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GLOSSARY

at(someone’s)request–doingsomethingbecausesomeoneaskedonetodo

it

*Atyourrequest,IamsendingyouacopyoftheMcMannonreport.

niche–specialty;somethingthatiswelladaptedforonewhocandoit

terthanotherpeoplecan

*Rishadfoundhisnicheinthefoodpreparationbusinessbysellingmealsto

elementaryschools.

conventional–commonsense;thingsthatarewidelybelievedbymost

people

*Conventionalsaysthatyoushouldn’tbuyanoldhouseunsyou

knowhowtofixthingsthatbreak.

todiversify–tohavealotofvariety;tohavemanydifferenttypesofthings

*Insteadofkeepingallourmoneyinthebank,weshoulddiversifybybuyinga

home,investingingoodcompanies,andstartingasmallbusiness.

skillset–thegroupofthingsthataisabletodoandisgoodatdoing;a

groupofskillsorknowledgethatsomeonehas

*Thecompanywantstohiresomeonewithanimpressiveskillsetthatincludes

usingmanycomputerprogramsandspeakingEnglish,Russian,andSwahili.

halfofthepicture–notthewholeidea;onlyapartialunderstandingof

something;incompleteinformationaboutsomething

*Somepeoplethinkthatexpensivegasolineisbadbecausetheycan’tdriveas

muchastheywantto,butthat’sonlyhalfofthepicture,sincesdrivingmeans

sairpollution,whichisagoodthing.

toruntheriskof(something)–todosomethingknowingthatthereisa

possibilitythatsomethingbadwillhappenasaresult

*Ifwepayforthingswithourcreditcard,weruntheriskofspendingmore

moneythanweactuallyhave.

jackofalltradesandmasterofnone–awhoisabletodomanythings

alittlebit,butwhoi