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December, 2020                                                                                Page 7

             Can anyone become an entrepreneur through

                              sheer will and determination?


       Continued from pg 6
        prefrontal  cortex  that
                                                                                F o u r t h ,   y o u   n e e d
        initiates  persistent  and
        consistent  action  toward                                              persistence.
                                                                                Hill said:
        your goals.”
        Therefore,  having  a                                                   “Examine the first hundred

        burning  desire,  knowing              ü Research                       people  you  meet,  ask  them
        what  you  want,  and                      Ø      What  kind  of        what they want most in life,
        u n d e r s t a n d i n g   y o u r           e d u c a t i o n   o r   and ninety-eight of them will

        “reason why” will give you                    background do you         not be able to tell you. If you
        clarity  and  focus  as  you                  need?                     press  them  for  an  answer,


        achieve your goals.                        Ø      W      h     a     t  s o m e   w i l l   s a y -
                                                      resources  do  you        SECURITY...MONEY...HAPP
        Third, you need to have a                     need?                     INESS..., but none of them

        definite plan.                             Ø      Who  can  you         will be able to define these
        Do this by being specific                     use as a resource?        terms, or give the slightest

        a n d   d e f i n i t e   w h e n   ·      Determine  what  you         indication  of  a  PLAN  by
        defining  your  goals  and             will up in return for what       which  they  hope  to  attain

        plans.                                 you desire                       these  vaguely  expressed
        Conduct  well-though-out               ü For example:                   wishes.  Riches  do  not

        research  and  keep  it                    Ø      Time                  respond  to  wishes.  They
        organized                                  Ø      Money                 respond  only  to  definite

        ·      Research  "how  to  ·               Set due dates to hold        plans,  backed  by  definite
           b e c o m e               a n       yourself accountable to          desires,  through  constant
           entrepreneur"                       achieving your goals             PERSISTENCE."

           ü Read  business  and               ü For example:
               e n t r e p r e n e u r             Ø      S    t    a   r    t  ·      Y o u   c a n   d e v e l o p

               articles and blogs                     researching  by              persistence by
                                                      7/29                         ü Continuing to try when

                                                   Ø      Sign  up  for  a
                                                      business  class  by
                                                      7/31

                                                   Ø      D r a f t   u p
                                                      resources 8/4

                                                   Ø      C r e a t e   1 s t
                                                      rough  draft  of
                                                      your business plan

                                                      or goals by 8/11
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