(Sent in January 24, 2017)
Hello everyone! How are you?
Since the first session, I
have been getting a great feedback. Excellent!
Based on that, I came up with
a few things to discuss with you.
This message covers:
1.
The purpose/goal
to participate this study group
2.
Positive “side
products” and how to deal with them
3.
Contents/ideas
for next session
1.
The
purpose/goal to participate this study group
As far as I see, these are the common reasons why you have been
interested in this happening (and why more people will be interested in it in the future):
You want to
•
Develop your
business/project
•
Make more money
•
Learn about
marketing
•
Meet inspiring
people
•
Share and contribute
with your knowledge and experiences
I
think all reasons are very healthy, positive and wonderful.
Managing
some group activities and projects through my life in both private and work, I
have discovered the secret of a positive and active
community.
It’s
to make all participants know that they are valuable.
You
may sometime feel you are not exactly in the right place when the discussion
goes somewhere you are not familiar with. Sometimes you may not understand
what’s really going on (I do often in many gatherings!).
But,
please be aware that you are definitely adding your
own, unique value to all.
Why?
Because
we are there to make some positive change to the current situation. And we are
the ones who have been creating the current situation.
To
change the current situation, there is the famous quote of Einstein:
We
cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when created them.
Remember
the reasons why people come to this study group.
We
all want to make a positive change which you haven’t been able to make by
yourself.
That’s
why we want to meet someone who has totally a different perspective, situation,
sense, culture, etc.
If
you can’t understand something others seem to be following, you should share
it. And then the others finally understand that “their current way” doesn’t
work for someone who they may really want to reach.
With
this realization, we can look for the next practical, more effective
improvement – “Now what?”
As
I said in the first meeting, things take time to come together whether it is
marketing, business or your own life.
I
do encourage everyone to keep coming with your own goals, dreams, knowledge and
experiences and share what you have with others.
That’s
your unique value, and that’s what people are looking for in this kind of
community.
In
other words, please just be yourself!
2.
Positive
“side products” and how to deal with them
In the first group session, some interesting topics such as how to get
and utilize the grant money were evoked.
I thought it’s a great idea to dig farther such topics in the group.
Many people should be interested (I am!) and will be benefitted from it.
But after that, I rethought about it and changed my mind J
I think we just stick with marketing in this “Marketing Study Group”
for now.
And for not directly marketing-related but important topics, organizing
another study session just like I have done with marketing will be a great
idea, too.
Grasp all, lose all.
By separating the topics, I think we can focus on each topic more
effectively.
So I suggest we keep focusing specifically on marketing in this
project.
At the same time I encourage you to interact freely and share anything
beneficial in between.
Probably we should make a decent ‘break time’ intentionally and we talk
freely in that time period?
Please give me any suggestion and comments.
3.
Contents/ideas
for next session
So, what’s next? How about making money?
I have made 2 new video clips.
Based
on these contents, work on your specific situation; figuring out the top
business’ model in your industry, break the model into pieces, brain storming
for new ideas, etc.
I
have done myself this work and now I have a kind of crazy but exciting
business/community making idea. I’ll share it at the meeting J
The tentative date for next
session is February 15th or 22nd , the Wednesday evening.
How about your schedule? Or should we do on a weekend?
That’s all for now.
Thank you for reading this
long! You are absolutely patient.
Have a good day!
Yuki
