Tag: success

Don’t be Fooled: Entrepreneurship isn’t Instant Gratification

Don’t be Fooled: Entrepreneurship isn’t Instant Gratification

| January 11, 2012 | 9 Comments

In October, my posting, “The 5 Things in Business that College Can’t Teach” reviewed 5 important qualities and abilities that are essential for entrepreneurs.  These qualities are of such an utmost importance, that I felt it would be beneficial to take a closer look at each. 1.      The ability to Adjust  (You Better Adjust…If You [...]

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Five Tips to Make Any Business Successful

Five Tips to Make Any Business Successful

| December 2, 2011 | 4 Comments

I wanted to share with you a portion of Financial Bin’s recently released book called Entrepreneur Intervention: Triumphs & Failures of Entrepreneurs. The part included below is written by Chris Sonjeow, founder of LoveBook. Chris talks about what he has learned since starting his company and I think it is something we can all benefit [...]

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Keeping Your Dream Alive…While Working For Someone Else

Keeping Your Dream Alive…While Working For Someone Else

| December 1, 2011 | 3 Comments

As entrepreneurs we have a dream and vision of how great our life will be when we have our business up and running. We can see the “open” sign on the door, we can feel the cash running through our fingers, we can hear the accolades of our peers as our business grows and succeeds. [...]

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Can Failure Become a Means of Success?

Can Failure Become a Means of Success?

| August 1, 2011 | 5 Comments

We’ve all heard the stories about famous failures that ended up being stepping stones – Michael Jordan getting cut from his high school basketball team, or Thomas Edison’s 9,000 light bulbs that didn’t work before one became illuminated – but it’s hard to remember the lessons therein when we’re staring up from the bottom of [...]

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Play Toward Your Strengths and Outsource Your Weaknesses

Play Toward Your Strengths and Outsource Your Weaknesses

| February 15, 2011 | 5 Comments

When it comes to entrepreneurship, it’s worth noting that not all founders are created equal. Why does this matter? Because the type of entrepreneur you are dictates a plethora of different business variables, such as your management style. Personality characteristics and traits have a direct and impactful effect on the achievement potential of an entrepreneur [...]

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10 Qualities of a Successful Entrepreneur

10 Qualities of a Successful Entrepreneur

| September 27, 2010 | 12 Comments

Successful businesspeople have many traits in common with one another. They are confident and optimistic. They are disciplined self starters. They are open to any new ideas which cross their path. Here are ten traits of the successful entrepreneur. 1. Disciplined These individuals are focused on making their businesses work, and eliminate any hindrances or [...]

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62 Business Leaders Answer: What Does Success Mean To You?

62 Business Leaders Answer: What Does Success Mean To You?

| April 1, 2010 | 12 Comments

Success means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Money? Power? Fame? We asked 62 business leaders what success meant to them to try to help us understand why we do what we do…. “Success means I’m at liberty to help others reach THEIR success, instead of worrying about my own.”- [...]

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Think Like A Champion: An Interview with Donald Trump

Think Like A Champion: An Interview with Donald Trump

| February 15, 2010 | 13 Comments

Interview conducted by Kristi Frank, JW Dicks & Nick Nanton from CelebrityBrandingAgency.com Thanks for your time today, Mr. Trump – congratulations on the continued success of The Apprentice – how has the series changed in your opinion, and will we see another non-celebrity series again? The Celebrity Apprentice raises a lot of money for charities, [...]

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5 Reasons Why You Should Start Dreaming Now

5 Reasons Why You Should Start Dreaming Now

| February 12, 2010 | 17 Comments

Few people can say that they have truly lived their dreams. As a matter of fact, most of us have experienced that sickening feeling that we have not done the best that we could in life. Fortunately, there is a way for us to awaken our minds to help improve our lives and we all [...]

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Entrepreneur Survival Tips

Entrepreneur Survival Tips

| August 6, 2009 | 21 Comments

As an entrepreneur, if you want to ’survive’ and make it off the ‘island’, then you must succeed. Failure is not an option, yet it is the most common result. In what can be called odd, so many people choose to play this game of ‘entrepreneurship’ even though they are fully aware that odds are [...]

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