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Category Archives: Purpose and Passion
Entrepreneurship for 8th Graders (and you too).
Recently I had the opportunity to present career experiences in entrepreneurship to my daughter’s eighth grade class at the Village School of Naples. The slide deck encapsulates my simple advice and a deep discussion. Of course there were stories too! … Continue reading
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Are the “Happiness Curve” and the “Stewardship Curve” All That Different?
Does stewardship make you happy? Is it important to you as a business leader to be a good steward – of people, ideas, resources, and communities? Is it important to your business to foster, recognize and reward stewardship throughout career … Continue reading
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Side to Side – Another Way to Think About Vision
It is often assumed that entrepreneurs have “vision” – often described as the ability to look forward. But the most important part of vision may be different than what you believe. Most entrepreneurs know where they came from – vision from … Continue reading
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Why Do You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
Why? Why in the world would you – give up a paycheck, career, time, energy, friends for an uncertainty – a belief, a hunch, a quest that an idea, a conceptual product, just might succeed – and that you are … Continue reading
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Purpose and Passion – Why Do You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurs are motivated by belief and emotion – intensely held and fervently expressed. But intensity alone doesn’t win. Sacrifice alone doesn’t win. It takes more. Belief has to be backed up by reason. Emotion has to be more than … Continue reading
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