Entrepreneurs.
The Morning Quietude – Why Rising Up Early is Important
The Morning Quietude – Why Rising Up Early is Important
A hectic day in the life of an entrepreneur calls for a good night sleep. For lesser mortals, however, knowing the sleep patterns of successful entrepreneurs doesn’t count for much apart from learning how disciplined their lives are. As studies on successful entrepreneurs have covered everything right from their protein intake to music preferences, how could these not conclude the time of day most want to wake up, making most of the available hours in a day?
What Good Does Fear Do?
What Good Does Fear Do?
This particular post has been taken from Take Charge, Building an Entrepreneur Mindset by Gaurav Marya. And it has been written from the perspective of an entrepreneur.
Fear is a basic emotion; it remains with all of us. All of us face the same fears whether we have two lakh, two crore or two hundred crore rupees. We are afraid of losing status, reputation, market share, people, opportunity….
Franchise India to make way for Fresh Graduates
Franchise India to make way for Fresh Graduates.
The proverbial story of graduates in India is all too familiar. The average age at which students graduate in India is 21, and soon after, in fact when in final year/semester in college, are expected to answer a plethora of dated questions by family and peers alike: “So now that the studies are over, which company are you applying to?”, “Your dream job?”, “How soon are you starting with your job?”, “Is it a reputed, well-known company?”, “How much are they paying?” So on and so forth. The trails of questions seem never-ending and repetitive. Succumbing to join a big corporate or giving in to the temptation of shepherding across their father’s business to the altar, the options to choose from after one has “completed” their education are far from many. However, many examples shed light on the third category, too, that of graduates who go for starting their own business and becoming entrepreneurs.
How to Bounce Back from Failure
How to Bounce Back from Failure.
What does the phrase “Bounce back” mean? I remember one of my friends reiterating the fact how he was a good bike rider, every time we came close to a “near miss” experience with other vehicles on the road. The incident happened recently and his explanation came as a response to my evident fear and subsequent request to “be on the safer side of the road”. He didn’t like hearing that, much as the Gen Y lot of entrepreneurs who take pride in having made peace with their failures. As I was still reeling off the near miss incident on the road, my biker friend explained to me his version of looking at incidents such as these: “You must compare this journey with the journey of life. We come into this world, learn the ropes, come face-to-face with hiccups and learn to bounce back to focus ‘on the road ahead’. Have the right attitude, learn from mistakes and move on.” I was dumbfounded at the analogy drawn and thanked my friend for the explanation that hit the bull’s eye, aside from giving me food for thought for my current article.
The Emergence of the Abundance Economy
The Emergence of the Abundant Economy.
In continuation to the previous post on the current scenario, the era of abundant choice. . .
As students of school-level economics will testify, we have always accepted as a given that the “resources are scarce and needs are unlimited.” We are, today, witnessing the emergence of abundance.
Entrepreneur Commonalities – Five
Entrepreneur Commonalities – Five.
Quitters in its this phase of writing, titled “Entrepreneurial Commonalities”, is committed to take its readers through the journey of learning and sharing, questioning and being counter-questioned, applying and becoming, realising and teaching the stages that make up any and every entrepreneur’s life. We have talked about 20 common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs so far, covering five in each of Quitters’ previous post. This is the fifth and the last post, which will complete 25 common characteristics of entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurial Commonalities – Four
Entrepreneurial Commonalities – Four.
In the fourth post of the series, Entrepreneurial Commonalities we explore five more traits that are commonly found in all the successful entrepreneurs. If you have read the previous three posts, you will agree to these facts: entrepreneurs like to do what they like to do; for them, meticulous planning is a business need and they can’t do without it; the customer is always considered a king and is respected and valued; they know team work is their number one sales tool and never underestimate the power of their business team; cash flows are never interrupted while they make sure that any/everyone gets their due,