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Lessons from Juanga On How to Tackle a Large Bone

July 4, 2011 by Raul Colon

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On many occasions we do think we are capable of doing mostly anything. We forget we are human and super hero (or Papá Heroes) powers are only in our heads but not fully functional. I have had my fair share of episodes where I agreed to work on a project either for a client or collaborated on that I found to big to handle. If I am collaborating it is much easier because I can just ask for help but if you have already quoted a client a certain amount of hours and money, you have no choice but to continue with the commitment.

When we have the opportunity to work on a project, we might thinks is too large to handle and we lose energy when thinking about all the details. When we take this approach we really don’t help ourselves. Instead of looking for solutions, we stop and stare on what a large project it seems to be without attacking it head on. In the process of deciding if we could handle it or not we loose precious time.

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A few weeks ago we bought Juanga a huge bone. One that is probably twice the size of those we normally we buy for him. Buying toys for Juanga is a bit difficult and a waste of money since he can tear thru them in minutes. We have found that some of these rawhide bones we buy are the perfect toy to keep him busy.

Juanga was very excited at first when he received the bone (much like I get when I get a new project). Hours later Juanga became frustrated at the little progress he had on chewing and tearing thru the bone. Much different to many of us Juanga, kept at it and it did take him a few days but at this moment the bone is in pieces and a bit of a mess.

Persistence

Different to some of us when Juanga became frustrated it just gave him more energy to continue going at it.

Taking it One Piece at a Time

I studied him and it was curious how he took it piece by piece until he had weakened a pretty good area.

Asking for Help

I understand Juanga was frustrated when he started crying and handed me the bone on a few occasions. He normally works on it when I am hold it in my hand  and uses my force as assistance. Even my four-legged son Juanga realizes that by involving others he can have a better outcome.

In many occasions we feel we have not been able to attack something in the way we wanted. Life throws us many huge bones or large issues which we might feel are unmanageable.

Why don’t we take Juanga’s approach and apply persistence, fragmenting tasks, and asking for help? One or many of those factors might be  help us move forward and desintegrate that bone into pieces much like Juanga did!

Any issues you might find difficult to handle at your job , personal life or even as a parent where you might need to try a different approach to get better results?

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Juanga, Professional Development, Project Management

Focus on Your Clients

January 3, 2011 by Raul Colon

Out of focus
One of the most complicated situations I have when I am working with a new client which (especially start-ups) is convincing them that they have to make their product attractive possible and/or current customers.

When a client approaches me on building a website or running a social media effort they usually have no idea of what they are going to include in their efforts.

On practically every occasion they have their mind set on making the effort or website for them instead of making it for there target market. It is a bit difficult to convince them at the beginning of doing the opposite. It takes time to educate a possible client in creating an effort that is attractive to them and not to the public they want to reach.

The other day I read Nobody cares about your products by @dmscott. (author of Real-Time Marketing and PR: How to Instantly Engage Your Market, Connect with Customers, and Create Products that Grow Your Business NowPhotos of Raul Colon Web Developer Puerto Rico).

It really made it very clear for me to understand that unless you care about your clients in a genuine way the possibility is they won’t care about you.

So start caring about clients, creating relationships, and stop broadcasting your brand.

How will you focus on your clients needs?

What type of content would be more relevant to your clients and community?
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Filed Under: Business, Featured Tagged With: Customer Service, Project Management, Referral Strategy, Social Media

Are you a Chicken or a Pig?

June 6, 2010 by Raul Colon

chicken in a pig suit

Reading the blog of one of my favorite tweeps @karimacatherine I bumped into a good analogy on project management and business types.
Crippled Pig & Chicken

She related Chickens with Pigs and makes an explanation on how both types are described and the individual characteristics of each. I was able to identify with both although I am working more toward being the second.

It has been approximately two years since I started my own business CIMA IT Solutions , since then the equity I have gained has been mostly on the knowledge side no the economical side. I have to be very grateful that 2010 started out great and headed towards right direction.

A few weeks ago I realized that the way I was managing my small business was more on the Pig’s side than the Chicken’s side (please read @karimacatherine’s blog post to understand the analogy).

Although I see it very difficult to be a chicken being a small business owner I think that is the objective of most of us becoming a chicken. Making sure that everything is working correctly by adequately mitigating risk and reaping results and not being exposed to disaster.

What are your opinions and your approach on @karimacatherine blog post?

If you find her post interesting I recommend you following her on twitter @karimacatherine.

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Filed Under: Professional Development Tagged With: Humor, Project Management, Small Business, Social Media

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