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Think Like an Entrepreneur
Here are 7 things that we believe can help you FLOURISH, not just SURVIVE.
- THINK BIG. Now is the time to talk about your VISION and TRANSFORMATION and QUANTUM LEAP!
- FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS!
“In times like these, you get a chance to show your STRENGTH.” – Jim Collins
Now is the time to get back to your core. Focus on your strength. Do what you do better than anybody in the world!
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“CRAZY TIMES CALL FOR CRAZY PEOPLE.”
– Tom Peters‘MANAGERS’ are, by definition, NOT CRAZY.
These times call for mavericks, crazy people, thought leaders, innovators, creative destructers (to quote Joseph Schumpeter’s definition of an entrepreneur).
- WHAT BOX? This isn’t just about “thinking outside the box”. This is about challenging the fact that there is even a BOX to get outside of! THERE ARE NO RULES!!! (Beyond the obvious moral, ethical, do what’s right stuff.)
- ACT NOW. True entrepreneurs see so many OPPORTUNITIES to CHANGE the GAME. Impact requires massive amounts of CREATIVITY and INNOVATION. REMEMBER: CREATIVITY is about ideas. INNOVATION is about turning ideas into action!!!
ACT NOW!
- WORK ON THE ‘NUMERATOR’ NOT THE ‘DENOMINATOR’. More budget cuts are not the answer! (However, this is a perfect time to reallocate resources, change the people on your bus, and change seats.) Now is the time to focus on your NUMERATOR: SALES, THE TOP LINE, NEW REVENUE STREAMS, etc.
- STOP LISTENING TO THE DOOMSAYERS! Trust us. True entrepreneurs are spending absolutely no time whatsoever reading the front page of the newspaper nor listening/watching the three major news networks. In our world, if you were to believe 90% of what you read and hear – NO ONE IS GIVING TO ANYTHING because of the terrible economy or some other crisis.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? ‘Managing’, ‘tweaking’, ‘cutting more from a budget that’s already showing more bone than a well chewed chicken wing’ just isn’t going to get you where you know you need to be.
THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR!