Look around you. Now, more than ever, the world teems with constant change.
Some succumb, consumed by the cascading chaos.
Winners smile broadly, delighted by the array of percolating opportunities.
“Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?”
This is the question every budding entrepreneur asks. It is the wrong question.
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Wouldn’t you benefit more if, before beginning on your entrepreneurial journey, you knew what talents successful entrepreneurs possess?
Rather than first asking if you have them, you’d be much wiser to ask what they are.
Before answering that unasked question, behold the very first lesson of this series. It’s a lesson you should carry with you at all times. It reveals the ultimate axiom, the rule that Continue Reading “Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?”
Why It’s Important You Become A Calculated Risk Taker
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When you talk to people about what it takes to be an “entrepreneur,” most people will say you need to be a risk taker.
When you talk to people about what it means to be a “risk taker,” most people will begin describing daredevils and gamblers.
In both cases, these answers are at best incomplete if not totally incorrect.
Risk taking is fundamental to sound investing. Without risk, there could be no return. It’s Continue Reading “Why It’s Important You Become A Calculated Risk Taker”