude required to pique my curiosity.
After reading the article, the pique-ee-ness had been confirmed. For that very reason (and because the author reminded me a bit of Nick Nolte) I asked, begged, and pleaded Nick, er… Derek to let me feature him as a Guest Blogger here at SelfEnterpriser.com.
Derek was most gracious, and said he was ‘in’ (but also added that he might someday call on me to bake him a cake with a file hidden inside of it and have it delivered wherever he may be at the time. Strange request, but seemed harmless enough).
And now… Derek Haines.
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I Am Glad I Do Not Have A Publisher
By Derek Haines
This may seem like a silly ‘sour grapes’ attitude, but I have my reasons for being happy and content, plodding along on my own.
Many reasons in fact, but most of them revolve around the fact that I react very badly to doing what someone tells me to do. Or in other words, I am hopeless at deadlines, appointments, regimentation, work hours, discipline and generally behaving responsibly. This said, the single most important reason for me is that I can write what I want to write, and not what I am told to write, or what is saleable and marketable to write.
Derek Haines
My current work in progress novel has me scratching my head at the moment trying to decide what genre it will fit into. It is sort of a cross between adventure, sci/fi, medical, romance, political, drama, comedy, satire, historical and allegorical. The only thing I think I have left out are car chases and cowboys. Now this follows on from my previous four books which were absolutely nothing like this at all. Poetry, essay, historical fiction and life drama.
My long winded at arriving to point here is that if I had achieved any success with my previous books, and I was guided by a publisher, I would probably have to recreate something similar to my previous success. That’s what marketing is about. Recreating the recipe that worked. Thinking Angels & Demons and Da Vinci Code here.
But I am not that capable, talented or disciplined.
You may call it ‘sour grapes’ but I am very happy writing what I want to write and trying my hand at a number of genres before I curl up my toes. At least it will hopefully give my grandchildren some variety to read.
Original Article
Derek’s Vandal Blog
www.derekhaines.ch
Derek on Twitter
Derek’s Author Page
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Thanks again to Derek for Guest-Blogging today!
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Live within your means: sooner or later, you will anyway
The ability to create exchangeable value from the elements that surround us is my favorite definition of wealth. Most see the bi-product that some acquire (also know as stuff) as a result of the value they’ve created and think THAT is wealth. So they focus on the stuff.
As principles govern, this focus often leads individuals to live beyond their means, which sooner or later compels a person to live within their means; giving them, once again, the opportunity to discover their innate ability to be wealthy.
–Dave C.
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Came across a question in an online forum today. It goes a lil’ somethin’ like this:
“This may sound silly, but I’m not quite certain about what I’m passionate enough to “run with”. This actually kinda disturbs me! LOL I’m reevaluating everything.”
I hear this a lot. I’ve asked this a lot. As this was a topic close to my heart and experiences, I wrote too long of a reply not to cut and paste it as a blog’azine article. Here was my reply:
Here are a few tools I’ve come across. One is my own story ( not to toot my horn, but to share the experience – I had a tough time discovering my passions, too).
1. There’s a movie available on DVD. It’s called I-Ology. It’s about discovering the 5 things that make a person feel important (on the premise that success is when a person ’feels important’). It’s a very simple concept; helped me get on track; and at least have peace and confidence as I moved forward.
Oh-so Useful LINK:
I-ology Movie
http://www.iologymovie.com/
(Note: The booklet that comes w/the movie contains the magic).
2. Backing up just a bit: My ’journey’ toward discovering my passions began with the concept from Jim Collin’s book: Good To Great. While he was directing this toward corporations, he described what he calls the ”Hedgehog Concept.” Essentially: What are the things you are GREAT at? What are the things you LOVE to do? What are things that create value that can be exchanged for dollars? Where these three ’circles’ intersect was where the magic was found.
Oh-so Useful LINK:
Jim Collins Hedgehog Concept
http://www.jimcollins.com/media_topics/hedgehog-concept.html#audio=79
(Note: Gary Vaynerchuk has shown how we can (almost) take the money circle out of the picture, by describing how any passion can be turned into dollars.)
Since coming across the Hedgehog Concept, it took me about a year to discover my Hedgehog Passion + Talent (known in other circles as Unique Abilities). However, it took me another year before I was able to discover how to earn money with these. Even then, I found that I was constantly changing my ideas; adding to them. Because of such, I never got much accomplished for yet another year, perhaps a bit longer.
Perhaps this seems like a LONG time (it did to me). But seeming how many never discover their own ’Fountain of Prosperity and Happiness’, a three and a half year journey isn’t so bad. Many of us have to undo some inaccurate thinking before we can get a fresh start.
Finally, I put two and two together and realized my talents and passions were IN the start-up and creative phases of business; and they didn’t have to be my ideas. I found that I loved to see ideas go from mind to market. Combined with my views of freedom being associated with free enterprise, I began a blog centered around ’The Business of Being Yourself’ (TM). I love humor (which is good, since most people point and laugh when I’m near). I now focus on other business owners and their passions; and offer fresh perspectives on adding a sense of family and community to these businesses.
Hopefully you catch my point. Desire will get you going. And simply getting started in any direction puts us on the road to discovery. We can then make left turns, right turns, u-turns along the way. But if we’re standing around thinking about it, we go nowhere. Shoot, a blog about finding one’s passion or purpose might be a great place to start. Hope this helps.
”Have A Nice Dave.” 
Dave Charbonneau, Guy who does stuff
SelfEnterpriser.com
P.S. One great thing about Gary V’s concepts in ’Crush It’ is you don’t HAVE to be the expert to get started. He talks about being able to ”have the chops” for your topic. This could simply mean you’re able to communicate your passion along your own path of discovery. If you’re interested in finding out about something, others are too. You can build great relationships with individuals who want to join you in your path of discovery.
P.P.S. This post turned out much longer than I expected; but thanks to your question, I’ve a new article for my own blog! Thank you!
P.P.P.S. I have ONE extra copy of I-ology movie, new in box. If you want it, email me at Dave@SelfEnterpriser.com and I’ll mail it to you.
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Exploring Inner Space
I’m currently exploring something I feel will be HUGE regarding how we use the Internet. (It’s much more subtle than whatever you’re thinking).
From an online chat w/my son
There is a particular power that comes from thinking yourself a steward (of your family, money, belongings, talents, body, mind, spirit, etc.). And, it seems a particular peace when thinking about doing more w/less. A particular sense of being in control (whereas, always wanting well beyond what one has leaves one in what I call, ‘mental debt’).
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