Entrepreneurs identify themselves, not just by the product of their work, but by something that's deeper by a core mission.

Jason Feifer (@ heyfeifer) the Editor in Chief at Entrepreneur Magazine, a podcast host, keynote speaker, and startup advisor. Known as an unstoppable optimist Jason enjoys writing and presenting on the topics of taking ownership, creating opportunities, and building for tomorrow.

Jason Feifer newest book, Build for Tomorrow is a manual on how to adapt to change, cultivate resilience, and reinvention.

“ I have this theory of humanity, which is, everybody has the same skill. And that skill is pattern matching. The difference is that we're all good at matching different patterns. The more that you can figure out which patterns you're good at matching, the more you can lean into that.”

- Jason Feifer

Key Takeaways:

Entrepreneurs are Vertical Thinkers : Entrepreneurs only do things because the thing that they're doing is the foundation upon which they will build more on. They think about how doing one thing is going to lead to the next thing, how they're going to develop some new skill or insight.

Pattern Recognition: Learning which patterns you recognize will guide you to know what you are innately talented in and how to develop. Also, if you listen to the questions that people ask you, you will discover that those questions pointing to what people think your value is to them.

The Future of Work: The four day work week if implemented can be very successful for many problems. As the future of work changes companies and employees need to understand that solving one problem might create another better problem. When this happens, it is important not to throw out the original idea, instead address the new better problem and fix it.

Identify with an Archeytpe: Identify the archetype that best defines who you are and what drives you. If you do this, even if your circumstance change (job title, financial status, relationships) you will have less sense of identity loss and more resilient as you adapt.

Links:

Jason Feifer Website

Build For Tomorrow Book

Build For Tomorrow Podcast

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