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Entrepreneurship
I have been on this entrepreneurial journey for more than twenty years.
Entrepreneurship
So you think you want to be on an entrepreneurship journey? Or perhaps you are just curious about other people who are entprenreneurs.
Entrepreneurship is made to look glamorous and yet on the whole it is not. Most people if you were to ask them, as business owners they are likely you will be living on a very tight budget, rather than driving around in a Tesla.
As they say the road to Entrepreneurship is littered with the carcasses of the ‘hopeful’. It is a lot of hard work however it can be extremely rewarding both financially and emotionally. However, neither of those things is guaranteed. You get to run your own business, and make your own rules as well as build something special from the ground up. But for every Silicon Valley success story there are thousands of people that will never be a true ‘entrepreneur’.
I have found that the best way is to learn from others. I have run many successful entrepreneurial businesses. And I have made plenty of mistakes. In these blog posts I share the ups and the downs. You may want to subscribe to my Monday Xpresso Newsletter so that you can get a weekly dose of motivation.
So let’s get started on your entrepreneurial journey. Be curious, and have fun – reading and learning about being an entrepreneur.
Different ‘Chapters’ to explore – Entrepreneurial blog posts
Coming up this week 18th April 2016
Monday mornings I'm still excited to put on the #RedDress (my uniform) my primary focus in any week is amplifying the great work the team at RedBalloon and Redii (and my Shark Tank companies). Right now however it is about getting ready for the launch of my book...
Coming up this week 11th April 2016
As I boarded a flight back to Sydney again this morning, I thought to myself...boy... I was in and out of the Gold Coast and Melbourne last week busy waving the B-School - pictured below working on #IdeaNation), I hardly saw these places while sharing the RedBalloon...
Shark Tank vs Bondi Rescue All Star Family Fued
Join us Monday 11 April at 7.30 on Channel 10. The Sharks play for the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation.... shame I get so tongue tied... The Research Foundation has been doing it's work for the last 10 years - and this is what has been achieved so far:
The Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business
This is an excerpt from my new, soon to be released, book Ready to Soar. Perhaps you have an idea or a vision for a business, or you simply want to be your own boss. You want to be an 'entrepreneur', lead a business, create something truly worthwhile and valuable. You...
Coming up this week 4th April 2016
Did you wake up on this Monday morning full of excitement, filled with purpose, and powered by positivity - set to work on the 'One Thing'? Is it that you perhaps feel a little exhausted after the weekend? Perhaps you spent the weekend racing around trying to get...
Coming up this week 29th March 2016
It's coming up to five years since I left the post as CEO of RedBalloon - not being involved with the detail allows me as a non-executive director to bring different 'experiences' or insights to the board table. However, my passion has in no way diminished - I remain...
Is ‘Human Resources’ still apt & are Performance Reviews coming to an end?
The first thing that popped into my head as I considered the 'state of my industry' was that 'Human Resources' the term is well out of date and not representative of the important role that people play (nor people professionals) in the success of a business. Bit by...
Coming up this week 21st March 2016
The question I am asked a lot is “what do you do now that you are not the CEO of RedBalloon?” Whilst life is busy, it is not chaotic – it is purposeful. In fact one of the things I do to create my week is to consider "What is the big game I am playing? - and I block...