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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
Productivity Hacks: Happy People Are Productive People
I’m not being flippant here in suggesting that being happy is my "hack". When the editors of LinkedIn sent out the brief requesting our insights into the productivity hacks that we use, I looked at all the things I do, from shared document reporting, to online diary...
Ten myths about woman and pay equality
I was having dinner a few years ago with my daughter then (17) and son (15) – and my son asked me if I would prefer to be a man or a woman… I instantly responded ‘A woman’ – when he asked the same question of my daughter, after some deliberation she said ‘A man’. When...
Great advocates for women – men
A few weeks ago I presented at the Marie Claire Success Summit. I was sharing with my partner Stuart King about the event – and mentioned that the Commissioner for Human Rights Elizabeth Broderick would be presenting and I asked him to come. Of the 350 attendees...
Exhilerating week to amplify Australian leadership
Last week was one 'out of the box'... a moment to reflect on the momentum that is gathering around entrepreneurship and leadership throughout the Australian business community. Some years ago I used to write posts about 'what is coming up for me this week' – but I...
Let’s Fix It: No One Needs to Feel Isolated
We all need someone. At the very core of being human is the need to connect to others. The tragic thing is that in our busy lives we are often forgetting to share a laugh or sit and listen. We have the ability, but not the time. Isolation for any human being is a...
Pause in your pursuit of happiness and be happy
Here are TWO things you can do right now to experience happiness: 1. Create a Happiness Jar Find a Jar (A big one - that is clear) Each day, on a small piece of paper, write down one thing that brought a smile to your face - it doesn't have to be anything big. It...
Behind the Scenes: The Secret to Raising Teenagers – and Managing Millennials
This post is part of a series in which Influencers go behind the scenes to explain in detail one aspect of their work. Read all the stories here and write your own (please include the hashtag #BehindTheScenes in the body of your post). We live in a time like no other:...
3 things I wish I’d known…
I was recently interviewed by AICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors) on three things I wish I'd known... (very pleased I could squeeze all those years and years of hard work into a 2 minute video) Going from urgent to urgent - rather than taking a longer...