Entrepreneurship - Daily Dose 26

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 26

1.      Entrepreneurs leverage the compound effect. They work hard, work smart, and let time compound the results from their actions. They persist long after others have given up.

2.      Entrepreneurs live an extraordinary life. Entrepreneurs surrender to their worthy purpose and cause. They make great decisions because they go back to their purpose any time they have to make difficult decisions.

3.      Entrepreneurs leverage their strengths. They develop and leverage their unique talents and strengths to the fullest. They know that if they wait to have a great idea until they have a good idea they will not have any ideas. They find love and love finds their living.

4.      Entrepreneurs keep score. They know they can only improve what they measure. They face their scoreboard and are willing to make adjustments to achieve their goals.

5.      Entrepreneurs effectively manage their time. They are masters of living by their priorities. They are master planners using time effectively so they can succeed in what matters most. They chase their dreams with a vengeance. 

6.      Entrepreneurs get things done. They thrive in the mist of chaos keeping their focus on accomplishing the activities that bring the greatest results. They put their strengths to work every time they run into difficult situations.

7.      Entrepreneurs bring out the greatness in others. They have the ability to discover and bring out the ability in others. They know great things are only achieved when they help others to find and leverage their own geniuses.

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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

Entrepreneurship - Daily Dose 25

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 25

1.      Entrepreneurs develop thick skin. They learn how to take criticism and deal with rejection and skepticism.

2.      Entrepreneurs know that to make a difference they have to be different. They know they cannot make a difference by pleasing everyone. They know that resistance and opposition will be encountered along the journey.

3.      Entrepreneurs seek advice and admiration of those they trust. They follow the advice of those that have the results they are looking for.

4.      Entrepreneurs create allegiances and alliances. They join forces with those they can synergize and multiply their efforts with. They are humble to accept help from others in areas they are less skilled.

5.      Entrepreneurs use their subconscious minds. They leverage the power of their subconscious turning thoughts into pictures and finally into reality.

6.      Entrepreneurs assume a high level of response-ability. Their high awareness and free will allow them to respond instead of reacting.

7.      Entrepreneurs are free to be who they are. They know how to learn from everyone yet know how to become their original selves.

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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

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 24

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 24

1.      Entrepreneurs know what they stand for. They know their worthy causes and are willing to defend with all their might. If they lose a battle they are willing to stand for something bigger and better and stay fighting until the win the war.

2.      Entrepreneurs are willing to fight for their freedom. When others are thinking of folding and running they are thinking of fighting and winning.

3.      Entrepreneurs know the value of what they are creating. The mental pictures they create gives credence to their beliefs into real products.

4.      Entrepreneurs turn the intangible into tangible. Imagine something as intangible as belief or a burning desire turned into something like a light bulb or an iPhone?

5.      Entrepreneurs are willing to stand up from the crowd. They are willing to recognize when they are in the wrong forest, yell, and run.

6.      Entrepreneurs know when to bet all they got. They take action based on their convictions. They are such contrarians that when everyone is moving out, they are moving in full throttle.

7.      Entrepreneurs never surrender. Imagine if George Washington and the rascals he led would have given in to British conformance and arrogance? What happen to the fighting spirit that ran in the blood of our ancestors?

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

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 23

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 23

          

1.    Entrepreneurs have high self-discipline. They know that self-discipline with their time and resources determines the degree of their accomplishments.

2.    Entrepreneurs have high self-direction. They know how to find the shortest path from where they are to where they want to go.

3.    Entrepreneurs have high self-image. They know how to create the right image of what they want to become.

4.    Entrepreneurs have high self-expectancy. They know how to develop the expectations of what is to happen in their lives.

5.    Entrepreneurs have high self-motivation. They know how to stay hungry and how to use their hunger to feed their inner core.

6.    Entrepreneurs have high self-control. They know how to develop emotional control during their trials and tribulations.

7.    Entrepreneurs have high self-awareness. They know how to have a high degree of awareness to receive the right signals from the world around them.

           

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

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 22

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 22

            

1.      Entrepreneurs understand money. All the money they need is already inside them. Money is energy. They start solving other people’s problems and get rewarded with money.

2.      Entrepreneurs know there is enough money in the world. Money appears when the right solutions for people’s pressing problems are implemented.

3.      Entrepreneurs are rascals with a cause. They decide that enough is enough and go after something greater than them with a vengeance.

4.      Real has a different meaning for entrepreneurs. They accept as real what is not in existence yet just like what is in existence. Mental creation always precedes physical creation. They create something of value to the masses by fulfilling their God-given purpose.

5.      Entrepreneurs leverage the compounding effect. They know the little right decisions and the little decisions made right compound over time. It is not the big decisions that can break us; it is the many little bad decisions compounded over time.

6.      Entrepreneurs are relentless and persistent. They know that it takes continuous practice to replace bad habits with good habits. They are willing to sacrifice their own selves to bring out the greatness in others.

7.      Entrepreneurs discipline themselves. They know that if they do not discipline themselves others will do it for them.

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

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 21

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 21

The degrees and diplomas from the past have no bearing in creating a new future, the right experiences and skills do.

1.      Entrepreneurs can see things industry insiders cannot see. They know that ivory tower executives are blinded, risk averse and unwilling to change. Entrepreneurs are the captains of future industries. Nothing compares with the thrill of leading an endeavor we create into existence.

2.      Entrepreneurs can see the Promised Land. They inspire others to invest time and money into something great and unknown. They know they will never arrive at the Promised Land until they are willing to embrace change and the unknown. Security today is nothing but a perception, an illusion, when reality is changing at such fast and ferocious pace.

3.      Entrepreneurs are willing to leave their past laurels. They are willing to lead a new path and inspire followers to do the same. The degrees and diplomas from the past have no bearing in creating a new future.

4.      Entrepreneurs are willing to leave what they don’t like. They always want more of what they love, the thrill of the game, and the thrill of winning. We have to let go of the good if we want to have the great.

5.      Entrepreneurs achieve the unimaginable. They start achieving what they imagined, and then they start achieving the unimaginable because they learn and grow throughout their journeys. The tangible and intangible benefits of being an entrepreneur are always better than originally envisioned.

6.      Entrepreneurs know the answers to their problems are already available. They keep on searching for solutions long after others have given up. After working for three years to create a leadership academy, a similar academy with a ready to deploy system became available.

7.      Entrepreneurs’ future is determined by their present actions. They know the right actions will compound over time leading to their dreams. The actions taken to prepare for the right opportunity create a compounding effect.

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

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 20

The Age of the Entrepreneur – 20

1.      Entrepreneurs learn to love themselves then give their love away. They develop positive self-image and have a healthy dose of self-esteem.

2.      Entrepreneurs see themselves through the eyes of those they trust. They allow others to see in them what they cannot see for themselves.

3.      Entrepreneurs set their own standards. They are guided by their own compass operated by improvable standards.

4.      Entrepreneurs are masters at their own self-development. They know they must keep on learning to stay ahead of the game they play.

5.      Entrepreneurs take action today. They know that they right information leads to action, not to knowledge.

6.      Entrepreneurs are self-motivated. Their motivation comes from their dreams. They get their inspiration from their heroes.

7.      Entrepreneurs don’t take counsel from their fears and their past. They take counsel from their faith and their future.

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