Comments on: How To Find Your Calling http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-find-your-calling/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kmv http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-find-your-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-126947 kmv Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:00:45 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=60#comment-126947 Love the advice. Thank you. Love the advice. Thank you.

]]> By: Iphie http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-find-your-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-99609 Iphie Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:29:48 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=60#comment-99609 To start up a business, you need to be passionate about your idea. Do not expect a miracle in the first year, take it easy and gradually, if you are consistent in improving on your idea, you will yeild good rewards in the future To start up a business, you need to be passionate about your idea. Do not expect a miracle in the first year, take it easy and gradually, if you are consistent in improving on your idea, you will yeild good rewards in the future

]]> By: Discovering Your Passion and Calling : Slow Down Fast Today! http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-find-your-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-15075 Discovering Your Passion and Calling : Slow Down Fast Today! Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:08:55 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=60#comment-15075 [...] Evan Carmichael wrote in a recent Youngentrepreneur blog post titled “How To Find Your Calling” and posed the following question: “So how do you find your calling and get into something you stick with?” [...] [...] Evan Carmichael wrote in a recent Youngentrepreneur blog post titled “How To Find Your Calling” and posed the following question: “So how do you find your calling and get into something you stick with?” [...]

]]> By: Martin Haworth http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-find-your-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-6200 Martin Haworth Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:35:24 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=60#comment-6200 Becoming an entrepreneur has to be one of the best ways to make a living - with its ups and downs, this is the life os the sine-wave, but the alternative is a straight line no-job job! And we all know what a straight line means on ER! One thing I would say is that it is vital to get really clear on what you love doing; matching your personal values in liufe against those oif the career/business you are embarking on. Truth is - some folks are better off employed and wonderful though it is, self-employment isn't for all. If you can't get passionate about it when you're thinking about it (the 'master dream list' Evan talks about), then when things aren't going so well, it will only frustrate you even more. Becoming an entrepreneur has to be one of the best ways to make a living – with its ups and downs, this is the life os the sine-wave, but the alternative is a straight line no-job job! And we all know what a straight line means on ER!

One thing I would say is that it is vital to get really clear on what you love doing; matching your personal values in liufe against those oif the career/business you are embarking on.

Truth is – some folks are better off employed and wonderful though it is, self-employment isn’t for all. If you can’t get passionate about it when you’re thinking about it (the ‘master dream list’ Evan talks about), then when things aren’t going so well, it will only frustrate you even more.

]]> By: Profitable Synergies http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-find-your-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-6163 Profitable Synergies Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:38:38 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=60#comment-6163 Right on! I have been working in internet marketing for a year and half now. I completely made the mistakes you were talking about. I went through 6 businesses in a year. Now I have a website and the results are slower than I was hoping for, but I do see progress. Thanks! Right on! I have been working in internet marketing for a year and half now. I completely made the mistakes you were talking about. I went through 6 businesses in a year. Now I have a website and the results are slower than I was hoping for, but I do see progress.

Thanks!

]]> By: Nathan Waters http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-find-your-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-6142 Nathan Waters Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=60#comment-6142 Great post Evan! I'll add some more 2c pieces to the pile... Something I still need to come to terms with is that for every idea you have there will be potentially hundreds or thousands of other people in the world with the same one. And out of those there may be a dozen people who are already working on bringing it to life. So you can't always be first to market. See my problem now is that I have a bunch of innovative ideas that I'm very enthusiastic and passionate about, but there is now way I can work on them all simultaneously. I've thought about maybe establishing a team to pump out the businesses which could work well if I could find some people locally. What I need to do, and what others need to do if they're in a similar situation, is go through and assess your ideas. Firstly find the few that you are most passionate about. Then see which have the most potential. Then with your current obligations and financial situation (unless you plan on getting funding) determine which of the selected ideas will fit best. And finally, show the remaining ideas to a couple of people (friends, family and especially someone outside of those circles). They can tell you which are best. Another thing which I read about everywhere is to partner. I'm still not sure about this because I've found that most partnerships crumble for some reason or another (especially on the web). I can see why they suggest this, as a partner can bring new ideas, skills and even capital to the table. If you can find the right person it can be very good (especially if they are local). But often it's difficult just finding someone interested in entrepreneurship on a local level! Ah well... live and learn. cheers Nathan Great post Evan!

I’ll add some more 2c pieces to the pile…

Something I still need to come to terms with is that for every idea you have there will be potentially hundreds or thousands of other people in the world with the same one. And out of those there may be a dozen people who are already working on bringing it to life.

So you can’t always be first to market.

See my problem now is that I have a bunch of innovative ideas that I’m very enthusiastic and passionate about, but there is now way I can work on them all simultaneously. I’ve thought about maybe establishing a team to pump out the businesses which could work well if I could find some people locally.

What I need to do, and what others need to do if they’re in a similar situation, is go through and assess your ideas. Firstly find the few that you are most passionate about. Then see which have the most potential. Then with your current obligations and financial situation (unless you plan on getting funding) determine which of the selected ideas will fit best.

And finally, show the remaining ideas to a couple of people (friends, family and especially someone outside of those circles). They can tell you which are best.

Another thing which I read about everywhere is to partner. I’m still not sure about this because I’ve found that most partnerships crumble for some reason or another (especially on the web). I can see why they suggest this, as a partner can bring new ideas, skills and even capital to the table. If you can find the right person it can be very good (especially if they are local). But often it’s difficult just finding someone interested in entrepreneurship on a local level!

Ah well… live and learn.

cheers
Nathan

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