Insights of a Peon: A business management journal: From the School of Hard Knocks: What I Learned

Dear Readers,

I know it's been a while; almost four months, actually. Since I know I have decent reach with this blog, I'm going to be careful about how I word things, but I'm also going to be clear about the things I've learned.

1. I learned that 1099 contract work is a good way to find out, first hand, about the internal operations of a company. It allows you get inside, be trusted, and learn how the company runs.

2. I learned just because someone sounds like they know what they're talking about, doesn't mean they really do.

3. I learned that people may actually know what they're talking about, but still can be terrible leaders.

4. ...and that even though they might know cool tricks in the industry....

.....they can still be a charlatan.

5. I learned that products and services may even be legitimate, but if methodized by a bad leader, companies can/will still go under, even if they have the best of intentions.

6. I observed it's not the easiest thing in the world to watch people who you know are smart be persuaded to think that they're on the right track, when the train is really headed down a dangerous path.

In July, I made the decision to jump ship.

I'm glad I did.

Here's some good things that have come from my time over the summer.

1. I learned social media.

2. I broke into the marketing world.

3. I learned I can find success in the moment, no matter where I am or what others say.

4. I learned that I can brand myself, Dennis J Walker, into what I want to be: an educated, religious family man who works in marketing and puts the gospel of Jesus Christ first in my life, no matter the pressure from others, including my employer.