Being an entrepreneur is tough… very tough. There are many reasons some entrepreneurs make it big, and others do not. Tonight I would like to speak to the organic, the personal, reasons that some entrepreneurs fall short of their promise. This is not about capital, which is a challenge for all entrepreneurs, nor about the economic
One of our most fascinating discoveries about successful people is that sometimes the only point of differentiation between them and others is that the succeeders stopped deliberating and took action in the pursuit of something about which they felt strongly. In other words, the idea that success stories are about special individuals - really
Last week a friend of mine asked me to review his son's resume. His son is graduating college next month and trying to get a job. Since I know people in the business his son is interested in, he also thought I might be of some assistance (and I will try). The resume was by-the-book and well prepared. But nothing about it jumped off the
I have been an entrepreneur my entire business life. There are good parts and bad parts. But, for me, the good far outweigh the bad. Whether you work for yourself or not, it is my view that you need to always think like an entrepreneur. Here are ten suggestions as to how to do that: 1. If you have an employer, do not rely on your job
In last week's blog post and e-letter I wrote about the need for each of us to think and act like an entrepreneur, the point being that one's only safety net is the value proposition he or she offers to the marketplace. More on that next week. But today, given the growth in the number of people following my e-letter (which makes me happy),
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