We haven’t always understood clearly what it means to be an entrepreneur…
Do you have to have billions of dollars to get started?
Do you have to be ruthless and stamp on lots of other people to get to the top?
Do you have to be super-human, super-smart and super-energetic?
Nah…
I recently read these eight traits of the Entrepreneurial Mindset (from this book) and thought they were pretty helpful.
I'm not a big fan of US elections - I'm sure I'm not alone in that! But of the various articles and videos about the US elections that I did engage with over this last fortnight, one video stood out far and above all the others - and that was this video of President-elect Jo Biden (Democrat) giving a eulogy at the funeral of Senator John McCain (Republican) two years ago.
Valorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. As the longtime coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her leadership. In this inspiring, brutally honest and, at times, gut-wrenching talk, she shares the secret to her success. Hint: it has nothing to do with "winning." (ted.com)
