In real life, inspiring, aspirational theory can eat you alive

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Executives live in a prison cell if they’re not careful – the fear of being wrong.

 

Much of the allure of great thinkers (say, Steve Jobs) is the spin the marketing and public relations people put on what the public gets to consume.

Yes, we know these people are or were ridiculously driven, yet we selectively push that aside because driven people are often exceptionally difficult to be around.

This my friends, is one of the proverbial crosses a visionary entrepreneur must carry.

It’s also the reason why so many people fall in love with the “text book theory” narrative.

Theory is so inspiring, especially from a distance.

In real life, inspiring, aspirational theory can eat you alive.

i love knowing this first hand.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Location, location, location

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Rising Sun Motor Inn & Cabins. Two Dog Flats restaurant.

 

(This post is me talking to me…reminding myself to take healthy risks and remember that i’m in charge of every decision – and every decision brings potential opportunity.)

There are still many business models that have stood the test of time.

As time passes, they too shall become vulnerable, and then ripe, for reexamination.

Who says when and where and how often you can travel to conduct your entrepreneurial business?

Wouldn’t it seem it’s up to the CEO?

And isn’t creativity the DNA of every great organization?

Saying, and believing it is one thing; however, doing it is for outliers.

 

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Perhaps it’s gone forever

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Ideas just happen naturally with no effort required to jumpstart them.

 

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Why do certain color schemes attract more than others?

 

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Wait, this doesn’t violate a copyright?

 

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Putting the .dot to the left changes the look.

 

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Simple, yet the story is told well.

 

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Some options: .lead   .engage  .serve  .brand  .improve

 

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How about fun options?

 

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.think

 

It’s nice to not think about work. It’s a feeling i may never know, since becoming an entrepreneur.

 

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This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

If you want to be an entrepreneur, you can’t be this

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The next night.

 

i keep telling myself this and it keeps inspiring me to stay the course.

If you want to be an entrepreneur and follow the existing rules, then you’re not an entrepreneur, you’re a copy cat.

The long way is the short cut.

 

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This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Changes in vision, changes in attitude

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Working this hard comes with the territory.

 

The main reason people go out on their own is vision. A vision of the future that is better than now. Much better.

With the pressure that only an entrepreneur knows, also comes the joy.

It’s mostly pressure and uncertainty for many years until you become an entity that scales.

Until then, joy is elusive.

Elusive as it may be, it is also remarkably wonderful.

 

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This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.