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All about entrepreneurs
Whether you are embarking on your first career, have come to a career crossroads much later down the line, or fall somewhere in between, you will benefit from these sessions. First, let me congratulate you for coming this far. You obviously care deeply about who you are and what you are going to do with…
Over this series on life as an entrepreneur, I will take you on a journey to discover what an entrepreneur is, what the research tells us, and what the prevailing myths are. I will give you an insight into what life is like for a working entrepreneur, providing stories and examples from talented entrepreneurs I…
Of course, it’s not as simple as checking the box in a list of entrepreneurial characteristics to understand if you are the ideal material! Life is way too complicated for that, and so are entrepreneurs. So exploring in more detail, ask yourself: Are you the type of person that likes to bend the rules? I…
The age of the entrepreneur has now well and truly arrived. Twenty years ago, they have used the word “buccaneer” in the same breath as an entrepreneur. Still, now the definition of an entrepreneur is someone willing to take risks to launch a product or service successfully. A popular misconception is that inventors and entrepreneurs are…
From the book: “So you want to be an entrepreneur” by Jon Gillespie-Brown. There are certain qualities common to many Entrepreneurs. It’s safe to say that most successful Entrepreneurs possess at least some, and probably the majority, of these characteristics. This is not exclusive to entrepreneurship. If you want to be successful in anything you…
Jim Rohn is considered one of the wisest philosophers of our time and rightly so. His advice is a little old style for my liking but his basic ideas reveal many of the universal truths we should all learn and use daily. In particular, he has been quoted to say many times that “he never…
Many people have an issue with becoming an entrepreneur based on their age – they think they are too old or too young! The fact is that you can become a great entrepreneur at any age – however you can be too young and too old for sure, if you are immature then don’t waste…
I saw an interesting post by a bunch of hackers discussing what it would take to get out of the game or fu**-off out of it as they put it. (http://www.danielharan.com/2008/09/04/vc-part-2-fuck-off-money/) Which startup odds do you prefer? 50% odds of making $1 million20% odds of making $20 million Assume the work involved is the same,…
I often read all the stats about business failures and they mostly seem rather lacking in enough detail for me to really believe them, much in the same way I don’t believe in people going the other way and offering get rich quick schemes. Neither seems right in my gut – Business isn’t that simple.…
Taking The Leap- Don’t Just Be A “Wannabepreneur” So many people I have met over the years have been ‘wannabe’s’ …they want to be this or that in their dreams or desires but never make the leap from where they are to where they want to be. Why is this? Well it’s the “horse and…
Spotted this great video on failing and risk on Brad’s excellent blog and every aspiring entrepreneur should take this video to heart – they will need a ton of courage and persistence to make their life a success. In my book “So you want to be an entrepreneur” the no.1 trait for entrepreneurial…
Contribution. What? Yes – contribution! OK, so what does that mean…well my definition is: “Giving with no expectation of anything in return”. So how can “contribution” lead to success? I know this seems like a long shot or a disconnect, surely its all about being smart and hard working? Well that depends on what you…
http://ecngx279.inmotionhosting.com/~tobean5/buy.html “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibres connect us with our fellow-men, and along those fibres, as sympathetic friends, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects” Herman Melville. This book is written in an ‘easy to read’ style designed to help you decide if you…
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