Third Shift Entrepreneur by Todd Connor

Author:Todd Connor [Connor, Todd]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119708377
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2020-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

Homework: Go back over the last six months and archive instances in which people came to you for specific help, inside as well as outside of work. Journal about the patterns. What are you apparently known for?

Chapter 10

Inviting People into the Process

Matt was up by 6:00 a.m., and so was Sabina. She was going to be seeing clients all day, and, like most days, he admired how she just woke up in a generally good mood, ready to do work she was good at, enjoyed, and work that mattered. He envied her lack of existential crisis.

He thought about Yisel's coffee roasting, Chad's reception to showcase maps, and his conversations with Renault. Somewhere in his mind he was also hearing Sparky's tough-guy wisdom. It was a lot to process in just a few short days. Was he making progress? It was hard to know.

He had homework to do: talk to someone who works in finance of a nature-related company and become expert at something and go public with it.

“What time will you be home tonight?” Matt asked Sabina as he poured her a cup of coffee to go.

“I think 6:00 p.m. My last client is at 4:00 p.m., but I have to wrap a couple things up after that.”

“Okay, sounds good. I'll probably be the same. Don't forget we have climbing and date night tomorrow night.” Matt reached for a spoon to hand to Sabina, who liked her coffee with plenty of cream and sugar.

“Right – got it. That was sweet of you. If you're tired, we don't have to do it,” Sabina offered.

“No, I want to,” he said, and he did. He always won plenty of praise from Sabina and their friends alike for thoughtful trips hiking or camping, but the reality was it was entirely of his own wanting as well. He was just glad Sabina was a willing partner.

Matt got to work by 8:00 a.m., threw his bag down on the chair in the corner of his office, and pulled out his journal. He felt like his head was a little bit all over the place, and not very much at work. He started reading some of his notes from the week to refresh on what he was learning. He also thought to himself, talking out loud, about how he would find someone to talk to who works in finance at some outdoor-related company to get his homework done.

As he was in his head thinking through these things and beginning to make a list of things he needed to do from the homework he had been given from the Third Shift Entrepreneurs, he heard a knock on his door frame. He looked up from his desk and saw his firm's founder and cultural pillar, Saul, standing in the doorway, holding a cup of coffee, and with a stack of folders underneath his arm.

“Morning, Matt,” Saul offered with a smile. Saul was one of the people in the world for whom Matt had infinite respect. A son of immigrants,

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