A very successful entrepreneur is close to madness. Albert Einstein was credited to have said that we cannot solve a problem by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Entrepreneurs are risk takers. They dont believe in tradition. They are change agents, always on the look out on the best possible way of doing things. Sometimes because of high risk decisions taken by entrepreneurs, it looks like they are embarking on a suicide mission. The story is told that in 1519, Hernando Cortez, a Spanish soldier, landed in Mexico with only one objective…seize the great treasures known to be there but hoarded by the Aztecs. Cortez was an excellent motivator, he had convinced more than 500 soldiers and 100 sailors to set sail from Spain to Mexico, with 11 ships. When Cortez and his men arrived on the shores of the Yucatan he rallied the men for one final pep talk before leading them into battle. At the end of his talk he gave a strange command – “Burn the Ships!” The men were reluctant. A cry of discouragement rose up. He changed his tone, “burn the ships, if we must leave this island we will leave in their ships, or we die!” Burn the Ships. These three words changed the course of history. Cortez became a hero because they succeeded. They wouldve branded him a mad man, if his strategy had failed. So also are entrepreneurs. Their success story is full of strategies like that of Cortez. According to Henry Kravis A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. Niccolo Machiavelli added Entrepreneurs are simply, those who understood that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantages. There is always a different and better way of doing something, find it and the rest will be history. Do have a wonderful day!
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 07:11:22 +0000
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