I have mercury poisoning.
Oh, I’m doing a lot better right now than I was.
When I was first tested I was in the 99th percentile of people who get tested (yeah, the 99th percentile of people who think they have mercury poisoning.
It was bad.
I couldn’t remember anything.
“Hey, remember when we went here and did X”
No.
“Have you seen X movie?”
I don’t know.
“Dad, remember when Lila said “blah blah blah””
No.
It got so bad that it was normal for me to walk to the other room to do something and by the time I got there I had no idea why I was there. In order to accomplish anything, I had to repeat my task in my mind the entire way there…and even that was a struggle.
As soon as I figured it out I was able to start taking care of it.
I had all my silver fillings removed (I had 5) and I stopped eating tuna (I was eating a lot because fish is “healthy”).
Today I’d say I’m about 95% better, but sometimes I still need reminders.
Like, a reminder about how to onboard a new Online Filipino Specialist.
Here are my 4 things when onboarding:
1. Tell them they’re hired
2. Finalize the terms…in writing
3. Set daily reporting expectations
4. The first task. Create the expectation that they’ll come to you when they have a problem.
Of these, creating the expectation that they’ll come to you when they have a problem is the most important. You still have to do things to gain their trust (or else they won’t come to you), but it’s the beginning.
John