I Am Not Finished!

I AM NOT FINISHED!

Why I decided to help people find success as entrepreneurs…

I struggled too. Just like you, I truly wanted to be an entrepreneur.?But, honestly, it scared me until I had no choice. You see, I had to go "all in" or I would be stranded 3,000 miles from home with no money, no food and no hope.

I was young and dumb in the summer of ‘74, full of piss and vinegar and armed with my 1965 Holden car (see pic above) and fifty dollars of cash. I drove 3,000 miles north with three friends, and when we arrived in Cairns (Australia) with our money spent, we refused to give our parents the right to say, “I told you so.”

So, we became entrepreneurs instead.

?We spent the next eight weeks spearfishing off the coast for any kind of fish we could catch, then hocking them in local RV parks to raise gas money for our return journey. We slowly moved down the coast, edging toward home, and succeeding (one fish after another) because we had no other choice.

?My alternative journey into the business world had started.

And my inner entrepreneur had awoken. It would take another twelve years or so before I would listen to it. (A story for another day).

During the next thirty or so years, I started several businesses of my own. I discovered I had skills with new businesses and used those skills as the CFO of several start-ups.

I was involved behind-the-scenes at the birth of three brand new industries that didn’t even exist when I was experiencing my first foray into entrepreneurship. I grew one start-up to a $6.6 billion value. And another to inclusion in Inc 500!

I know the struggles entrepreneurs face.

I know first-hand the stresses and pressures that knock your confidence and threaten to tear your dream to shreds right in front of your eyes. I have seen and made the mistakes that beginner entrepreneurs all too often make.

And I know that your inner entrepreneur can be a PITA (pain in the ass) sometimes, especially once it has decided that you are receptive to its nudges.

Most importantly, I know what success looks and feels like. I know the thrill of achieving something important, of doing something hard and of being at the bleeding edge of new industries.

And now, as I approach the age most people are thinking about retirement… I am ready to start again!

That entrepreneurial itch just gets stronger… and so I am taking the knowledge born from 40 years of experience and using it to set people up for success as they start their own entrepreneurial journey.

My advice?

Don’t settle for the ordinary.

If you want something extraordinary, go out and get it.

Do what you need to do to get there, and don’t shy away from hard work or effort. Change is difficult but the rewards are amazing...

It’s THE most important thing you should consider before you make your next move.

I embrace change – I want the extraordinary… and I want others to experience it too.

I am not finished…. Are you?

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