Are you a Leader or a Follower? Are you really an Entrepreneur? - Rick Carter

Rick Carter - Your Business 2.0

www.yourbusiness2.live 

Introduction:

While our focus in this show is on Leadership and Entrepreneurship In every show we talk about what being an Encore Entrepreneur means to help you understand the what and the why before launching into the how.

To help with this we have 2 regular segments -

Opportunities for the Modern Elder in start up business - Part Mentor and part Intern 

Future Back Thinking - how to plan today having some clarity (not certainty)  about future trends - leverage your past to plan the future of your business

Show Objectives:

When you decide that you want to start a big business because you have your passion, your purpose and your vision in sync you really need to look into yourself and understand if you have what it takes.  You need to ask the key questions.

Am I a Leader or a Follower?

• Understanding the difference between management and leadership
• Creating an environment for change
• Learning to let go and trust others

We talked about Simon Sinek’s approach and recommended some links to his explanations (see below)

Am I an Entrepreneur or a potential small business owner?

Entrepreneur – we need to elevate the word. Aspiring entrepreneurs are stopping themselves from achieving their potential by rewarding themselves with the title, too early. I recommend you hold off on telling your friends you’re the next Richard Branson until you actually have something to show for it. Instead, use your obscurity to fuel your entrepreneurial fire and emerge victorious when the time comes for you to herald your newly found success


Key Issues

Leaders 

• Good managers can learn how to lead and develop leadership skills
• It is very hard to grow a business unless you create an environment for change
• Don't tell people what to do - help them find solutions  
• You can never be the captain and the crew

Entrepreneurs

• They're passionate. Successful entrepreneurs have a passion for what they do. ...
• They're business savvy. As an entrepreneur, you will need to do everything in your business, at least at the beginning. ...
• They're confident. ...
• They're planners. ...
• They're always on. ...
• They're money managers. ...
• They never give up.

What You Need to Do

Watch

https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action

https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe?language=en 

Keep working on your Purpose Canvas 
https://www.leanservicedesign.ch/purpose-canvas/ 


Keep developing your  1 minute Pitch by analysing what Problems you plan to solve and why based on what you learned today 
 


Shows
The Last - What's your Exit strategy?

The Next - Are you ready to Sell Sell Sell?

Written by Rick Carter
Connect with me at
www.YourBusiness2.live 

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