Comments on: Opportunity Management 101: The New Time Management for Entrepreneurs

By: Ryan Robinson

Ryan Robinson — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:12:21 +0000

In reply to Andrejs.

Absolutely agree! 🙂

By: Andrejs

Andrejs — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:52:02 +0000

Great content, thanks for the tips and the workflow! I agree that ‘follow your passion’ advice has been overused to the point of confusion. There’s nothing wrong with doing what you love and maybe even building a business off it, but it has to provide an ongoing challenge or teach us something new. Otherwise, it will quickly turn into ‘that thing we do for a living’

By: Devon Gardner

Devon Gardner — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:13:13 +0000

In reply to Ryan Robinson.

Thanks, Ryan! Will do 🙂

By: Ryan Robinson

Ryan Robinson — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:00:39 +0000

In reply to Devon Gardner.

You are definitely on the right track. Keep up the awesome work! Feel free to email me any time if you have questions you think I may be able to help out with (or requests to write about) 🙂
[email protected]

By: Devon Gardner

Devon Gardner — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:57:40 +0000

In reply to Ryan Robinson.

Thanks! It has been an awesome learning curve! While I was at the agency I always had 1-2 small clients I was working with on the side for a few years before I made the jump. Right now, I’m mainly basing clients off of 1.) Do we mesh well personally? (Like you mentioned yourself.) Life is too short to be involved in bad partnerships that you don’t enjoy. 2.) Can I truly help them make a difference? Are their expectations in line or are there red flags?” (Again, like Ann said) and then go on from there. But I’d really like to eventually work moreso with lifestyle/fitness/health/hospitality clients as those are my own personal interests and it is always enjoyable to work in an industry you care about and have personal interest in. So, as I get a little more footing, getting 1-2 clients in those industries is my goal!

By: Ryan Robinson

Ryan Robinson — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:41:00 +0000

In reply to Devon Gardner.

Woo! ? congrats on launching your own consulting business, that’s a huge accomplishment that you’ve been able to sustain it for 7 months so far.
What type of clients are you going for with your consultancy? Have you noticed any trends yet with what you do and don’t like doing/working with?

By: Devon Gardner

Devon Gardner — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:57:03 +0000

Hi Ryan! So, I took the leap of faith and left my role at a digital marketing agency to branch out on my own about 7 months ago. I came across your content sometime right before then, and I have been reading it ever since as I am gaining my footing and learning about managing my own business. When I worked at the agency, I was often frustrated when we were working with clients that were just not the right fit, but at that time I had no control over which clients we received or not. Now, running my own business, I am actually in the driver seat and being challenged to be the one to say “no” when it’s needed. It is hard! But this article is a GREAT reminder of how to think about the opportunity gained or lost when saying no, and if you do decline an opportunity, HOW to politely decline. I loved that email from Hal! Thanks for sharing that. I will work on practicing these steps when evaluating my work and priorities. Appreciate your posts and will continue to follow along!

By: surojit sarkar

surojit sarkar — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:48:09 +0000

thnx…ryan appreciate it…!

By: Ryan Robinson

Ryan Robinson — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:50:37 +0000

In reply to surojit sarkar.

I got your email, Surojit! I’ll reply to your questions there with more detail.