Welcome to 50 Things That Changed My Mind

My New Year's Resolution for 2022, to publish an article a week on topics that I wish I knew before starting up.

I’m Gareth, founder of TownSq.

50 Things That Changed My Mind.

50 Things I wish I’d known before I started out a decade ago.

I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions, but this year I’m going to try something new.

There are a bunch of lessons I’ve learned over the last decade that I wish I’d known at the start, so I’ve decided to commit to getting them all down and out there in 2022.

I’ve tried to follow a couple of rules:

- Never overstay, be succinct and to the point

- Counterintuitive, where possible

- Stick to implementable lessons

- Relevant beyond our industry, when they are industry specific I’ve tried to apply a wider viewpoint

I’ve picked 50 themes that broadly apply to decision making and mindset. There will be bursts from time to time which are either linked to a season or a collection of posts which are related, mainly around some of the bigger systems change theories.

Many of the lessons have come from: lived experience starting, running and being on the board of a bunch of companies; accelerators/programmes I have participated in, such as UnLtd Future Pioneers, Power to Change’s Platform, or Y Combinator Startup School; books/podcasts/blogs which I’ve consumed and then tried to apply in my own way; and tools and methodologiesI’ve learned, practised, and implemented.

I hope there’s some value in putting these down. I’d love to hear your perspectives on the topics, Twitter is the best place to find me: @GarethTSq