Harness Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
© 2002 Claudette Rowley
"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."
- Miles Davis -
Recently, a friend asked me, "What do you love about
entrepreneurs?" I think what I enjoy the most is the *spirit* of
entrepreneurship.
I define this spirit as one of risk taking, innovation, and
pushing the limits of what's known and understood. Entrepreneurs
dream up visions. And when they make these visions real, they
create value - financial, social or cultural. Entrepreneurs view
change as a force of possibility rather than as a creator of
problems. To paraphrase Miles Davis, entrepreneurs play what's
not there.
It's often not the external trappings - the MBA or the business
seminars - that make or break an entrepreneur. It's the internal
focus of believing in yourself, listening to your intuition and
tuning into your emotions that allows the entrepreneurial spirit
of dreaming BIG to spring forth. By managing fear so that it
doesn't become an obstacle, you are able to harness opportunity.
The Invisible Opportunity
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Harness Your Entrepreneurial Spirit