The Liberation Revolution
May 15th, 2009
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Jonathan Mead, one of the faculty members of Project Mojave, has just released a manifesto called The Liberation Revolution.
It’s about creating a “freedom business” in order to “cut the cubicle umbilical cord.” While most of the information on how to do this is reserved for the paying members of Project Mojave, the manifesto is free and a pleasure to read.
Here’s what’s inside (I hope he doesn’t mind me ripping off his bullet points!):
- Why we’re tired of choking back vomit because we’re going another day doing a job we hate, with people we don’t connect with, working for someone we don’t respect.
- How we’re transforming our relationship with work, through breaking down social conventions and overly politicized nonsense.
- Why we think entrepreneurship is one of the highest forms of self-actualization.
- How we’re in this together.
- How to cultivate the “Free-man” (or free-woman) mindset and seven things you can do right now.
- The importance of getting to Game Over.
Being free, it’s not as earth-shattering as his paid ebook Reclaim Your Dreams. But it’s good, and well worth taking a few minutes to read. I’m a sucker for freedom manifestos.
May 19th, 2009 at 1:34 am
I think self-awareness goes a long way.
I like how Seth frames it as figuring out whether you’re an Entrepreneur or Freelancer. I also like the frame in The E-Myth … the Entrepreneur, the Manager, and the Technician. I think ti’s a great way to understand why so many small businesses fail, and why the grass isn’t always greener.
I do think today’s landscape is a mashup of interesting issues … global market, info age over industrial age, value over time, team over individual, teamwork over solopreneur, prosumers, conducers, info products, productizing yourself … etc. It’s definitely an opportunity for more info preneurs with business savvy and Web 2.0 skills.
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May 19th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
@ J.D., would that be Mr. Godin, or a different Seth? At any rate, you sure packed a lot of important buzzwords in there!
May 21st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I agree that no one should ever work in a field or job they do not love. However, I also know that we all can’t be entrepreneurs. I believe that the system of 9 to 5 that was actually created as a protection for industrialized workers is simply outmoded.
Yes, individually we have to fend for ourselves and create better options for ourselves in terms of career choices, etc. But we also need to implement some societal interventions to lessen our loads.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Bakari, ROWE is a good example of an alternate twist on the 9-5.
June 6th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Hmmm….another book and another “system”. It seems everyone and their mother has a system for sale, becuase their system in THE ONE that is the cure for it all.
It seems like the freedom movement, lifestyle design, build a internet business so you can work at home in your pajama’s while cashing google adsense checks is the same as the buy real estate with no money down, bad creidt and no job that was rampent in the 80′s and 90′s.
There is nothing new under the soon. It’s just repackaged and resold to desparate buyers.
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June 6th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
@ J.D..What?
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June 7th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Ron, I hear you. That’s why I just talked about the ebook (which I liked), while basically saying nothing about Project Mojave (which I know little about). I have a hard time becoming enamored of these internet marketing systems.
That said, repackaging old stuff in a new way can be a good thing (we don’t drive Model T Fords anymore, but today’s cars aren’t all that different). Also, it’s hard to blame people for selling to desperate buyers (as long as it’s a decent product). Unfortunately, it works much better than trying to convince non-desperate people, though I wish that weren’t the case.
You may be interested in this comment I left on Clay’s site, which he responded to.
June 7th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
True it’s always nice to have a starving crowd to sell your products and services too, I agree. But I think as it relates to MMO, I think many of these “system sellers” just take advantage of those lookinmg for a way out of a messed up situation.
Point taken.
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June 7th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
As it relates to Clay’s remarks……..He’s a smart guy and I don’t doubt what he’s talking about. I think he will live up to what he’s saying but what we don’t need is another system. You can only flip a burger so many ways.
I consult with businesses, instead, maybe I should show people with bad credit and no money and no experience how to buy a $25 million dollar company without using a dime of their own money.
I could do it and it’s very possible to buy a business that large without using your own money and without using investors money. BUT I would feel like I was taking advantage of people.
I guess my dislike for the 4HHWW and lifestyle design stuff is coming out.
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June 8th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
@ Ron, if you can teach that to people, you definitely have an underserved niche on your hands! Anyway, it’s fine to dislike the 4HWW and lifestyle design, as nothing is one size fits all.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Hunter, sure I know if fact I could create all kinds of info products and offer coahing, webinars and all sorts of “systems”. BUT, the biggest problem would be the learning cure. How many people do you know that have the balls to walk up to someone and ask to buy their company and say, “by the way-I am not using my money, a banks money or investors money, will you sell me your business?”.
Nevertheless, maybe I’ll create a How To ebook on the subject.
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