The Meme The meme I want to discuss and relate to entrepreneurship is “we all make mistakes in the heat of passion, Jimbo.” This was from the kids television show, Jimmy Neutron. Now, you may be asking how does this relate to entrepreneurship? We will get there. The Mistakes *This is the first post in series about ‘Entrepreneur lessons and mistakes’. Aside from being a person who has…
Is a quarterlife crisis real? My 28-year-old best friend from High School just left for Australia. He told his big-four-Accounting employer that he was going on sabbatical and that he didn’t care if he had his job when he got back. He broke up with his girlfriend, moved his stuff out of his apartment, bought one of those ‘I’m-backpacking-across-Europe’ travel bags, and located his first hostile down-under. His…
One of the biggest questions you’ll start asking yourself and those around you when you get the entrepreneurial bug is when do you decide when to quit your job? Most people want to quit right away but never do because they are scared of not having a paycheck every two weeks to fall back on. Others will want to quit right away and forget about the bills that…
In my last article I explained how a transition in life is an opportunity to being intentional about our next step to truly understand what we are here to do in this world. I thought that losing my job was going to be a disaster but it became the biggest opportunity I’ve ever had to really find my path and change my life. I accepted my situation. I…
A transition in life is a very fragile stage that put us in a gray area where it can become our greatest setback or our most powerful opportunity. A transition involves change which brings uncertainty because we are not familiar with what’s ahead and emotions often go crazy. Our brain automatically starts looking for solutions to this seemingly terrible transition and usually we make decisions based out of…
Most relationships fail miserably. Why? Boredom has a lot to do with it. We’re a generation diagnosed with ADD. I think the poet Jay-Z said it best, “I’m on to the next one, on to the next” in On To The Next One. Also, relationships require work and working sucks. There’s the active listening part, then actioning what you were asked to do and finally being admonished…
Many people baulk at the idea of quitting their job. The uncertainty and loss of income is daunting – but leaving your position could be healthy for your career in the long run. If you’re not being challenged, if you don’t enjoy your work, or if you have a dream job you wish you were doing, it could be time to hand in your resignation. Here are the…