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ZENtrepreneur: Zen | 9 | Speed
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Thursday, December 11, 2008. There is more to life than increasing its speed. Everything you start as an entrepreneur has a pace. Some ventures have a fast pace. Some don't feel like they are moving at all. In either case, there is a danger of failure. Ventures require momentum, but the market sets the pace. A Zentrepreneur. Looks for the perfect balance of both. Posted by Rich Swier. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. This blog contains my thoughts on living as an entrepreneur...
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ZENtrepreneur: Zen | 2 | Routine
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Monday, August 11, 2008. Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our. Once you are able to focus your thoughts and actions on the present - the NOW - the next step is to build and follow a routine. Build your routine with actions that you control and you can ultimately finish. Do not create a routine that is dependent on anything but you. Focuses their energy on events they control, and accepts that all other events (past and future) are meaningless. Would find a way to build the website...
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ZENtrepreneur: Zen | 8 | Quiet
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Monday, August 11, 2008. The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. There is a power that very few entrepreneurs leverage when starting their business and even operating their business. The power to listen. There are three primary causes that I have seen in entrepreneurs who refuse to listen to advice. The third cause is bad advice. Many entrepreneurs I have met are unable to distinguish between good advice (with good intent) and bad advice. So although they take initiative to listen,...By be...
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ZENtrepreneur: August 2008
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Monday, August 11, 2008. The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. There is a power that very few entrepreneurs leverage when starting their business and even operating their business. The power to listen. There are three primary causes that I have seen in entrepreneurs who refuse to listen to advice. The third cause is bad advice. Many entrepreneurs I have met are unable to distinguish between good advice (with good intent) and bad advice. So although they take initiative to listen,...By be...
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ZENtrepreneur: The "Ego Brand"
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Saturday, July 19, 2008. I always find is fascinating watching companies evolve in the tech arena. It seems like there is always a single "ego" that defines the company (even if the company has 5,000 employees). With Apple was Steve Jobs, Microsoft was Gates, Facebook has Zuckerberg, and of course Google has Page and Brin. Within the "founders" ego you can learn a lot about a company and its future. So what does this mean for an entrepreneur? Focus on your Ego, not your brand. Some things to consider:.
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ZENtrepreneur: Zen | 6 | Patience
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Monday, August 11, 2008. A jug fills drop by drop. Before we discuss the importance of. Lets dismiss some of the great myths of entrepreneurship. Myth 1: Entrepreneurs must work 80 hours a week to make a venture successful. I am not sure who started this trend, but for some reason it took off. Perhaps it was a distortion of the famous declaration - "Hard work always pays off". Either way, it is definitely. One of the most damaging myths of entrepreneurship. Myth 2: Business moves at the Speed of Light.
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ZENtrepreneur: Zen | 1 | Path
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Monday, August 11, 2008. Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they. The essence of being a. Now on referred to as "Z") is not based on following another's. Path, but instead focusing on your path. If you follow another's. Path, you will only learn what they have learned. You will only see what they have seen. You will lose focus on what you seek. The essence. Of Z is centered around your entrepreneurial spirit. Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,. Once you...
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ZENtrepreneur: Zen | 4 | Experience
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Monday, August 11, 2008. We do not learn by experience, but by our capacity for experience. This statement most likely goes against what you have been taught about business. For the most part - "experience" is how one is measured in the professional world. The length and depth of your resume is how you are valued as a professional, and it typically dictates your path. But is that the right way to define and value "experience"? So do we actually learn from every experience? No We learn by our capacity.
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ZENtrepreneur: Why George Bush gets a "F" as CEO of America
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Saturday, March 01, 2008. Why George Bush gets a "F" as CEO of America. I try to be fair and balanced in my views of politicians. I realize its hard to serve millions of people, political interests and a very complex international community. However, I feel when it is all said and done, the President needs to be treated like a CEO of a corporation, and should be judged and graded accordingly. 1 - National Debt as Percent of GDP. 2 - Annual Gross National Deficit. 3 - Strength of the Dollar. Usually I wou...
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ZENtrepreneur: The future of the American Economy
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Sunday, April 20, 2008. The future of the American Economy. I meet and talk with entrepreneurs on a daily basis, and I read hundreds of business plans a year -so at some level, I feel I have my fingers on the pulse of American innovation. It may not be enough. 1 America can no longer be competitive in the "manufactured" product industry. So, the next question would be "Can a U.S. Based economy become a distributor for these products? So in conclusion, there is no business for small businesses in manufact...
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