#253: Why It's Important To Document Every Huge Move You Make In Business And Turn Them Into Lessons

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being an entrepreneur is all about adapting. There are no rules, and the right decision for you might not be right for someone else. Every business is different. You need to adapt each lesson to your own situation. In this episode, Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner, and Host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy podcast, talks about how best practices for others might not necessarily work the same for you. Here, you'll hear his personal story on how blindly following by-the-book strategies can backfire greatly. As entrepreneurs, knowledge can only progress when paired with a critical mind.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jason acquired a book called "The Who: The A Method for Hiring" in hopes of solving his hiring problems. Unfortunately, the contents weren't 100% what he hoped for.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When ingesting information, you have to be critical and analyze what does and doesn't apply to you.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The book mentions a 4-Step Process geared more toward hiring employees, while the nature of Jason's business is more of working with contractors.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What piqued Jason's interest the most was the "Reference Interview" portion, which he found counter-productive.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Applicants will always mention references that are heavily biased in their favor.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jason recently hired a contractor who talked a big game but couldn't deliver what he promised, wasting plenty of resources in return.</span></li> <li style="font-