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A review by tiffanydasilva
Everything I Know by Paul Jarvis
5.0
A year back I read Jarvis’ book “A company of One” and it provided so much entrepreneurial goodness that I held back on reading this one.
I wanted what I learned to simmer and process before I jumped in for a inspiration fused dopamine hit all over again.
Until yesterday when I realized after working tirelessly on a goal towards $1 million in revenue, that I wouldn’t hit it three months, before the end of the year. Not through any fault of my own necessarily but due to inventory delays and prices. I had to make a choice. Buy the inventory I need to make the million at 3x the cost, or just wait until prices went down next year. I followed my heart, and chose to wait.
So this morning, still stinging from failure, I knew it was time to pull out the book from Kindle that had metaphorically gathered dust, and start reading. Hoping by the end I would feel a little bit better.
An hour later, I sat back in my chair, feeling relief - like I had just hit the reset button.
In it Jarvis discusses the issue around setting goals (also sharing his push for the elusive 7 figures) and how it holds you back and creates tunnel vision. He shared his thoughts around working from the heart (and following your gut), and about how closely linked creativity and vulnerability are.
Everything I needed today to pick myself back up and get moving again. The best part was that it was written like a friend giving you a pep talk, from the kind of friend who you trust enough to listen to. And for that, I’m immensely grateful.
Now that I’m done there’s only one thing left to do… Get Back to Work.
I wanted what I learned to simmer and process before I jumped in for a inspiration fused dopamine hit all over again.
Until yesterday when I realized after working tirelessly on a goal towards $1 million in revenue, that I wouldn’t hit it three months, before the end of the year. Not through any fault of my own necessarily but due to inventory delays and prices. I had to make a choice. Buy the inventory I need to make the million at 3x the cost, or just wait until prices went down next year. I followed my heart, and chose to wait.
So this morning, still stinging from failure, I knew it was time to pull out the book from Kindle that had metaphorically gathered dust, and start reading. Hoping by the end I would feel a little bit better.
An hour later, I sat back in my chair, feeling relief - like I had just hit the reset button.
In it Jarvis discusses the issue around setting goals (also sharing his push for the elusive 7 figures) and how it holds you back and creates tunnel vision. He shared his thoughts around working from the heart (and following your gut), and about how closely linked creativity and vulnerability are.
Everything I needed today to pick myself back up and get moving again. The best part was that it was written like a friend giving you a pep talk, from the kind of friend who you trust enough to listen to. And for that, I’m immensely grateful.
Now that I’m done there’s only one thing left to do… Get Back to Work.