Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Mind Left Turns

I heard a familiar refrain this week. Something along the lines of, “Since I never heard back from “x” prospect, I decided to enroll in a course I’d been thinking of taking. I really got a lot out of it, and am moving forward in this new direction.”

Substitute any opportunity that pops into your life or notice when a door you wanted to have opened doesn’t. What are the alternatives?

When I look back at what I thought was the worst luck at the time, not immediately getting into the college of my choice, I now recognize that it turned into finding my life’s work. Visit my blog to read the story.

Life is throwing a lot of curves these days. We are constantly at choice as to what to do with opportunities or the seeming lack of opportunities. I’m firmly convinced that following our passions and listening to our inner wisdom is the path to happiness. It may be a bumpy ride, but worth it.

It’s a little easier to take left turns when you’re an entrepreneur. With that in mind take a look at my top ten reasons to be an entrepreneur:

1. It’s one of the greatest freedoms you have in this country
2. You have the opportunity to create your own future.
3. You get to make as much or as little money as you want/can.
4. You have the prospect of bringing the gifts you’ve received to market in whatever form they take.
5. You are rewarded for your ingenuity, hard work, conscientiousness, creativity, uniqueness.
6. You can change course swiftly and respond to the market conditions.
7. You determine with and for whom you want to do business.
8. You can become as big as you wish or stay as small as you like.
9. You get to choose which 8-18 hours a day you work!
10. Your relationship with your boss can be the most gratifying experience in your life.

Share the reasons why you love entrepreneurship on my blog.

Embrace Technology and Stretch Yourself

I was looking forward to meeting Susan Keane Baker earlier this week for an hour-long walk/talk at the old Norwalk High School track. We covered at least 10 categories in depth during our time together, never breaking stride. Business issues, household stuff and relationships were the first order of business, but where we covered the most territory was technology.

“Are you using two fingers to scroll?”
“Have you discovered control T?”
“What about the anagram slide transition in Keynote?”
“What are you doing about converting from ACT?”

In my presentation “21 Results Driven Strategies” (aka Things I’d Wished I’d Known When I Started My Business) I recommend that business owners embrace technology and stretch themselves to keep up with the trends–adding a blog, getting on Facebook or LinkedIn for example. After our inspirational walk, I am committing to moving all of my contacts over to my MacBook. Anyone out there want to commit? Share your commitment with me on my blog.

Regards,

P.S. My greatest technological achievement, with a big nod to the help received from the guys at the Stamford Apple Store, is the website  I created for An Invitation to Get Real --my upcoming program with Brad Isaacs. Please take a look. I’d also love it if you’d come…and bring a friend