Comments on: Renegade Birthday Giveaway: Pick Jonathan’s Brain

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Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:39:38 +0000

[...] is not only about valentines (and chocolate), its also Heart and Stroke month. Inspired by Career Renegade Jonathan Fields, I’d like to share the love this month by dedicating my blogging time and energy to [...]

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:57:23 +0000

This a really great… thanks a TON!… Wishing you and yours a great 2010 with less visits to the doctor’s office!

By: Helen South

Helen South — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:57:12 +0000

@Jonathan thanks for the suggestion – and I’ve gained a great deal from reading this whole discussion!

@Charlie, thanks so much. The point about ‘switching’ is very useful – I’ve got a bad habit of working ‘on the fly’ and changing my mind, a terrible timewaster. Solid resources on your site, I’ll recommend them to my readers too!

By: Jennifer Louden

Jennifer Louden — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:01:42 +0000

Thanks honey!

By: Monna McD

Monna McD — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:31:52 +0000

Thanks so much for your thoughts, Jonathan. I’ve been thinking about what you wrote all weekend. How could I not have seen that the secret is not a secret at all… just write thoughtful, crafted pieces about my adventures and stop worrying so much about the format. I’ve learned a great deal by reading other people’s questions and your responses; thanks for your enormous generosity with us.

By: Pauline Esson

Pauline Esson — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:28:47 +0000

Thanks Jonathan

By: Salma

Salma — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:55:58 +0000

Thanks for your response Jonathan. I’m going to have to think long and hard about market positioning with reference to my product – e-books and e-courses designed to help freelancers start and run their own businesses.

Wishing you many chocolate-filled days in 2010

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:51:23 +0000

@Jonathan: Thanks for the recommendation, bro!

@Helen: This seems to be largely a matter of sequencing and focusing on one thing in each area at a time. There are three ways to focus on something:
1) Determine what your objectives are, and try to work on one objective at a time
2) When you’re in the trenches of your daily work, try to limit switching back and forth all day. Give each component of your life and business its due time.
3) Separate thinking and doing. When you’re planning and brainstorming, plan and brainstorm. When you’ve got that plan, do the actions relevant to the plan. It’s easy to spin your wheels by bouncing between these two ways of thinking.

Some say the free planners on my blog help with them with these three things. You might want to give ‘em a try. (You can find them under “Free Planners” on the navbar of my blog.)

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:42:59 +0000

@Jonathan: I’d like to jump on this one and help out. I hope you don’t mind.

@Mary: The conflicting advice here is based on the fact that people’s starting points are so wildly different. It boils down to resources and what’s going to get your momentum going.

Some people are tech-savvy enough that the learning curve of owning and maintaining their own curve isn’t that cumbersome to them getting started, so starting out there is probably the way to go for them.

Others need a lot of assistance on the tech front and don’t have the resources to pay someone else to get them started. For them, it makes more sense to start with a free blog, get some great content published, and then move to a self-hosted installation when they’re more comfortable or financially able to do so.

For a myriad of reasons, you will eventually want your own self-hosted installation and domain if you’re building an online business. It’s up to you to determine whether it’s best to *start* there or transition there later.

By: Catherine Caine

Catherine Caine — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:08:01 +0000

Done and done! Here it is: http://www.beawesomeonline.com/the-awesome-website-manifesto

Thanks, Jonathan. That was fun.