Dare to try
summary
A sequence of specific bets: an email after seeing a magazine ad that leads to a Microsoft hire, self‑prepared unit‑testing workshops that the company funds, an O’Reilly training commissioned after offering to write a missing course, and repeatedly negotiating a four‑day workweek that becomes standard across later employers. Uses low‑risk, time‑boxed asks, reminders and homework, and one creative video reply that stood out. Outcomes: jobs, paid workshops, trainer franchise and a new technical‑coach role — not all tries succeed, but many do. emailing after seeing magazine ad time‑boxed proposal
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and disclaimer
- 1:24Unexpected career opportunities
- 2:26Proposing trainings at work
- 3:50Four-day work week experiment
- 4:54Becoming a training provider
- 5:37Learning from rejections
- 6:41Keys to successful communication
- 9:13Compound effect of small actions
- 9:58Normalizing unconventional requests
- 10:19Low-risk trials with high rewards
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