Steve Jobs credited Apple’s success to his ability to “connect the dots.” If you want to achieve more as an entrepreneur, you must regularly expose yourself to new ideas across multiple categories. Here are three habits to help you become a generalist.
Learn both hard skills & soft skills
As an entrepreneur, it pays to have both hard and soft skills. Perhaps you have the financial acumen to develop a comprehensive business plan, but can you tell your brand’s story in a compelling way to investors? While these two activities would fall under the “fund raising” umbrella, they actually require very different skills.
Schedule time to read & take notes every single day
Expand your collections; pick new topics or simply new perspectives. If you want to be a generalist, you need to constantly seek out smart, credible and thoughtful information from various sources.
Take part in fun activities you’re passionate about
Choose something you enjoy, or something you’ve always wanted to try, and give it your best. No matter the outcome, you will have always learned something new. And that’s one more notch on your “Generalist” belt.
