more ignition fuel for my solo business
my perception and mindset is changed forever
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Last week I flew to India to host a CIO at one of our offices (for my 9-5).
It was an insane adventure.
Here’s what I learned / what was reinforced in my brain as a result of the trip:
- I am incredibly privileged to live in the United States. The amount of obstacles that folks in India face on a daily basis that I don’t, is staggering. I have it easy. I did nothing to be born in the US, I just got it. I am lucky. And I’m incredibly proud of the resilience of the Indian people.
- Respect others. People do things very different than I do in other countries. Mannerisms, cultural customs, food, driving etiquette etc. I have no say in another country, I will respect it as I am the foreigner in YOUR country.
- Indians are incredibly gracious, accommodating, intelligent and persistent. I was blown away at the level of professionalism that was displayed by my colleagues in India. They are doing MUCH more, with MUCH less.
- In your 9-5, you may get sent on a plane to another country and your company doesn’t necessarily care about the effects it has on you. The trip was stressful for me. Traveling alone across the globe is more intimidating than it seems on the surface. I did not like being in the Dubai and Hyderabad airports in the early morning hours by myself. It’s a really weird feeling I’ve never experienced before - I felt REALLY vulnerable. I don’t like being put in a position where I’m being essentially forced to do things I’m not comfortable with. 9-5s can do that, which just adds more fuel to my solo business.
- Sales acumen pays for itself in many ways. A suave and persistent Indian was trying to dupe me into telling me he was the “manager of Uber” at the airport and was going to help me get a ride. He was trying to make money and I could sniff it out through his body language and conversational tone. One the best results of being in sales for a while is knowing when people are BS’ing you.
- There’s so much more to life than working your 9-5 in the US. I saw the whole other side of the world. There’s so much to explore. Why not build a solo business that enables you to travel and experience new things like this, but on your own accord?
- There’s massive opportunity to sell your solo offerings globally. There’s so many people who will need help in the next 10 years. They may not even have internet yet. The digital world is still very young. If you’re building right now and you don’t stop, it will be nearly impossible to not win.
- Meeting people in person can make all the difference. We talk a lot online. But meeting folks in person can create connections that are impossible to replicate (right now) through technology. Do more to meet people in person more.
That’s it for today.
Not your typical email from me, but one that I wanted to share.
TL:DR
- This trip added fuel to my solo biz fire
- Meet people in person when you can
- Be grateful for what you have
Here’s an amazing monument that I was able to tour while I was there:
-Matt Barron
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