Episode 4: Don't Be a Job Zombie (Ken Adams) - SeizeYourBusiness.com




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Summary: <br> jQuery(window).load(function() {<br> jQuery(".container img,iframe,blackquote").sti({<br> primary_menu: ["facebook","pinterest" ]<br> });<br> <br> });<br> [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/KoEmgOLSH5I” align=”left”] <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seizeyourbusiness.com/id985403546?mt=2&amp;uo=6&amp;at=&amp;ct=" target="itunes_store"></a><br> You have until June 11th to help us achieve our goal of appearing on iTunes’ New and Noteworthy list by <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seizeyourbusiness.com/id985403546?mt=2&amp;uo=6&amp;at=&amp;ct=" target="itunes_store">reviewing us</a>.  <br> <a title="Review us on iTunes" href="http://seizeyourbusiness.com/review-us-on-itunes/">Click Here</a> for easy 3-step instructions.<br> At our <a title="Launch Party (5/19)!" href="http://seizeyourbusiness.com/please-join-us-in-person-or-remotely-for-our-livecast-launch-party/">launch party </a>on 5/19 we will be raffling off White Sox and Cubs tickets as well as many other prizes to the people who have reviewed us (even if you can’t make it to the party).  If you won’t be easily identifiable to us by your iTunes ID, please either leave your e-mail in the review or e-mail us at info@seizeyourbusiness.com with your iTunes ID, so that we can get you your prizes!<br> Ken Adams’ business –<a href="http://sip-comm.com"> Sip-Comm.com</a><br> <br> * Sip-Comm.com does consulting services for multiple types of businesses.  It partners with multiple different companies to teach you how to run your business and outsource certain services, so you as the business owner can focus on what you do best.<br> <br> General Business Lessons<br> <br> * You will redefine your business at least 9 times before you get a hit.<br> * Let go of control of your business to succeed.<br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0887307280/?tag=googhydr-20&amp;hvadid=31488782217&amp;hvpos=1t2&amp;hvexid=&amp;hvnetw=s&amp;hvrand=8734793790520539886&amp;hvpone=15.97&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvdev=c&amp;ref=pd_sl_41c7mfcdg1_b">The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber</a> – You can’t work ON your business if you are working IN your business.  (See all of the books referenced in our podcasts as well as book reviews at our <a href="http://seizeyourbusiness.com/business-book-club/">Business Book Club</a>).<br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Expanded-Updated-Cutting-Edge-ebook/dp/B002WE46UW/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1427466610&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=tim+ferriss+the+4+hour+work+week">The 4-Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss</a> – Only check e-mails at specific times during the day, and make it clear to your customers that this is your policy.<br> * There is a false economy when you try to save money by not outsourcing or hiring someone to perform tasks that can be delegated if the delegation costs less than you can charge for your time.<br> * Record your processes in document management systems so that if you have to replace your employees it will be a smooth transition, or if you have to repeat the process you won’t have to relearn it.  When you hire new employees, you can then tell them “your job is to learn the articles in this system.”<br> <br> Unleashing your Entrepreneurial Potential (Don’t be a Job Zombie)<br> <br> * Ken is writing a book called Avoiding the Job Zombie.<br> <br> * Every day you plug away at your daily work routine without realizing that the zombie apocalypse (i.e. the microbusiness revolution) is happening outside.<br> * Microbusinesses are popping up all over the place, because people are waking up from their daily work routine and asking themselves, “what am I doing?”<br> <br> <br> * Schools train us to be good workers, so that other people can make money.<br>