Johann Van Tonder
@jvt
20 years in ecommerce, now CEO of a CRO agency. Probably doing analysis in R or building stuff with AI. Or walking on the beach. Yeah, probably that.
Johann Van Tonder
Your time is limited, so do not waste it living someone else’s life.
Do not let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
—Steve Jobs https://t.co/3D2HSyNb4Q
Most times, the best way to create value is continue to double down on the domain-specific insights you've collected over your entire career.
Nikita Bier • Tweet
A mentor once told me: "One of the biggest reasons people stay stuck is that you can’t keep one foot in your old life and one in your new one. There’s no halfway version of growth. Decide who you want to be, and act like it. Every single damn day."
Blake Burgex.com"Life will test how serious you are. Not with one big moment, but with a thousand small chances to quit."
Conquering the small things no one sees, is often how you conquer the big things everyone cheers for.
Dr. Julie Gurnerx.com"Failure is a data point."
Amy Buechler, Founder Coach at YC
"There’s really no replacement for spending time with these things, working towards a deeper mental model of the things they are good at and the things they are likely to mess up. Combining with domain knowledge of the thing you are working on is key too, especially as that can help protect you against them making things up!"
- Simon Willison, attem
Your job isn’t to be “good”. Your job is to offer something specific which some people will think is good, and some people will probably think is bad.
Alex M H Smith • No Bullsh*t Strategy
The most effective people don't "hope" for anything...
They work to make it happen.
Dr. Julie Gurnerx.com