The
Age of the Entrepreneur - 1
Happy Valentine everyone!
A
new series called “The Age of the Entrepreneur” starts today.
The
information age gave birth to a new age, the entrepreneurial age. Like any
other economic age, the age of the entrepreneur will give birth to another
economic age. When we ignore a new economic age, wealth will ignore us.
Many
people today are caught in the rat race. There is a problem with the rat race.
No matter who you are, you still are a rat.
I don’t like rats. Years ago I wrote down these two phrases that still
guide me today. “The future belongs to those who can see and
pursue opportunities before they are obvious” and “Those that take swift action will leave those that don’t breathing the
dust.” After traveling around the world for two decades, I had a
hunch that a new world order was coming, so I left the rat race to become an
entrepreneur 7 years ago. Now I find myself in the eye of a storm, in the sweet
spot, where trends converge, filled with opportunities. I feel like a kid in a
candy store. I love candy, especially right after waking up from a nap. Entrepreneurs have the same number of hours in a day as everyone else, but they have more ingenuity, energy, passion, enthusiasm, conviction, commitment, and persistence in their hours. It is in the
cracks of time that entrepreneurs come alive and change the world as we now
today.
The
age of the entrepreneur is here. Those that don’t think and act as an
entrepreneur will have a difficult time succeeding in the future. The
information age open the gate for millions of people around the world to harness
the power of entrepreneurship. It takes a higher level of thinking to succeed
in this new age. Most people’s problems are just perceptions, viewed with distorted lenses, not their real problems. Their problems are
the way they think about their problems. Entrepreneurs have a special way to go about defining problems and finding the right solutions for pressing problems. Become an
entrepreneur and the world will be better because of you. Here are a few things
that are necessary to become entrepreneur, to play the game, and eventually,
change the rules of the game of business and life. What does it take to become
an entrepreneur?
1.
Look for problems that need solutions. There are many problems today begging for solutions. I
see them everywhere, do you?
2.
See solutions where everyone is looking but can’t see
them. I see solutions to many
existing problems, do you?
3. Never run
out of problems to solve. I have a
long list of problems to solve, do you?
4.
Recognize problems that others don’t see as problems. I clearly see problems everywhere I go, do you?
5.
Come alive while others are resting, camping, or just
plain being comfortable. I get up
every day thinking what problem am I going to tackle today, do you?
6.
Finding solutions hidden in plain sight. I am finding creative solutions for all the problems I
am solving, are you?
7.
Make competitor's products obsolete. I am not improving the products I have, I am working
diligently to launch products that make the competitor’s products obsolete, are
you?
Entrepreneurs have a crystal clear
vision where they are going, do you?
Thank
you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.
We make a living by what we get;
we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.
Be blessed and be a
blessing to others.
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being
a Great Follower)
Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple
Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy
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