The best metaphor I can think of for the titanic struggle that goes on within the mind of all entrepreneurs is a Cherokee legend known as the “Two Wolves”. . Within every person there live two wolves; a light wolf representing faith and a dark wolf representing fear. These two wolves are constantly battling withinContinue reading
. Passion is a double edged sword and needs to be tempered with reason. Reason is usually complimented and aggregated from without and within. I call this “The Bad” not because it is a horrible thing but because it perhaps the most difficult of balancing acts that any entrepreneur must perform. . The ability toContinue reading
If fear of; the dark, pain and failure are the disease then passion is the cure. Passion is that inner fire that burns brightly within all entrepreneurs. It is that desire to succeed, the drive behind the dream and that almost inexplicable somewhat irrational motivation that propels them forward no matter what. IMHO this isContinue reading
Rational or more likely irrational fear of failure is probably the most pervasive of all the fears. This is also the most public and visible to the outside world if things don’t work. In very simple terms don’t worry too much about what other people think … really who cares. If your family, friends andContinue reading
Fear of pain comes in a variety of forms; physical, financial and mental and all three tend to take a toll. These fear factors are most active during those first two years of darkness mentioned in yesterdays post. There is something about the dark that sharpens the other senses and makes them more acute toContinue reading
. It was TheCodeFactory opening day on May 26th 2008 and the common space was filled with 70ish people. A very happy day after longs hours of work in getting the space open. The truth of the matter, however, was that getting open was only the start of the journey and many more obstacles layContinue reading
. The next few posts help to emphasize the delayed part of delayed gratification that all entrepreneurs understand. There is a definite fear factor involved in entrepreneurship and fear comes in a variety of flavours. Here are the more common ones that spring to mind; . – Fear of the dark, – Fear of pain,Continue reading
I first heard entrepreneurship referred to as a Bungee jump when Misha Nossik (a great and very successful entrepreneur) spoke at the Lebarge Weinstein Start-up Drop-in. Misha was one of the featured entrepreneurs at the event. . The Bungee metaphor was based around his experience at a Bungee jumping site at a quarry in GatineauContinue reading
The first step to becoming an entrepreneur starts with the decision to be an entrepreneur. This is one of those forks in the road that you come to in life on occasion. A great metaphor for that decision point is a poem by Robert Frost “The Road not taken”. . The road not taken .Continue reading
The Ugly, The Bad, The Good and The GREAT will be the first in a series of about 20 blog posts dedicated to entrepreneurship. The series has its origins in a presentation I gave at the first O’Rielly Ignite Ottawa. An event I plan on attending on a regular basis, thank you so much toContinue reading