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Current "big"
projects
A common question I
am asked is "what big/weird/unusual things are you working on
now?"
I could be coy and
pretend I don't know why I'm asked these questions, but the truth is, I do
understand. What I don't understand is why there are not many more people like
me! I think I'm normal. Why, several years ago, an employee remarked:
"compared to yourself, you are actually normal." I like that one!
To be completely
honest, I don't have any unusual projects on the go right now. I love
the work I'm currently doing and I'm actually acting like I'm settled in for a
while! My current projects are much more along the line that most
people would consider normal. Specifically:
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Helping
building 2 new companies from the ground up.
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Thinking about writing 2 more books - One on investing,
one theological. Both I am looking at working on with those I trust, with the result
the
book will contain better content than if I did it alone.
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I am looking at some longer term ideas for several other companies.
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Life Group
Leader (Lay pastor) at Airdrie Alliance.
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Member of Global
Missions Team at Airdrie Alliance
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Raising
4 Children (although lets be fair, Jan does a lot more of this than I
do!)
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Mentoring several people on business/es.
So what's the trick? Well the biggest trick is something I learned decades ago
building companies: I CAN'T do everything! This means, to succeed, I need to
partner with people who either:
1. Want to provide money/resounces and benefit from them
2. Want to provide time/energy with no expectation of personal benefit (ie most
of the volunteer projects)
3. People who want to receive a salary to do the work they do.
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