TWP 002 - Shining Under The Sun - How to Stand Out When Starting Out

06/14/24 • 15 min

The Wandering Pro | Career Podcast By SK NEXUS

With the Pilot episode of The Wandering Pro podcast I want to cover a really important aspect that you need to understand. When you start out to level up in your career or business, standing out is the hardest challenge you will face. As a first, in likely a series of episodes based around this factor - I want to cover how you can niche down and add more value to what you do as a Career Professional.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp002/
Chapters
0:00 - TWP 002 - Shining Under The Sun - How to Stand Out When Starting Out1:42 - Chris Do talks to a Pakistani
2:01 - Pakistani mentality about getting rich faster
3:00 - How to not answer 'What do you do'?
4:21 - The rules about providing value
5:34 - Example: How to niche down as a developer
8:35 - Example: How to niche down as a marketer
10:05 - Red Ocean vs Blue Ocean Strategy
11:22 - Elevator Pitch Framework
12:37 - I don't want to focus so narrowly in my Career
14:45 - This is not a one time process - keep repeating
Further learning and references
https://sknexus.com/adding-more-value-to-your-services/
https://thefutur.com/people/chris-do
https://www.cascade.app/blog/blue-ocean-vs-red-ocean-strategy
https://medium.com/@kasimaslam/niching-down-the-fastest-path-to-success-6a4d3959d3e1

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Support the show

As always -
Thank you for listening, please send any questions or feedback to [email protected]
See you next time.
Join The Community: https://sknexus.com/discord/

Previous Episode

TWP 001 - Welcome Wanderer

Welcome to The Wandering Pro
The only Podcast in Pakistan diving deep into Career and Business “for you”. Get real experience based mindset unlock content, helping you upskill your career or upscale your business.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Original article on vision behind The Wandering Pro: https://sknexus.com/goal-of-my-content/
Chapters
0:00 - TWP 001 - Welcome Wanderer
0:22 - Lack of relevant Content in Pakistan
1:09 - Introduction to The Wandering Pro
1:42 - Discord Server for Professionals
2:11 - The Wandering Pro Podcast Intro
2:35 - Bhai tum kon ho? (Who Are You?)
3:11 - My Work History
3:47 - My Passion Project
4:16 - My Goal for This Podcast
5:30 - The Wandering Pro Mission
Helpful links:
SK NEXUS: https://sknexus.com/
Tech Made Fun Podcast: https://sknexus.com/tech-made-fun/
The Wandering Pro Blog: https://sknexus.com/the-wandering-pro/
Resources for Freelancers and Small Businesses: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sknexuspk/extras
My Website: https://saqibtahir.com/

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As always -
Thank you for listening, please send any questions or feedback to [email protected]
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Next Episode

TWP 003 - Passion vs Paycheck - The Constant Struggle of Pakistani Professionals

In today's episode I want to go over a commonly misunderstood concept - Passion. Thing is, being in Pakistan, how we approach passion needs to be different. It's easy to pursue passion when your needs are met, it's hard to do so when the average salary barely pays rent. So join me as we uncover perhaps a new way to think about Passion when it comes to your Paycheck.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp003/
Chapters
0:00 - TWP 003 - Passion vs Paycheck - The Constant Struggle of Pakistani Professionals
0:51 - Disclaimer on Episode
1:12 - Common roadmaps for Pakistan professionals
3:15 - Passion Vs Paycheck - Intro
5:53 - Common Trap for Salaried Employees
8:12 - What is Passion? My perspective
10:18 - Passion Vs Profit
10:42 - Defining a framework for Passion
12:07 - Defining a framework for Profit
14:30 - Summary of Passion vs Profit
14:54 - A brief look into Ikigai
16:22 - How to develop a Passion
16:42 - Fix your knowledge diet
17:32 - Fix your environment
18:41 - Arming your boredom
19:14 - My road to community engagement
20:49 - In the car segment: Pains of Content Creation
Further learning and references
https://sknexus.com/be-more-than-a-manager/
https://sknexus.com/thinking-differently-about-money/
https://thefutur.com/content/follow-passion-or-profit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismyers/2018/02/23/how-to-find-your-ikigai-and-transform-your-outlook-on-life-and-business/
https://discord.bsides.pk/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sadaschool/
https://www.facebook.com/pakistanipcgamers/

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As always -
Thank you for listening, please send any questions or feedback to [email protected]
See you next time.
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The Wandering Pro | Career Podcast By SK NEXUS - TWP 002 - Shining Under The Sun - How to Stand Out When Starting Out

Transcript

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Welcome to the Wandering Pro's episode number 2 or the first one, if we don't count the previous one. So basically in this episode, because we are starting a new podcast, I want to cover a very very very very important topic which a lot of people struggle with whenever they say, okay, I'll do a job for 4 -5 years I want to do some business or do freelancing or go for a job I want to improve my approach, make a good portfolio So basically that happens, how to compete?