599: Nathan Fraser - Anatomy of A Failed Passion Project
02/20/19 • 77 min
Why are so many liberty activists attracted to entrepreneurship?
The connection here is kind of obvious, but if freedom is the sole priority
we risk becoming what Napoleon Hill called "aimless drifters."
A Lesson From A Book Called The $100 Start-Up:
Passion is only a third of the whole equation; you also need skills and customers. For a passion to become more than a hobby, we need to need focus on income and costs.
in other words, keep your day job at first, and learn skills that support your passion.
What are the most common reasons activists fail at business ownership?
A lesson from a book called The E-Myth:
Having great technical skills or knowledge does not mean you can run a business. If you're not ready to contemplate and embrace all the roles of running a business, you'll wind up driving yourself crazy.
Don't confuse entrepreneurship with agorism. Agorism doesn't scale.
How can you tell if your business idea is worth pursing?
- Always validate your business ideas
- Look in places where people are already making money
- Test the interest in your big idea through a series of smaller commitments
More About Nathan Fraser:
The Free Market Squad: The Mastermind Group
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Why are so many liberty activists attracted to entrepreneurship?
The connection here is kind of obvious, but if freedom is the sole priority
we risk becoming what Napoleon Hill called "aimless drifters."
A Lesson From A Book Called The $100 Start-Up:
Passion is only a third of the whole equation; you also need skills and customers. For a passion to become more than a hobby, we need to need focus on income and costs.
in other words, keep your day job at first, and learn skills that support your passion.
What are the most common reasons activists fail at business ownership?
A lesson from a book called The E-Myth:
Having great technical skills or knowledge does not mean you can run a business. If you're not ready to contemplate and embrace all the roles of running a business, you'll wind up driving yourself crazy.
Don't confuse entrepreneurship with agorism. Agorism doesn't scale.
How can you tell if your business idea is worth pursing?
- Always validate your business ideas
- Look in places where people are already making money
- Test the interest in your big idea through a series of smaller commitments
More About Nathan Fraser:
The Free Market Squad: The Mastermind Group
Need Help Growing Your Business? CopyandFunnels.com
A Free guide to stop losing sales on your online store
Please Support School Sucks
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598: Human Restoration Inside the School System?
We've talked a little in the past about school survival. But we haven't given enough attention to those who work inside the schools to make them more survivable.
My guest is Chris McNutt, a public school teacher and one of the founders of the Human Restoration Project. HRP is an educational movement to transform school systems, restoring students as human beings rather than a vessel for standards. The organization focuses on school reform, offering personalized professional development services and various materials geared toward changing mindsets in education. Chris is also the host of a progressive education-focused podcast called Things Fall Apart.
So...what happens next? Do we fight?
No. But I do ask for clarity on the term "progressive education." Chris explains it as transition from traditional compulsory schooling to a student-centered focus and to the embrace of three core values.
1. passion is central to education
2. the embrace of creativity
3. the promotion of non-standardized learning
We agree that the public schools are reducing humans into vessels of content rather than embracing their humanity, but I express skepticism about the possibility of true reform. I have no conception of how the current system could ever deliver the results Chris and I both find desirable.
We also discuss helping young people think about and find purpose. But this is deep work; is it too invasive a job for the public schools?
Chris and I have similar stories from our teaching careers. He became very disillusioned early on, and he embarked down a new path away from the traditional expectations of a public school teacher. We also both experienced a kind of savior complex that set us up for failure and disappointment early in our careers. We'll discuss this and much more.
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