| The Entrepreneur and the Amateur are quite different | | | | true Entrepreneur from the amateur entrepreneur. |
| and can sometimes be one and the same. In my years | | | | Over time, you will come across a whole slew of |
| of creating products and services along with finding | | | | people who really want to become self-sufficient and |
| and honing my talents and gifts, the one big difference | | | | create or design a life for themselves with the natural |
| between the Entrepreneur and the Amateur is the | | | | talents they have been given. Yet, research indicates |
| mindset of that individual. | | | | that out of 100 people you come in contact with who |
| When I interview someone that is interested in | | | | may really want to pursue a vision of work autonomy, |
| becoming an associate of my company, I can tell who | | | | only 3% will be ready and willing to finish the job and |
| has vision and who does not. Vision is what I am able | | | | go on to the next phase of their dreams. |
| to see the future for yourself within the context of that | | | | This is why I came up with the phrase Entrepreneurial |
| particular companies vision. When I hear how much | | | | Natural Selection. This is not the survival of the fittest, |
| does the job pay or when do I get my first paycheck | | | | but the survival of the committed! You must totally |
| or how many vacation days do I get along with sick | | | | believe in yourself and your vision if you are going to |
| pay, then I know this person is not in it for the long haul | | | | make it in this arena. The struggles can be immense |
| and has only limited vision. | | | | and the uncertainty overwhelming. This journey will |
| This is the amateur I referred to earlier. There are | | | | sometimes put you in turmoil and will challenge you at |
| many people that I have gone through along this | | | | your very core. Even when you are committed and |
| journey. Many of them, and I do mean many of them | | | | are following through with your committed vision! |
| have lasted only a short while and then they left, never | | | | The natural selection will take place and the partner or |
| to be heard from again. (Sounds like a serious movie!) | | | | partners you once had will be back to their old ways |
| These individuals did not have the vision or capacity to | | | | making a living instead of designing a life and a future. |
| get the job done. They were amateurs in every sense | | | | Don't fall victim to this and keep your vision and |
| of the word playing in a serious game. | | | | commitment in front of you always. Remember why |
| Now, here is a term I have coined and I do not want | | | | your are doing this and keep motivated and focused |
| you to ever forget it. Are you ready? Good. Here it is. | | | | and watchful at all times! |
| "Entrepreneurial Natural Selection." I will repeat it. | | | | By doing so, you will not be one of the 97 out of a |
| "Entrepreneurial Natural Selection. | | | | hundred that have fallen to Entrepreneurial Natural |
| This is the phrase I came up with to best describe the | | | | Selection! |