Entrepreneurship Work World Domination
Building a Command Center for Your World Takeover Plans
Before I went to Africa in 2002, I had been working as an entrepreneur for about two years. During the first year, I worked at a $50 plywood desk in a corner of my bedroom that was too small and threatened to fall apart whenever I set anything on it. It did the job for a while, but as I spent more and more time sitting there, it quickly got old.
I finally broke down and decided to upgrade. I went to Office Depot and spent nearly $500, a huge sum of money for me at the time, on what I decided to call The Ark.
The Ark, recreated above thanks to a public domain image, was my Command Center. My actual Ark was dismantled when I went overseas, but that’s pretty much what it looked like. When you go from a $50 desk that threatens to fall apart at any moment to a desk like that, you feel pretty powerful.
You also get a lot more done.
If you’re going to take over the world, or do pretty much anything worthwhile, you’ll need a Command Center of your own. This Command Center—you can call it a workspace, if you want to be traditional—must enable you to do all the work you need to do to accomplish your goals.
Ideally, a Command Center that suits your own unique abilities will foster your productivity and facilitate a good working environment. You can save money in lots of ways, but don’t skimp too much on a workspace that helps you work well.
Looking through the Office Max and Staples websites, where you can find a decent selection of Command Centers, here are a few that I like:
I chose a selection of different sizes to accommodate varying work spaces. Ideally, you won’t shop for a desk like that online — it’s a lot better to do this kind of shopping in person whenever possible.
Other Weapons of Mass Construction
Many good workspaces are not technology centric. I do my best writing with a pen on a legal pad, so be sure to have plenty of pens and paper around even if you usually prefer the computer.
Another important element of your Command Center can be a series of project boards that you can hang up. These project boards – bulletin, dry erase, calendar system, choose your favorite or use them all– exist to keep you focused on what you’re trying to accomplish.
If you’re like me, you have a lot of things going at once, so use several different boards. Put the projects up and start working on them task-by-task.
Here are a few other things you may want for your Command Center:
- A nice chair
- Inbox for your GTD system
- Nearby coffee maker that is as simple or as fancy as you like
- Nice lamp
- Cell phone charger
- Dual monitor system
- Laser printer
- Wireless router
What if your goals call for constant work on the road?
Simply put, if you’re working on the road, you need a Mobile Command Center. To be honest, I find this challenging. As much as I travel, I wouldn’t rely on a mobile model exclusively. I do travel with a laptop, a SmartPhone, and my Moleskin journal… but beyond that, I haven’t worried too much about setting up my show on the road. I once heard of a guy who carried two laptops and a printer with him wherever he went, but that just sounds stressful to me. Lots of other people do this well, though, so maybe you should check with them.
What about artists and other non-business types?
You still need a Command Center. You need a space to create or do whatever it is you do. It doesn’t need to be a whole office—a corner is fine. A coffee shop may work for some people, although as I mentioned above, a stationary space is usually better in the long run. Writers and artists of all kinds are just in need of their own space as anyone else.
***
Your Command Center is your ultimate workspace. It’s where you will plan and accomplish great things. Are you completely satisfied with your working environment? If so, great! You’re ahead of most of the rest of us.
If you’re not satisfied, think about what you need to upgrade. Make a plan to get your own Ark, or whatever you need to make a space of your own. Make it a priority, and as you work on taking over the world—or at least changing it for the better—your Command Center will reward you.
###
Did you enjoy this article? Please pass it on to others at StumbleUpon, or share your own thoughts in the comments section.
Image by fensterbme
29 Comments
This is my command center, a STURDY plywood desk I built myself.
http://www.computer-desk-assembly.com
I agree with you, everyone needs a Command Center to think and to develope his ideas.
As I travel a lot, I need a mobile Center and my brain is the soul of it. It is dificult to get, but after ten years it is a fact.
The accessories are my laptop and my celular. The place can be my office, my home in Madrid, the house of the countryside, the beach or the bedroom of any temporary hotel.
Anyway, I need a personal environment, that´s the trick.
Read you soon!
Chris, I think you’ve just inspired me to buy a new desk! Important post…
thanks chris!
i’ve been thinking about building a desk for a bit now as i have nowhere to work at home on my TOTW projects plus i am a little bit of a procrastinator sometimes (i know but i am trying to stop myself… or rather start myself 😉 thanks for giving me that last little push i needed to get it done 😀
Take a look at this guy’s “command center”:
http://tinyurl.com/5qm476
My wife and I saw him last weekend parked outside Bryant Park in NYC.
Glad you guys liked it. Someone else said it was boring, so the positive feedback is nice. 🙂
@John,
Wow, that is impressive!
Nice setup u have there Chirs!, I bought the glass desk you show above, the only problem is trying to keep it clean!, you see everything, fingerprints, dust, requires allot of cleaning be warned, but it does do a good job!. I went as far as painting the walls in my home office a tone of yellow on 2 walls, and orange on the others, these colors are meant to inspire creativity, lets see if it works!:).
As for the person who said your space was boring, did they show you any pictures of their own space?, didn’t think so!, probably couldn’t fit the ferris wheel and the roller coaster they have in their own command center!!.;)
Chris:
Great blog, very well done. Don’t know how I originally found you ; but it was worth hunting you down.
Rich
Command centers are essential, as are on location bags. I love this post. I always called it base camp, but I like Command center even better. Cool stuff. 🙂
Hey Chris,
My new command centre is three new birch pieces from IKEA! I just need to get a hand to move them. So far, they are in flat boxes parked at my brother’s about 1 1/2 hrs drive away. Only 1 IKEA store in the whole of NSW, and doing fantastic business I might add. Delivery would have cost more than the cost of the items, so I am trying to be patient and wait for the trailer to be emptied of garden refuse so the big move can occur 🙂 We were so spoiled on the ship with landrover roofracks and pulling into ports that had an IKEA store at our beckoned call!
I have gone from having a desk, which turned into a filing cabinet, to not having a desk in order to simplify my life. I now have a fantastically comfortable chair, a nearby sidetable for the Starbucks and my Macbook. This forces me to handle each piece of paper ONCE, since there is no place to pile them up. I now can adhere to a daily “clean desk” policy as I do not have one. I do have two filing cabinets and a place to keep the check book. I forbid myself to pile papers up in another location. I have only failed 200 times with this, but it motivates me to do the paperwork that I detest as I do not wish to have a fire. My dear old cat sleeps on the old desk…..it works for me.
I call mine “home base”. It’s the place where you are safe from enemy fire
Hi Chris,
Nice to find someone with as big a vision as I have. My goal is to get everyone involved with solving the worlds problems. I think the key is to change mankind’s attitudes toward toward each other. The financing for my project is a ten tier hosting site. I have 45 social blogs for people to leave their solutions. They can link to any of the 45 at LVThinkTank.com It is all free. They don’t even have to give a name or email address.
I am looking forward to your travel reports. Great manifesto on “dominating the world ” for good.
We’re a group oof volunteers and opening a
new scheme in our community. Your web site provided us with valuable info
to work on. You’ve done an impressive job and oour entire community
will be thankful to you.
I think the admin of this site is really working hard for his web site, since here every stuff is quality based material.
You should need to use this Homepage if you want to get some important knowledge about your windows 10 OS mobile http://windowstuts.net/mobile and like to connect that with wireless Bluetooth. Thank you so much.
Online poker is one game that is easy to win if you already know how to play well and also the right strategy. Many choices of online poker sites that offer attractive promos, one of which is Afapoker. There are lots of bonuses waiting for you. You can get this bonus by registering as a member by completing your personal data completely and validly, after that you will get an id to play pokerace. So hurry up the Afapoker list right now!
Cashback Promo on the Best and Most Reliable Online Gambling Site. All types of online gambling games on this site are guaranteed safe and running fairpaly and without the slightest cheating. One of the trusted online gambling sites is Pokerrepublik. The game is guaranteed to run naturally and is also safe without bots. Come and win the game NOW!
Hi there, just became aware of your blog through Google, and found that it’s really informative
Regards
http://factocert.com/
Hey guys, if you are a food lover I suggest you to visit Wendy’s restaurant because their food is delicious. Wendy’s is taking customers review about their food by conducting a survey https://www.wendyswantstoknows.com/ and if you are interested you have a chance to get $500 or a free food coupons by participating in this survey.
Ideally, a Command Center that suits your own unique abilities will foster your productivity and facilitate a good working environment. You can save money in lots of ways, but don’t skimp too much on a workspace that helps you work well.
This Command Center—you can call it a workspace, if you want to be traditional—must enable you to do all the work you need to do to accomplish your goals.
If you have ever before looked at playing at an on the web casino , https://www.omgqq.com우리카지노사이트 you should realize that the extensive a large number of all of them supply cash btlcasino.com bonuses as a motivation to participate in. https://www.omgqq.com/thekingcasino더킹카지노 While there are some reasonable deals available today, being made, it’s significant that you comprehend precisely how gambling enterprise bonuses operate and also understand the conditions of the agreement. https://www.omgqq.com/sandscasino샌즈카지노
سازه فولادی نوعی سازه است که مصالح اصلی آن که برای تحمل نیروها و انتقال آنها به کار میرود از فولاد است. اتصالات به کار رفته در این نوع سازهها از نوع جوشی، پرچی و یا پیچ میباشد و بسته به نوع اتصالات قطعات طرح شده و کنترلهای مربوطه بر
روی آنها انجام میشود.
Thanks for sharing superb informations. Your web site is so cool. I’m impressed by the details that you¡¦ve on this site. It reveals how nicely you perceive this subject. Bookmarked this web page, will come back for more articles. You, my friend, ROCK! I found simply the information I already searched everywhere and simply couldn’t come across. What an ideal site… 먹튀
گوسفند زنده سون شیپ مرکز عرضه دام زنده شهرداری می باشد. در کشور های بزرگ این روزها مراکز مختلف فروش گوسفند زنده وجود دارد که مردم می توانند برای خرید به آنجا مراجعه کنند. هر روزه افراد نیازمند گوشت قرمز هستند. در بخش فواید گوشت برای ورزشکاران نیز جزئیاتی در رابطه با این موضوع بیان کردیم. با این وجود اگر می خواهید به قصابی بروید و گوشت قرمز بخرید باید بدانید که قیمت گوسفند زنده به مراتب کمتر از خود گوشت آن خواهد بود.
برای خرید و مشاهده قیمت گوسفند زنده می توانید از طریق سایت مرکزی فروش دام زنده اقدام کنید. انواع دام های کوچک همچون بره زنده و گوساله زنده موجود است. همچنین دام های بزرگ همچون گوسفند زنده و گاو زنده نیز در این مرکز موجود می باشد. دام کشتار روز در تمامی شهرها متفاوت می باشد. برای اینکه بتوانید نرخ روز را دریافت کنید بهتر است به یکی از مراکز عرضه دام زنده شهرداری مراجعه کنید. یکی از بخش های مربوط به فروش دام مراکز کشتارگاه ها می باشد که می توانید از طریق این نوع کشتارگاه ها نیز اقدانم به خرید کنید.
The sea of information is so wide.메이저놀이터추천 I’m glad I’m here.
Of course, your article is good enough, but I thought it would be much better to see professional photos and videos together. There are articles and photos on these topics on my homepage, so please visit and share your opinions. keonhacai
Your comments are welcome! Please be nice and use your real name.
If you have a website, include it in the website field (not in the text of the comment).
Want to see your photo in the comments? Visit Gravatar.com to get one.