We are born as natural entrepreneurs

Commencement Speech
The first paragraph is profound (no need to read the rest). Author unknown.

 

All humans are born entrepreneurs. And this has been so all the way back to the beginning when we lived in caves.

We were – and still are – the owners of our existence and had to find entrepreneurially creative ways to survive each day.

Being an entrepreneur is not something reserved for special or talented people.

It’s reserved for anyone wanting to upgrade their cave.

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X-Factor winners Alex and Sierra are about to explode

Alex and Sierra video song debut
Told Cheryl last night that Alex and Sierra reminds us of us.

 

Was your yesterday sprinkled with a few very exciting moments?

Or was your whole day unusually exciting?

Or maybe, heaven forbid, was your yesterday a cluster mess.

Let’s assume we picked door number one – a few very exciting moments.

A recent weekend with college buddies inspired conversation about health care benefits and pensions.

Weird. Uncommon.

A decade can happen in the blink of an eye. We wake up one day and the kids are grown, for example.

The obvious but largely unchosen choice is to savor today and plan for tomorrow.

But we continue racing from one day to the next. Like everyone else.

What if we could rekindle a feeling similar to dreaming and preparing for a cross country bicycle trip – a gutsy, life-affirming and life-changing endeavor?

When was the last time we had something like that?

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Funny thing about what people really want

Walt Disney Legacy Award recipients
Never saw this honor coming. Not in a million years. To personify is great wealth.

 

Funny thing about what people really want. We start out believing it’s a great paycheck.

Money to purchase the things we want to own and do the things we want to do.

Eventually we get it.

(more or less, hopefully)

And then realize life ain’t about the money.

It’s about autonomy, mastery, and purpose – which allow us to make a positive dent in the Universe.

To personify Walt Disney’s good and decent and lofty values.

Which makes us rich.

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Invest in who?

Bookshelves full of Civil War books

 

(photo: Read. A lot. For a long time. Write some too.)

Invest in yourself.

That’s what regular exercise, a balanced diet, and adequate rest are – investments.

Do you deserve it?

Of course.

Are you willing to invest in yourself?

Not a trick question by the way.

Go.

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