Are you shooting to hit or shooting to miss?
(Social) media attention is great to build a brand, but that brand will gain a negative reputation if you don’t show substance behind. You have to make a first sale to attract others.
When you’re the only cheerleader: enough = enough
Sometimes there is only a small difference between “keeping the momentum going” and flogging a dead horse.
The joy of discovery…
“Whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, the opposite may also be true.”
As an entrepreneur, you never walk alone!
At times you may feel alone and doubt yourself if you have made the right decision to become an entrepreneur, especially during these times.
Finding a job is hard; starting a (profitable) business is even harder!
When talking to young graduates getting all excited about entrepreneurship, I see a great underestimation of the factor of experience and exposure.
Spur of the moment can be a plan too…
Flow is a funny thing… when you’re in it, it seems to be infinite and unstoppable. Once the spell is broken though, what seemed a great idea suddenly means work, with practical tasks and milestones.
Transformation as a journey through time…
It doesn’t matter what your starting point is, transformation is a journey, where every step we take is a stretch away from the previous; where you only realise the leaps you have been taking over time when looking back.
Do you play safe or dare to take chances?
To produce that amazing book, song, painting, recipe or, in the case of an entrepreneur, product or service, you will have to go through many mediocre and sometimes even crappy versions of ideas, before genius reveals itself.
Are you looking for the right idea? Stop procrastinating!
No matter if you’re a recent graduate or an employee looking for a life after: don’t wait for the right idea to come along to start up a business… you only learn from doing!
Working hard is one thing, but what do you get out of it?
As a founder we start a business because we see a business opportunity, but what about your personal goal?