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How can you get highly compensated for being…average? It’s no secret that professional athletes and business moguls amass extraordinary levels of wealth, so how can you do the same for yourself? On today’s episode, we turn to Dilbert author Scott Adams to look for the answers!
Key Takeaways
- Why anyone can find success regardless of their background,
- How to find your unique skill combination,
- How to monetize your niche skill set.
✍🏼 The Principle
Adams has built his life on the principles of skill set combination. But, what does that mean? Everyone has one or two main skills or interests, but most people never get around to utilizing one… let alone both.
So, the principle is that you can use your most accessible value, and present it to the market in a way that will make you highly sought after. For Adams, it was Dilbert comics. He was an average writer, an average comedian, and an average artist, but when all skills were combined he became a powerhouse of value.
🦸🏻♂️ Your Skill Combination
So, the obvious question should be, “How can you discover your own skills?”. See below.
Step 1: List all of your skills
Step 2: Choose your top 2-3 and rank them
Step 3: Brainstorm unique ways to combine them
Step 4: Monetize the results of your brainstorm
Below you will find an example of how to brainstorm! The example skills are completely unrelated to prove anyone can come up with valuable ideas.
Example Skills: Adobe Illustrator, Sales, and Coding
Example Ideas from Skills:Developing plug-in software for illustrator that generates sales optimized graphics
💵 Get Paid
You’ve done the work to rank your skill set, you’ve spent previous years building your experience, and now you want to get paid. So, how can you monetize yourself?
After creating Dilbert, Scott Adams was able to monetize his work by formalizing it into a comic strip, and then selling it to newspapers. One of the biggest takeaways from Adams’ past success is taking action on the skills you have, because without action you will never be able to offer your skills in the first place!
📄 In Conclusion
You don’t have to be perfect to make it to the top. Everyone has some skills and interests that are common, but when combined together they make an individual very valuable. Find what that valuable set is for you by ranking some of your top strengths, then figuring out how to monetize them.
📽️ Watch the Full Video on Youtube
Quotes
“Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success”
Scott Adams
“You can raise your market value by being good, not extraordinary, at more than one skill”
Scott Adams
“I have a group of average talent and the sum of them makes it valuable.”
Scott Adams
About the Host
Dick Polipnick
Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Online Growth Systems
Dick Polipnick is the Founder of Online Growth Systems, a media company that helps big-name brands turn their e-commerce businesses to profit and advises high-growth, venture-backed startups.
The National Federation of Independent Business named him a top “Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, AdFed listed him on “32 Under 32”, and he’s been featured on and collaborated with Business.com, Nickelodeon Studios, World Wide Fund for Nature, Clean Energy Resource, and more.
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About Dick
Dick Polipnick is the Founder of Online Growth Systems, a media company that helps big-name brands turn their e-commerce businesses to profit and advises high-growth, venture-backed startups.
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