We Begin To Change The World When

Why Is It That Our Young Kids All Across America Can Solve The Most Complex Problems In A Video Game Involving Executive Decision Making And Analytical Thinking, Yet We Accept The Fact That They Can't Add Or Read?

Don’t Wallow In Brainstorming. Time Spent Fiddling With A Business Plan Or Filling Up Whiteboards With Ideas Is Time That You Could Spend Actually Launching Your Business And Seeing If The Idea Floats. Launching Gives You Real, Solid Feedback, Instead Of The Imaginary “what If” Scenarios Dreamed Up In A Conference Room.

Great Entrepreneurs Focus Intensely On An Opportunity Where Others See Nothing. This Focus And Intensity Helps To Eliminate Wasted Effort And Distractions. Most Companies Die From Indigestion Rather Than Starvation, I.e. Companies Suffer From Doing Too Many Things At The Same Time Rather Than Doing Too Few Things Very Well.

Trust Your Gut Instinct Over Spreadsheets. There Are Too Many Variables In The Real World That You Simply Can't Put Into A Spreadsheet. Spreadsheets Spit Out Results From Your Inexact Assumptions And Give You A False Sense Of Security. In Most Cases, Your Heart And Gut Are Still Your Best Guide.

What Separates Sports From Entrepreneurism, However, Is That In Business We Constantly Have To Overcome Undefined And Unpredictable Challenges. Athletes Train For Specific Events And Conditions, Whereas Entrepreneurs Generally Have Little Idea What They Will Encounter Along The Way.