In the world of entrepreneurship, ideas are only the beginning and execution is only the medium to creating a brand. Brands often take years to be recognized regardless of how much money you spend. It can take more than 20 years for a brand to become a household name, sometimes even generations pass before people notice a new brand or…
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Distractions = Failure
In a recent discussion with some friends regarding the all mighty and popular Angry Birds game, a thought came to mind that some of you might enjoy reading about. The game is very popular and has generated millions for the creator who sold it after 8 years of fighting with perfecting it. As users, lets try to think how many…
Art of Entrepreneurship – Manage Change
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw In the world of business, reality can be very cut throat and difficult to swallow. However, the truth remains that if you are not volatile and willing to…
Art of Entrepreneurship – Learning to Fail
Despite the constant quest for success, entrepreneurship does involve risk and potentially failure. Many great entrepreneurs will tell you that in their lifetime they have failed at many different times and on various different projects. Failure is a part of success and understanding how to deal with failure and its consequences simply means that you are able to understand the…
Art of Entrepreneurship – Self Motivation
In the world of entrepreneurship, being motivated can be the secret ingredient that leads us to the ultimate victory we seek. When we discussed “What Is Motivation?“, we examined what motivation means to a person and why it is important as food for your thoughts but where do we find it? Motivation is ultimately all around us and in one…
Art of Entrepreneurship – Consistency and Alignment
When we start a business we often hold a vision of what our work might look like when its done but unfortunately 9/10 times the actual results are far from what we expected to look like. The power of a vision is that it gives you a road map or a marker as to what you wish to accomplish but…
Art of Entrepreneurship – The Right Team
Many entrepreneurs remain emotional around their projects and therefore decide to have a “do it all” outlook that honestly is quite dangerous and unproductive. This common emotional attachment to their project keeps them from being able to attain the goals that they seek as no one individual is better than a team of proficient players. One of the most common…