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Three simple but powerful lessons from Dennis Wee (with my elaboration):
Get a job first
I like the way Dennis Wee (Founder of Dennis Wee Group) puts the perspective of having a job – getting paid to learn. A self made multi-millionaire entrepreneur, he mentioned that it is very difficult to start a business right from the beginning. The best and safest way to start a business is to have a job first. A job can provide learning opportunities indirectly and at the same time, you get paid! Hence, I always feel it is important to take stress in your job positively. In this way, you will be more motivated to give your best and deliver a great performance and bring about more rewards and success.
It must be remembered that the job forces you to do things that you will normally not do on your own. It forces you out of your comfort zone, and this is why most people are very unhappy and often complain about their jobs. If this is the case, it is very difficult for one to be an entrepreneur. This is because an entrepreneur has to manage his time as there isn’t a boss to ensure he turns up work on time, or carry out the tasks that he needs to do. It takes a lot of self discipline to do it and courage to always get out of his comfort zone to grow his business.
Therefore, you should remember that every time you face a challenge in your job, it is an opportunity for you to overcome it and grow. Do not shunt away from challenges, it will bring you no where. If you do what you always do, you will get what you always get. It is not the job that needs to be changed, it is the person that needs to change. A successful person is like a diamond, it is produced under a long period of intense stress.
Find a mentor
To supercharge your learning and business building, you should find a right mentor for yourself. A mentor can instill the right beliefs in you that you require to go to where you want to be. In law of attraction terms, a mentor is definitely one who has a higher energy level than you, and by interacting with them, their energy will motivate you into actions towards your goals.
You may think that successful entrepreneurs may not have the time and emphasis to help. You may be surprised that many are actually more than willing to impart their knowledge and experience to budding entrepreneurs. It only depends on how much you really want them to be your mentors. An approach is a step nearer.
Leverage
Dennis Wee define business as really about leverage. What he really mean is that business is about having a system where you use resources (people, time and money) to earn more money together, than each single entity can do alone. The more leverage you can apply, the more money you can earn. Many entrepreneurs made the mistake of having to supervise on every single thing in their business and this not only take away their energy and time, the business is limited in terms of its size. One needs to design and operate a workable system and as much as possible, eliminate the entrepreneur from it. The entrepreneur can then use his time and energy on developing the business.
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