As a blogger and a businessman, I have not had much time to post lately as I have been busy with a few huge jobs for my company. Nevertheless I have not and will not abandoned Entrepreneur Life and new posts will be coming soon. I would like to remind everyone that time is running out to enter my contest to win $50. Some amazing entries are already in however I will be accepting entries up until the last moment so if you have not already entered, there is still time. Picking a winner will not be easy as I have already seen quite a few entries that I feel are winner worthy, alas, there is only one prize to give and as of now it is still anyones for the grabbing.
I will be announcing the winner in less than 24 hours so check back often, remember to drop your card etrecard users, and good luck to everyone.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Successful Men That Didn't Complete College: Part 3
The list could not continue without the mention of this next group of individuals that not only did not complete college, but are not even men, thus fortifying my belief that anyone, with enough drive and determination, can become a success. Success is not confined to a certain race, religion, or sex anymore that it is confined to a college degree.
Rachel Ray, famous food network chef, has taken the culinary art to the next level, all without college.
Debbi Fields started Mrs. Fields Cookies at the age of 20. Until then she had been a housewife with no business experience at all. She now owns one of the most successful cookie companies.
Mary Kay Ash, has not only become very famous worldwide herself from her own brand of cosmetics, she has also allowed nearly a half a million women to follow in her footsteps and start their own Mary Kay franchises.
To sum up this 3 part post, I would like the reader to remember that life is about choices we make, we can choose not to try and nothing will change. We can choose to try, and things may change, or we can follow the examples that others have set before us and replace the word "try" in our vocabulary with the word "do".
Rachel Ray, famous food network chef, has taken the culinary art to the next level, all without college.
Debbi Fields started Mrs. Fields Cookies at the age of 20. Until then she had been a housewife with no business experience at all. She now owns one of the most successful cookie companies.
Mary Kay Ash, has not only become very famous worldwide herself from her own brand of cosmetics, she has also allowed nearly a half a million women to follow in her footsteps and start their own Mary Kay franchises.
To sum up this 3 part post, I would like the reader to remember that life is about choices we make, we can choose not to try and nothing will change. We can choose to try, and things may change, or we can follow the examples that others have set before us and replace the word "try" in our vocabulary with the word "do".
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Successful Men That Didn't Complete College: Part 2
Continuing with the list of successful men that never completed college we have:
Simon Cowell who started out working in the mail room for a music publishing company, I believe anyone that has ever watched TV knows how far he has come.
Barry Diller, chairman of Expedia, dropped out of college to form FOX Broadcasting Company
Walt Disney who not only didn't complete college, he didn't complete High School, dropping out at the age of 16
Simon Cowell who started out working in the mail room for a music publishing company, I believe anyone that has ever watched TV knows how far he has come.
Barry Diller, chairman of Expedia, dropped out of college to form FOX Broadcasting Company
Walt Disney who not only didn't complete college, he didn't complete High School, dropping out at the age of 16
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Successful Men That Didn't Complete College: Part 1
Over the next few posts I will be covering some of the most successful men that never completed college.This Post will be broken into 3 parts so be sure to subscribe to my RSS feed so you don't miss any of this exciting post series.
Michael Dell dropped out of college at the age of 19 and used $1000 to found a company known as PC's Limited which later became Dell,INC., one of the best known computer manufacturers in existance today.
Henry Ford left home at the age of 16 to become a machinest apprentice, later founding Ford Motor Company. The Ford Model T allowed him to expand to a large factory and revolutionize auto manufacturing.
Bill Gates who once held the title of "Worlds Richest Man", dropped out of college to found Microsoft.
Michael Dell dropped out of college at the age of 19 and used $1000 to found a company known as PC's Limited which later became Dell,INC., one of the best known computer manufacturers in existance today.
Henry Ford left home at the age of 16 to become a machinest apprentice, later founding Ford Motor Company. The Ford Model T allowed him to expand to a large factory and revolutionize auto manufacturing.
Bill Gates who once held the title of "Worlds Richest Man", dropped out of college to found Microsoft.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Sacrifices of Owning Your Own Business
Starting your own business can be one of the biggest decisions you ever make and before I go any further with this post, I want to say that I believe 100% that anyone can do it and be a success if they are willing to make all the necessary sacrifices. The biggest sacrifice a new business owner will have to make is probably time, often having to work 16 hour days just to become known. Their business will have to become priority number one. Clients will come before family and friends. If this sounds like a huge price to pay to you then you're right. In time things do get better and work hours may shorten but in the beginning you will have some days when you question your own sanity for ever starting a business. After all, being your own boss is supposed to free up your time to do what you want, right?
I have made it past the majority of the time constraints my business immediately put me under however there are still some days I wake at 6:00 a.m and don't go to bed until 2:00 a.m the next morning. This week in particular comes to mind, my sales team is looking to make May a record breaking month for my company and as things stand now, their setting up deals as fast as I can close them. I get stressed when my free time I thought I was finally gonna be getting is taken away but in the end I know I did not start a small business to remain small and by doing what I have to now, I will be doing what I want to later.
Starting a business is not for the weak at heart and should not be done without fully understanding that your time is no longer yours. It belongs to your business and your clients and unless you treat it as such, at least in the very beginning, you will fail. No business starts off as a well known entity pulling a gazillion dollars a year. If you examine any successful business, you will find that somewhere in the beginning days, there was someone that skipped meals, breaks, and days off to build something from nothing. Only later, after paying their dues did they reap the rewards.
I have made it past the majority of the time constraints my business immediately put me under however there are still some days I wake at 6:00 a.m and don't go to bed until 2:00 a.m the next morning. This week in particular comes to mind, my sales team is looking to make May a record breaking month for my company and as things stand now, their setting up deals as fast as I can close them. I get stressed when my free time I thought I was finally gonna be getting is taken away but in the end I know I did not start a small business to remain small and by doing what I have to now, I will be doing what I want to later.
Starting a business is not for the weak at heart and should not be done without fully understanding that your time is no longer yours. It belongs to your business and your clients and unless you treat it as such, at least in the very beginning, you will fail. No business starts off as a well known entity pulling a gazillion dollars a year. If you examine any successful business, you will find that somewhere in the beginning days, there was someone that skipped meals, breaks, and days off to build something from nothing. Only later, after paying their dues did they reap the rewards.
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