{"id":753,"date":"2016-01-06T17:45:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T08:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/n8finch.com\/?p=753"},"modified":"2016-08-25T11:03:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T02:03:53","slug":"bosi-index-moving-towards-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/bosi-index-moving-towards-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"BOSI Index: Moving Towards Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For\u00a0the first two years we lived in South Korea, I was working for an e-commerce start-up, The Arrival Store. They were really big on investing in the team, growing people professionaly, and making sure that we were working in areas of strength.<\/p>\n<p>While with them, I took two assessments: the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/1mEWJFA\" target=\"_blank\">Strengths Finder 2.0<\/a><\/strong>, and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bosidna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BOSI Index<\/a><\/strong> (discussed more int he book\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/1UvsNXC\" target=\"_blank\">Entrepreneurial DNA<\/a><\/strong>). I&#8217;ll probably talk about the Strengths Finder results later, but right now my mind is on the BOSI results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOSI<\/strong> is an acronym for:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Builder<\/li>\n<li>Opportunist<\/li>\n<li>Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Innovator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are identified by the author as four different dispositions of entrepreneurs (yes, there are more, yes, this is a self assessment, yes there&#8217;s plenty to debate about here). For me, while working for the company, I scored high in Building and had the supporting trait of Specialist. This basically meant I could come in and help create better systems, grow things, and leave the company better than I found it. It lined up well with my MBIT and Strengths Finder results as well.<\/p>\n<p>When I started freelancing, I took the assessment again, this time as a solo-preneur. I scored higher in Specializing and even added Innovating as a supporting characteristic.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m not here to say that this is an amazing revelation. Actually, going solo <strong><em>and staying solo<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0means that I have to be good at something specific. People shouldn&#8217;t hire me to do all of their tasks (unless I&#8217;m their mom, which I&#8217;m not).<\/p>\n<p>People need to know what they&#8217;re hiring me for, and I need to be able to deliver specific results for them in a specific area for a specific pain. These areas can be fairly large with different sub areas as well.<\/p>\n<p>Take &#8220;WordPress Development&#8221; for example. This could mean that I work on just the front end (HTML, CSS, JS) or it could mean that I specialize in the back end functionality (PHP and MySQL), or it could mean I know it all deeply (full-stack developer). It could mean that I specialize in building themes for the front end or plug-ins for the back end. It could also mean that work on SEO for sites or that I try to improve site speed.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I&#8217;ve done and continue to do a little bit of all of that.<\/p>\n<p>But, I feel like I&#8217;m moving into a moment when I will say, &#8220;Umm, I don&#8217;t really do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s the nature of specialization: the ability to say &#8220;no&#8221; to say &#8220;yes&#8221; to other things. Choosing to not do something in order to do something else.<\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;ve <strong><a href=\"\/creating-a-body-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">written about<\/a><\/strong>, I&#8217;m moving more towards functionality\u00a0development right now. This means I&#8217;ll be looking for projects that\u00a0<strong><em>do<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>something special, or perform a task.<\/p>\n<p>It also means that I won&#8217;t be doing just any ol&#8217; website build any more. It should be something that\u00a0offers something unique to the client, the users, and the web.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in a unique project, or have one in mind, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finchproservices.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;d love to know<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>Peace,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For\u00a0the first two years we lived in South Korea, I was working for an e-commerce start-up, The Arrival Store. They were really big on investing in the team, growing people professionaly, and making sure that we were working in areas of strength. 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