How many of you have a mentor? Or want a mentor?
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Kaya ( @kayanation ),
Playa ( @playahaitian ) is working on getting a job/career and education board going here...
I remember a while ago you were trying do something similar - We would love your input and help.
I'm hollering at you in a thread because, I figure your inbox is crowded/ full
I understand you may have time constraints - but your ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Kaya ( @kayanation ),
Playa ( @playahaitian ) is working on getting a job/career and education board going here...
I remember a while ago you were trying do something similar - We would love your input and help.
I'm hollering at you in a thread because, I figure your inbox is crowded/ full
I understand you may have time constraints - but your ideas will be greatly appreciated.
ok will do
I'm here
Yoooo, I was thinking about posting something like this yesterday and once again KAYA is on point and on time.
I've been looking for leadership training for a minute. Tried books, tried youtube, etc. All good stuff but like brother Kaya says you need a mentor to help you figure it out.
They started a mentorship program at the job so I signed up to be mentored in Project Management and for about 6 weeks I worked with a dude who had over 20 years experience. I have about 5 years experience and have taken a class or 2 but don't manage enough projects to be proficient.
He pretty much let me manage the project how I wanted and we met every week. During our meetings we would review what was done and he could do some "course correction" and set me on my path for the next week.
Little things taught me how to tighten shit up, better manage time/timelines, set expectations, etc. Some things you can't learn from a book.
Recently I found a coach from coach.me. They have all different programs and methods. I chose the cheapest online only option and so far it's OK. Not nearly the same experience as the personal phone or f2f coaching I had before. I'll give it a few more weeks before I either choose a new coach or do a more expensive option or both.
Peace
I've been looking for leadership training for a minute. Tried books, tried youtube, etc. All good stuff but like brother Kaya says you need a mentor to help you figure it out.
They started a mentorship program at the job so I signed up to be mentored in Project Management and for about 6 weeks I worked with a dude who had over 20 years experience. I have about 5 years experience and have taken a class or 2 but don't manage enough projects to be proficient.
He pretty much let me manage the project how I wanted and we met every week. During our meetings we would review what was done and he could do some "course correction" and set me on my path for the next week.
Little things taught me how to tighten shit up, better manage time/timelines, set expectations, etc. Some things you can't learn from a book.
Recently I found a coach from coach.me. They have all different programs and methods. I chose the cheapest online only option and so far it's OK. Not nearly the same experience as the personal phone or f2f coaching I had before. I'll give it a few more weeks before I either choose a new coach or do a more expensive option or both.
Peace
I have one, and I am one, If you are looking for one find a guy or gal that's doing better than you or is where you want to be and soak up game
Cyba brethren!
"Some things you can't learn from a book."
This is the key takeaway from mentorship.
To get to the next level, no matter where you are, you need mentorship.
Today was an amazing day for me, most amazing day this year.
A lot of shit came together at the right time with the right execution.
hell yea I want one.
I'll say I've had some in my past.
Starting out at a summer internship, they automatically assigned me a mentor. Pretty cool cat who was a Que.
In my later years as a government worker, ALL my mentors were quote "unofficial". These were people I met unexpectedly and through conversations and other interactions I kept going back for advice. For them to just read my yearly review write-up submissions and get feedback was invaluable. They were very honest with me at all times. These were folks who survived crazy racists workplace shit in the 70s/80s. Seeing them retire was something special and at the same time I felt like I was losing a piece of me.
Now to the new age shit of doing yearly reviews and having fuck boy managers state as part of my yearly evaluation write-up recommendation "you need a mentor"
. This coming from fuck faces 2-3 years older than me. It was their way of saying "You don't think like us". You know what, they're fuckin right because I don't give a shit about being a manager as all I care about is doing tech shit. It's hard to have a mentor to guide you towards a career path you don't give a damn about. That's why I was like "fuck government" and bounced.
Starting out at a summer internship, they automatically assigned me a mentor. Pretty cool cat who was a Que.
In my later years as a government worker, ALL my mentors were quote "unofficial". These were people I met unexpectedly and through conversations and other interactions I kept going back for advice. For them to just read my yearly review write-up submissions and get feedback was invaluable. They were very honest with me at all times. These were folks who survived crazy racists workplace shit in the 70s/80s. Seeing them retire was something special and at the same time I felt like I was losing a piece of me.
Now to the new age shit of doing yearly reviews and having fuck boy managers state as part of my yearly evaluation write-up recommendation "you need a mentor"
. This coming from fuck faces 2-3 years older than me. It was their way of saying "You don't think like us". You know what, they're fuckin right because I don't give a shit about being a manager as all I care about is doing tech shit. It's hard to have a mentor to guide you towards a career path you don't give a damn about. That's why I was like "fuck government" and bounced.
i need one and have been one ...
im in networking and could help some people in networking, im more interested in business and starting my own.. im bad on execution GREAT on ideas ...
is your execution a function of bad work ethic or just lack of interest to put in the work?
bad work ethic IMO, some of the stuff is VERY interesting i get the ideas all the time even start off great ... then i fizzle... then it just sits there. an ages and then people with similar ideas pop up and I see them come and go, but in my career oh im ICE COLD ! VERY close to the top of my industry like I only have 2 or 3 companies in the world that are CLOSE to the size and scale of the what I do but on my own chit.... I suck like a free slut... I think it comes down to a fear of failure but I havent looked into that much.
yeah i hear that
maybe just a factor of you being in the same environment with a combo of people around you some of who execute.
perfection is the enemy of done
you learn that shit quick when you are doing your won thing cause the longer to take to execute, the higher the probability you will starve
lol
yea that might help, I always feel like im talking to people that either are waiting for me to move on with all that business talk, or or cool to listen and talk about it but thats all we do.. so yea being around some people that get it in would help... so how you do that without leaving the main job(until you build something up) and not leave the family ?
Good thread op. I would add more, but I'm at a club getting fuck up.....lol...brb
would take a few projects with a very small group, maybe 1 or 2 more
1st project would just be learning to work with each other and feeling out who is good at delivering what etc
building a good cadence
2nd project gets a little better
3rd much better
rarely a team hits it the very 1st time, maybe never
I start off advising then actuall building the roadmap and then jump in technically.
By that time you figure out if it is worth it
I did the full time startup thing and it is very difficult if the other people are not full time as well.
So i would say it takes maybe 2 yrs to get it to some worthy point.
If you are the ideas guy, I would recommend you contract out building the tech and prove out if it is a worthy business case.
Don't spend a lot of time on the actual product to make it perfect.
just get an MVP out and test the market.
You could do that in 3 months and determine if it is something you want to continue with
3 months, maybe 3k and prove out your business case.
If it fails you would have minimizes time and cost.
The problem is when you leave a paying job to build something that doesn't have a proven revenue stream.
With a family, that is crazy.
So do the MVP and prove out the business first, not prove out the technology.
Prove out that you can actually get someone to pay you and can scale that revenue to other customers.
Subbed...good shit as usual Kaya
thanks Bro
don't be afraid to chime in
each one build one
its some real heat in this guys videos:
this cat quoted someone with "losers have goals, winners have systems" thats some real shit right there .
i think im going back to lurking soon lol, but ill be watching. people...
this cat quoted someone with "losers have goals, winners have systems" thats some real shit right there .
i think im going back to lurking soon lol, but ill be watching. people...
As a general rule, yes.......
But sometimes you need to make a concerted effort to reach out to people who have walked the road to get more regular guidance.......
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