Help! I’m the outsource-ee
by blogrdocI’ve been silent lately for two big reasons: I’ve been devoting time to my other experiments, but more importantly - work has been insane!
I’m enamored with the idea of ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ and I’ve come to realize that all this talk about ‘outsourcing’ is beyond my reach right now. As a manufacturing engineer, I’m the outsource-ee. One up-side to this, however, is that the company I work for is doing quite well in this ‘down economy’.
I met with a friend of mine last weekend to brainstorm business ideas who is a true “four hour workweek”-er. He owns a couple restaurants. The way his mind works is totally and completely different from the way mine works. I’m a bit too busy to elaborate on that, and I’m not sure I even can. I just know that I’m starting from ground zero (or even lower) on the journey to entrepreneurship.
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9 Responses to “Help! I’m the outsource-ee”
By Chris on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
Good luck dude!
By blogrdoc on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
Thanks!
By Alik | PracticeThis.com on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
good luck!
remember the DEAL (DELA):
http://www.anywired.com/review-the-four-hour-workweek/45/
D is for Definition
E is for Elimination
A is for Automation
L is for Liberation
By blogrdoc on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
@Alik: this ‘DEAL’ model really is one of the differences between the way an entrepreur’s mind works vs the way an engineer’s mind works. I was amazed to see how my friend kept these principles always front and center in our entire conversation (and he’s never even heard about 4HWW or tim ferriss). *Self*sustaining is the key.
By Alik on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
how engineer’s mind works?
By blogrdoc on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
Great question Alik. The most obvious difference is that our instincts direct our attention to understanding technology which is not the central focus for business (which is obviously profit).
Outsourcing doesn’t come naturally since we have a habit of ‘doing it ourselves’.
The more I think about it, it’s not so much ‘the way the mind works’… but rather the purpose for which the mind is working.
By Gavin 'Outsourcing' Allinson on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
Dont be so down on your self blogroc.
You can translate your manufaturing engineering expertise into a revenue generating system.
Your experiences of developing processes will be invaluable as you start outsourcing and you may come up with some sort of software idea or process that can be used by people to generate income for you.
Keep asking the questions/
Gavin Allinson
By blogrdoc on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
@Gavin: You’ve touched on the ‘angle’ which I hope to exploit. It’s a topic I intend to blog about at some point.. The holy grail of an engineer is the perpetual motion system (the epitome of full automation and sustainablity)
By Gavin Allinson on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
that’s cool I’m glad your onto it!!
dont hang around though time waits for no man.
Gavin