Commitment
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Be Honest About the Commitment Required
"Commitment" by barbararich Several years ago when I was working in New York, a colleague asked me to take over his position on a cross-functional committee.
Next time you come across a wishing well or fountain, don’t fall for it. You can still pitch in a coin or two if it’s for a good cause but just don’t make a wish like you are suppose to. In fact, you should NEVER make wishes if you want to be successful at anything.
Why You Should Never Make Wishes
Don't Give Up - Nilofer Merchant - Harvard Business Review
Life is full of twists and turns and it is sometimes easy to get sick of the many gyrations that are needed to make a business thrive, a project launch, or even to get internal signoff in some bureaucratic version of the Hokey Pokey. It would be so easy to quit. But a part of you knows that many a failure turns into the big success story.This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful . I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. If you haven’t spent time over there you should.
What Makes an Entrepreneur? (1/11) – Tenacity | Both Sides of the Table
We’ve all heard the old joke “In a bacon-and-egg breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed.”
Seven Characteristics of a Committed Entrepreneur | Hot Sauce!
I have been noodling on what I consider to be the two most important traits in an entrepreneur, based on the entrepreneurs I have worked with (or for) who have been most successful. There are a number of traits I think can help a successful company 10X from where it would be without the trait - e.g. being a " visionary ", galvanizing people around a vision, focus, emotional IQ , ethics etc. All these things are important.
