You might be thinking to yourself “entrepreneurs” are those 20-somethings who live in Silicon Valley. What the hell does this have to do with me, a boomer male? Well, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts (Creating Your Own Online Business at 70? and There’s No Age Limit on Start Ups), we guys in our third acts are just as worthy as the millenials when it comes to starting and building a business.
And what I love about this recent post from our friends over at entrepreneur.com is what number 6 “says.” See if you agree.
6 Sayings of Entrepreneurs Who Will Lead Their Companies to the Top
“… these quotations comprise the mental attitude of an entrepreneur who knows what he or she wants, knows how to get it, and knows that success is going to happen.”
-Neil Patel, entrepreneur.com
If the entrepreneurial ethos could speak, here is what it would say.
1. ‘I don’t care what they think.’ Successful entrepreneurs know this to be true. It sounds callous to not care what people think, but a healthy disregard for public opinion is essential to doing work that matters.
2. ‘I will dream bigger than you ever dared.’ Go ahead. Thumb your nose at convention, and unleash your biggest and most insane dream.
3. ‘That’s stupid.’ Sometimes, you need to label an idea, a plan, a strategy or a decision as “stupid,” and move on.
4. ‘We’ll learn how.’ If you want to build a business, you’re going to learn a few things. You don’t need school. You just need to do. You can learn as you go.
5. ‘Try again.’ Nearly every successful entrepreneur has built his or her business on the foundation of failure. Once failure has run its course — as it must — it is time to try again.
6. ‘It’s not too late.’ Plenty of business builders have launched their entrepreneurial careers well past their prime. The so-called sunset years are nothing short of a new beginning.
You can read the entire fascinating post here. Do you agree about saying #6? Let us know. Share your thoughts below.
Do well.
