Entrepreneurs: Motivation
by Miki Saxon
“Entrepreneur” is the new black.
The term/title is being applied to a multitude of people, from the consultant/coach making ends meet until businesses start hiring to the bleary-eyed kid in his dorm room hoping to be the next Facebook or Google; from the preteen mowing lawns to the Boomers using severance pay to follow their passions; from the person using the proceeds from the sale of one startup to launch the next to the woman using a micro loan to lift her family up from poverty.
Some are entrepreneurs by choice, some by chance; some run and leap into new opportunities with a battle cry on their lips, while others drag themselves kicking and screaming into the fray, but all are fascinating.
All face one particular challenge and the need to overcome it is great, because these days there are fewer choices, fewer options to pay the bills, fewer paths from here to there.
It’s motivation and it’s the biggest challenge faced by every working living person on the planet.
Whether you are a solopreneur, a founder/member of a startup or one in a cast of thousands you need to keep yourself and your people motivated.
While clear visions and strong passions help, motivation is in the doing—not the talking or the planning.
This is especially true for entrepreneurs, because the fewer the people the fewer the places to hide.
There’s no way around it, being an entrepreneur means full responsibility and full accountability, but it also means undiluted pride in the results.
Please join me Saturday for a look at a few of the more unusual entrepreneurs.
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