Just wanted to share this deep wikipedia article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneurial_mindset
Very content rich, if you have time I think you should read it.
Talks about the 4 poles of an Entrepreneurial Mindset.
1. Existentialism. Belief of Free Will. "Internal Locus of Control";
Simply the belief that you are responsible for your consequences.
2. Axiology & Teleology: (Values & Purpose) What do you want to do? What's your intrinsic motivation?
A lot of great nuggets throughout this wiki article, my favorite is.
[To seek a career is to find] a path that provides direction, structure and meaning to life”
Then...
"If perfection and the ‘true plan’ would be sought after ad infinitum, there would be no implementation but only envisioning and reflection."
3. Pragmatism: Implementation and How to implement.
4. Ethics & Sustainability: Is what you're doing worth it? Can you do it forever?
^--. Reiterate, Reflect, Differentiate: The whole process starts anew.
“The essence of entrepreneurship is being different.”
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What I got out of that article was that in order to be a successful entrepreneur (i think) you have to
Balanced between dreaming and doing, between understanding why and implementing the how.
Creating perfection while being pragmatic about realities.
Painting the dream. (Not merely dreaming the painting)
So action step is to have a new pragmatic way of doing things. At least 4 hours a day of pragmatism, because I don't think I can turn off my 'tinkering', 'seeking perfection' mind.
I think it's a balanced... but like I said the article is pretty deep, when I first read it, I had to Google every other word. If you have the time you should read it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneurial_mindset
(Learned enough to realized I had to stop learning and start doing!)
I think it's a balanced...
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