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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
The 11 Golden Rules of Conversation
I was in a cafe in Argentina with my daughter a few weeks ago - and on the front of the menu was a list of 'the golden rules of conversation'. Now whilst it was quite amusing - see the picture attached, I thought there must be a reason - even if it is just for the...
Coming up this week 14 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. Last I visited Barnardos Australia's Auburn Centre. It enables families in crisis to get the help they need all in...
The power of crowds vs the power of many.
The power of ‘crowds’ has taken hold over recent years. Crowdfunding, crowd reviews, crowd sourcing – though we are seeing a little less crowd ‘surfing’ than we used to. But rather than crowd – the real question is the power of many. When I look at businesses that...
A gift for you or a gift for a loved one
It is all hands on deck at RedBalloon now - Christmas is fast approaching and there are hundreds of thousands of red envelopes to make it under the tree in the next few weeks. Christmas for me is always a time for reflection and review - before I get on with next...
The Power of Positive
ISIL is Weak Waleed talks about how we can stop ISIL #TheProjectTV Written by Waleed Aly and Tom Whitty (@twhittyer) posted by The Project on Monday, November 16, 2015 Waleed Aly - made a powerful statement on Monday following the events last weekend in Paris. His...
Innovation is not the idea…it is the ‘means’ to change the world
I find it fascinating that every meeting I have had recently keeps coming back to one central discussion point: the state of entrepreneurship in Australia. What are the stopping points for success and where are the opportunities to excel? I am having so many...
Getting ready for Shark Tank Season 2
In the lead up to heading back into the Shark Tank for another period of filming for this inspirational Australian made business reality show, I thought I would share a few thoughts on how to prepare for your day in the Tank (or for everyone else, pitching your idea...
The four critical traits of highly successful people
I often look at people and think – “Wow how did they get to do what they do?” “What choices did they make?” “What luck came along the way?” Fundamentally I think we are all interested in what and how other people live their lives. I read with interest a Business...