You learn in personal development that life is a journey, not a destination.
A friend of mine shared this with me. Yesterday I read an article about a guy called Ronald Wayne who decided to pull out of his friends’ new computer company in 1976 after 2 weeks because he was afraid he could be saddled with debts if it failed. The computer company? You guessed it – Apple! So Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak gave him back his $1500 and he left. Now he is a pensioner and deals in old coins and stamps to supplement his income! The 2 Steves, on the other hand, as we know, are billionaires; Ronald is a pensioner who, in getting back his $1500, missed out on $23 billion (that’s what they reckon his share would now be worth!!). He left because they got an order for 100 computers which meant borrowing $15,000 and he had failed once in business and he was afraid of failing again! He claimed he was too old (at 39) to take the risk! Look what fear resulted in for this man.
Now money is not everything but it sure makes life easier because it gives you more choices!! It takes courage to be an entrepreneur. It is not about jumping out of planes or risking your being, but it is about risking your life; making the brave decisions that can lead to greater happiness or greater choices in life.
A friend of mine shared this with me. Yesterday I read an article about a guy called Ronald Wayne who decided to pull out of his friends’ new computer company in 1976 after 2 weeks because he was afraid he could be saddled with debts if it failed. The computer company? You guessed it – Apple! So Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak gave him back his $1500 and he left. Now he is a pensioner and deals in old coins and stamps to supplement his income! The 2 Steves, on the other hand, as we know, are billionaires; Ronald is a pensioner who, in getting back his $1500, missed out on $23 billion (that’s what they reckon his share would now be worth!!). He left because they got an order for 100 computers which meant borrowing $15,000 and he had failed once in business and he was afraid of failing again! He claimed he was too old (at 39) to take the risk! Look what fear resulted in for this man.
Now money is not everything but it sure makes life easier because it gives you more choices!! It takes courage to be an entrepreneur. It is not about jumping out of planes or risking your being, but it is about risking your life; making the brave decisions that can lead to greater happiness or greater choices in life.
If Edison had given up we wouldn’t have electricity or the car radio or the dictaphone or the many other inventions he patented. That man was an entrepreneur who was not afraid to take a monetary risk. Those that are afraid; well in years from now you too will be thinking ‘how come I did not make it’, maybe living on a pension and thinking about what might have been. Many millionaires are bankrupted – lose everything and then go back to being millionaires because they are willing to take a risk: to burn the boats! they believe in themselves and live with positive thought and energy.
So whether you decide on a home based business or a bricks and mortar business: you need to take a risk; you will need to spend to get going. Reinvent your future. See your future self as a winner. Life is short: I keep saying this. So take some risks and don’t be the next Ronald Wayne! Instead be one of the 2 Steves!!
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I’m not sure which friend shared it with me, but I think the article came from news publication on entrepreneurs.
Michael
Where did you get this?
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Michael
Michael, this post is right on time! I’m having a discussion on this very topic with a couple clients. Your post here will help in my efforts to get them to be willing to take managed risk.
Thanks for sharing
James Hampton