Influential U by Influence Ecology
 
2022 January
 
 
 
 
 
 
What is your start-up fitness score?
 
 
FIND OUT IF YOU’RE READY TO QUIT
 
 
The Great Resignation is resulting in an unprecedented number of new startups. Do you have what it takes to start your own business? Take this two-minute quiz to find out if you’re ready to quit your current job and turn your idea into a full-time gig. See your readiness score and get our tips for success!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Get things done
 
 
FOCUS LECTURE: HOW TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
 
 
Because we are using our brains to attempt to remember things, we limit using it for process/prediction—or better yet, for creativity, imagination, and invention. Discover tools and tips to decrease overwhelm and be more productive. Join us free on FEBRUARY 9.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Five tips to turn your side hustle into a full-time gig
 
 
GET START UP READY
 
 
Microsoft’s survey of 30,000+ workers indicated that 41% of workers were considering quitting or changing professions this year, citing burnout, a desire to work remotely, poor treatment, or insufficient compensation. The Great Resignation has many dreaming of a business of their own. If you’re one of the thousands longing to turn a hobby or side job into a full-time gig, you’re not alone. Here are five things to consider if you want to succeed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elon Musk advises to study human interactive careers
 
 
HUMAN SKILLS
 
 
What should you study? The tech mogul says that in the wake of artificial intelligence (AI), “what will be needed in this futuristic society will be human interaction.” These are skills and abilities that are less specialized or rooted in specific occupations and more aligned with personal attributes, skills related to your attitudes, and your intuitions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here’s where the infrastructure plan will stumble: fewer skilled trades
 
 
KNOWING IS DOING
 
 
The US Congress passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill to compete with growing countries with more robust and modern foundations, while ours are outdated or crumbling. However, the glitch in the plan is that the US has fewer skilled trade workers. How did we get here, and how did “doing” become dirty work?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gen X, is the job market done with you?
 
 
BE YOUR BOSS
 
 
In some cases, when we ask our students to “describe how you plan to fund your retirement,” a growing number states, “I don’t plan to stop working.” But what if they don’t have a choice? For those seeking jobs, the job market may be done with you long before you’ve funded your retirement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Those who transact powerfully, thrive.
 
 
FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSACTION
 
 
Our curriculum begins with the Fundamentals of Transaction Program, an immersive course of study specifically designed to influence others, work less, and make more. 46.6% more income in 6 months. Next program begins FEBRUARY 23.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Make yourself the investment
 
 
YOU-MAN RESOURCES
 
 
This next internet era of social capital reorients access to influence and resources. Now more than ever, it is feasible to fund your venture where your social capital is the investment. In the wake of the pandemic, many are starting (and funding) their ventures. Research points to a future in which nearly 80 percent of teenagers say they want to be their own boss; 40 percent aspire to start their own business.