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I know it will sound like a cliche. Exercise, eat well, rest and have happy moments. You will be relentlessly resourceful this way since it seems that you have really set your mind on it.
Try not to make anything that doesn't already exist unless you really can't do what you need to with what already does. To make sure that you do really need to do it, ask [Five Whys] of your motivations. If any answers come up "I don't know any other way to do it", start thinking / looking / asking for other ways to do it.
[Five Whys]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys
Other ways to add to your toolbelt of resources:
Follow the maintainers of your favorite projects on GitHub. You'll be notified when they star something they find interesting- if they think it's useful, you'll probably find it useful too.
Read Hacker News, obviously.
I know it will sound like a cliche. Exercise, eat well, rest and have happy moments. You will be relentlessly resourceful this way since it seems that you have really set your mind on it.
That sounds more like a generic tip on how (in your opinion) to be successful/happy, with no real focus on resourcefulness (or relentlessness).
Have less scruples than the next guy. Being free of moral bindings allows you greater range to maneuver. Understand social proof and signaling. Practice dropping positive signals and social proof in all your stories; have a rehearsed story showing vulnerability to have when you need to make yourself appear more personable. Practice mirroring as people like those similar to themselves. If you're an well educated white…
I don't recommend the "have less scruples than the next guy" game. This is the sort of nonsense that was passed around in the 80s -- "business is war". There is an important difference between business and war: if you lose in war, you die. No second chances. In business, if you are a tough but fair player, and you lose, you will be offered the chance to play again. If you compete in bad faith, you won't.
What do you do when your competitor is willing to break rules that you are not? Tread moral and legal grey areas that you do not? Take advantage of Facebook API's to spam users? How about spamming Craigslist? Submitting thousands of fake car requests to bog down your service and drivers?
Do you avoid all this low hanging fruit? Or do you take advantage of these growth opportunities and hope that you're so successful these shady tactics become afterthoughts?
Your first question is "can you make a conscious effort to get better at [being resourceful]?" The answer is almost certainly yes. Techniques for being resourceful are very specific to the individual, so what works for one person may not for another. That being said... The first thing I would do is meditate. It is becoming trendy, but I think for a good reason. By complete coincidence, http://www.entrepreneur.com/art…