In the description here on my Steemit profile the first word I use is entrepreneur and this is no coincidence. I would go as far as to choose it at an identity level.
Entrepreneur is an individual who organizes and manages and enterprise or venture and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome. Keywords here accountability, risk and outcome. Obviously, without risk you don't have business and without risk you don't have success. And you are fully responsible for the results whether good or bad, success or failure there's only one person to "blame" and you look at it every day in the mirror. This is my take on entrepreneurship and I put my money where my mouth is. I have risked, failed, achieved few things , it's been a wild ride. Loved every moment of it ( ok , not all , most of them ) and I continue on this journey that I started years ago.
In for the money?
For many years entrepreneurship was associated only with the financial gain one could have and almost everybody was in business just for the money. To be honest, I started my business because I wanted more money than I would make if I had a job and I did it well for the circumstances I encountered. But, things evolve, concepts evolve and people evolve. I was seeing it around me I was feeling inside me but couldn't quite put it into words.
Until recently when it was discussed in a seminar that I participated and said this is it , this is exactly how I feel and think about it. It's the notion of entrepreneurship from whole new perspective , a perspective that totally resonated with me and I sure that it will resonate with a lot of you that read this.
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Entrepreneurship 2.0 , the Next Generation
We are talking about a new generation of entrepreneurs that emerged and are interested in more than just financial gain, they are committed to living their dreams and making a better world through their businesses. Financial growth and monetary reward are important but they are means to a greater purpose.
Next generation entrepreneurs made a conscious decision to become more passionate, purposeful and creative that leads to more motivation, innovation and focus. They … We want to create both a successful and meaningful business that will combine ambition with contribution, business growth with personal growth. We even believe that you can't achieve new level in your business unless you achieve a new level in you.
We want to attract and collaborate with others who share the same vision , mission and ambition. It's all about creating a world to which people want to belong. This entrepreneurial mindset doesn't only change business but it also changes society and this is what makes me so excited about it.
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Something Bigger than Ourselves
It's when people are working together to create and generate something new, that is bigger and greater than the capacities of any of the group members individually. In scientific terms it is called Generative Collaboration. It is people that are able to utilize their abilities to the fullest and discover and apply recourses that they didn't realize they had. It is people supporting one another to move forward in new ways and create something unprecedented. It is combination of people that produce results greater than anyone individually could ever have.
It is not getting a piece of the pie. It is making the pie so big that it is enough for all. Instead of seeing competitors, I see partners and allies. Instead of seeing differences, I see other perspectives that can enrich my map of the world. I see synergies , relationships and connections. And the bigger the network it becomes the more opportunities we have.
And this is making me so much more excited.
I want to be part of this. I want to contribute. I want to collaborate.
And I am sure that most of you are here for the same reasons.
Don't know what we'll make out of it, the only thing I know we can create a much better world.
So, let's do this and let's do this NOW !!!
Be Healthy, Smile and Steem.
"committed to living their dreams and making a better world through their businesses"
"It is not getting a piece of the pie. It is making the pie so big that it is enough for all. Instead of seeing competitors, I see partners and allies. Instead of seeing differences, I see other perspectives that can enrich my map of the world. I see synergies , relationships and connections. And the bigger the network it becomes the more opportunities we have."
soooo true!! instant sub! :)
love this post! keep up the great work.
I hope you dont mind me nominating you to the "B & W Challenge".
you can find my post here: https://steemit.com/sevendaybnwchallenge/@dergarcon/seven-day-black-and-white-challenge-day-1
Either way I'm looking forward to your next post!
Have a nice day!
Thank you for your support. I am half way into the B&W challenge but I think there will be plenty of challenges here. :)
Steem on !!!
I really like your view point on who an entrepreneur should be. Actually, the passion should be greater than the ambition in every thing we do as entrepreneurs ..Its not just all about the money, it's about the positive impact we create. #Istandforpassion,I'm sure @iliasdiamantis does too
Money is important, it's the means to fulfill our vision.
Imagine a circle. Passion is in the center. Vision,mission, ambition and role are the four equal quadrants.
are important but if you are not pasionate u cant stand the hard begining more tha pasionate u are the more u can stand
that's why passion is in the center . :)
Oh yes, I certainly share your views. I want to see others grow as much I would love to grow and be a part of someones success story. Thanks
Thank you for being part of this.
Awesome title! Good article as well.
thanks.
"...it's all about creating a world to which people want to belong." I love that. Choose to be part of that. Nice post.
Thank you . Let's create something we are proud of . :)
Hell yeah. We are the one man army.
Are you gonna be with us ??? :)
Yeah helping each other grow.
also share is care
This turned out to be a good read. My reasons for being here are quite different then yours but I guess I am always evolving. Your post points to an interesting direction.
Thank you. I am all about different perspectives and enriching each other's map of the world.
This is how we all evolve.
Steem on .
The other difference I see is that Entrepreneurship 2.0 is about collaboration, connections and synergies, which is the antithesis of Entrepreneurship 1.0, which was all about competition and destroying your adversary in business. 2.0 is creation, where 1.0 was destruction. Steemit puts this on the blockchain, making it even more powerful.
We are in the right place the right time. And I wonder where we'll in the next few years...
At the pace things are going now I wonder where we'll be in six months :D
I am very curious . And you know what ? We will part of it . :)
Jim Rohn said: "when you work on your business you will make a living, when you work on yourself you will make a fortune".
Obviously you have been working on yourself, this is why you think of entrepreneurship in the way you described. The positive thing is that there are also many others that do so the last several years, therefore entrepreneurship 2.0 is arising!
Thank you for another great post, keep up spreading the right mindset!
Didn't wanted to throw any names, because it would detract from the message.
Yes, it is true many entrepreneurs have or embrace this mentality.
Its not just monetary gains if we manage to change the world. In the end of the day it will be a more evolved and probably for the better world.
I really enjoy reading this post, but most the way you think. Kudos.
Thank you @skapaneas. I appreciate your support. :)
I'm apart of that younger generation that you talk about, and I totally agree with your definition of the new Entrepreneur. I have ideas, and dreams of helping others achieve their greatest potential, Financial gain is also a plus! great post!
Ι am glad this resonated with you. If I can be of any help let me know. Steem on . :)
wow...very good, success for you guys...
thank you. :)
As for me... the future is for the idea of sharing, crowd-funding, collective use. Money and business as a way to earn them gradually lose their relevance. What do you think?
Blockchain and digital currencies will drastically change the way we view/use money.
I see abundance for those who take part in it.
Business not so sure. I think that "always" people will want to exchange something for value. Value will change in the years to come. As the business models. Business at its core , can't tell.
That's true - we live in a wonderful time!
wonderfull or romantic im not sure if cryptos will provide the totaly freedoma or the system will start manypulating them and get the whoke scene to something similar the banks do.
i am pesimist because people gredance is always present and destroyes the things
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