Morning Clarity

I want to share a couple of simple ideas that have come to mind because of the activities over the last couple of weeks.  Each could later serve as an extended blog post.

• Implement Daily.  I was at a realtor association's banquet on Friday and had a great conversation with a realtor from Scottsdale, AZ.  While we shared a ton of ideas, this is what I will remember from her.  Those of us who lean towards being overly reflective, need to remind ourselves to put all of the great ideas we have in our head into action.
• Face Your Fears/Challenges Head On.  Name the issues and confront them 
• Get Organized. You might see some opportunity once you clear away the clutter
• Be a Guinea Pig.  I recently attended a Social media Bootcamp and out of that, two things happened that I couldn't have planned for. First, I received an interview on the spot that served as a blog post for one of the sponsors and I also struck up a relationship with another participant in which I am serving as a Guinea Pig for the early stages of an application he is building.
• Never too late to do the right thing.  If you know you should do something, DO IT!
• Be Thankful. Because bad can get worse.

The Path to Being an Entrepreneur

An entrepreneur is a person willing to take-on the various risks related with bringing an idea alive--to bring it to market.  As defined by Wikipedia, an entrepreneur is a person who undertakes and operates a new enterprise or venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks.

Have you ever wondered, “Do I have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?” Or, have you ever thought, “I’m just not sure I’m the ‘entrepreneurial type’.  If so, you’re not alone.  Many talented people with great ideas believe they don’t have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.  For many, the thought of running their own business leaves them feeling anxious and apprehensive.  For most people, the notion of leaving a secure job or profession creates a host of questions, fears, and uncertainties that kill their dreams before they even have a chance to breathe.  I believe the fear of becoming an entrepreneur stems from a flawed thought-process, which if corrected, can help you find your inner entrepreneur. 

Most people believe that entrepreneurs somehow emerge from the womb at birth.  Many of us believe that being an entrepreneur is an innate skill, and you’re either born with it, or you’re not.   While I agree there are certain people who know virtually from birth that their one mission in life is to found a start-up “widget” company, take it public, and then spin it off into several international widget conglomerates, most of us don’t find our inner entrepreneur quite as naturally. My conversations with many successful entrepreneurs of all ages, sexes, and races have led me to this conclusion.  Entrepreneurs are not born.  They are made.  Being entrepreneurial is not an innate quality that some of us get and others of us don’t.  Rather, an entrepreneur emerges from an individual’s identification of his or her talents, which he or she develops through a course of intentional acts and persistent conduct.  I hope to share insights from my personal journey through this blog and hope that it might be helpful to you in finding your inner entrepreneur.