June 19, 2018 - 7 Comments
When you start your entrepreneurial journey, it's easy to find yourself working multiple jobs - you're the idea generator, the executor, the web-developer, the marketer, the customer support person... and so many other things you've just never done before!
While outsourcing is a great solution, it's not always possible. Sometimes you need to give in and learn all the new skills to scale up. How can you to this without wasting a lot of time and energy that you could spend on moving forward?
In this episode, the founders of Thrive Themes, Shane Melaugh and Paul McCarthy, are presenting a very specific way of learning and practicing new skills the fastest possible way, that helped them move the needle and grow their business. They're now applying this method to the members of their team and the improving their team management skills through it.
This episode is about a skill building method called Deliberate Practice, exactly how it works and how you can apply it to your business. Listen in!
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We challenge you to try deliberate practice. It's up to you what skill you pick, but once you've chosen, apply Deliberate Practice to it (sub skills, feedback loop) and focus on that one thing for 30 days.
Let us know in the comments below what your experience is and whether you felt like you've progressed faster than before. Don't forget, it's quick to get to a "good enough" level with the right method - and as an entrepreneur, "good enough" at most areas is what you need to scale your business.
As always, we want your feedback, questions, tips and stories. You can leave them in the comments section down below or leave us a voice message by hitting the "Start recording" button below:
See you soon with another episode!
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