The discussion of what formal education is worth comes up often in my entrepreneur academy and even after people read my best selling book Third Circle Theory. The debate often has support from both sides and is no different than the formal versus self-education debates that have bombarded social media as memes, articles, and status updates. Even funnier is the fact that my…
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Why Not Every Business Owner is an Entrepreneur
I’m an entrepreneur. It’s been shouted from the rooftops by many, but I’m not sure that everyone truly knows what it means. If you look at Merriam-Webster’s definition, the key point of entrepreneur that defines her or her as being someone that “Assumes Risk.” To a point, all business owners assume risk, but the entrepreneur is a risk junky. Someone…
Are You Following the Money or Truly Becoming an Entrepreneur?
Someone once told me that being an Entrepreneur isn’t for everyone, and perhaps it wasn’t for me either. In my younger years serving as the VP of a major bank I was always fascinated by Entrepreneurship and the idea of creating something from nothing. As a matter of fact, I was very intrapreneurial as well within the boundaries of the…
3 Ways a Minimum Wage Job Can Help You as an Entrepreneur
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle Two years ago, after leaving my last job at a well known resort in South Jersey, I promised myself I’d never go back to working for someone else. Like many other successful business people, that’s how I decided to kickstart my…
8 Things to Avoid Saying in Your Sales Conversations
Let’s face it. You got tricked into sales. You never intended having these kind of sales conversations but somehow running your own business you got landed with it. Enough of the pity party, nobody starts out being great at sales. You can however fast track perfecting your sales conversations, even start to enjoy them a little more. Don’t let another…
How Building a Business Together Can Strengthen Your Relationship
Anytime you decide to build a business as an entrepreneur and you’re in a relationship the risk of losing your relationship increases significantly. However these same characteristics which can break up a relationship can also strengthen a relationship……when you have a plan. Let’s face it. Relationships are a 24-hour, 7 day a week, 365 (sometimes 366 for Leap Year) commitment….
7 Critical Qualities of Self Made Millionaire Entrepreneurs
While having a million dollars makes you a millionaire, not everyone reached that landmark the same way. There are those who inherited the title and others who became self-made millionaires working from the ground up. In the world of business, a million dollars is a million dollars no matter what; but becoming a millionaire is more about who you have…