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Discovering Your Purpose As An Entrepreneur (Part 2)

How can I unlock my purpose as an entrepreneur?

How can you tell what your purpose is? This is a sequel to a previous post, i strongly suggest you read that first for complete understanding. 1. Find out what kind of person you ARE: as far as I know, there are only two kinds of people in the world; those who like doing things ‘with people’ and those who like working ‘with things’. If you are the kind who likes working ‘with people’, then you are a ‘people person’; and if you are the kind who prefer working ‘on things’, then you are a ‘process person’. What do I mean? … [Read more...]

Discovering Your Purpose As An Entrepreneur

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 15 Comments

What on earth are you here for? Never before has the question of purpose - "why are we here?" - become so pertinent to the human race at a time like this. It is in the lowly and toughest of times that many look within (internally) for strength and direction when all else without (externally), seem to be falling apart and ask these questions; "Where Is my place in all of these uncertainty?" "What role am I created to play in this global scene?" "What contribution am I expected to make at my current place of work, volunteer group, community, church, family, circle of friends, or … [Read more...]

Why Did You Become An Entrepreneur?

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 42 Comments

Are you really an entrepreneur; a person who takes risks to create change? Or are you just one of those multitudes who hide under the title of an ‘entrepreneur’ to make ends meet? So much fuss about entrepreneurship, yet so little impact. Why? Because many people going about with the title of an entrepreneur are not really in it to create change (significance); they are in it to make a living (survival). And when survival is the FOCUS, then mediocrity becomes the OUTCOME. What we see are a bunch of businesses offering inferior goods and services yet charging … [Read more...]

The BEST Business Model Ever!

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 28 Comments

What Problem is your business solving for someone?

How is your business helping someone? Never before in the history of humanity have there been a time as this when the whole world seems to be realizing finally, the very intent and purpose for creation – collaboration. The stiff competition that often characterized the industrial age is gradually giving way to this new age where passion thrives and information rules. Businesses are beginning to awaken to the fact that unless there’s something SIGNIFICANTLY unusual about their business, there’s no way they are going to remain relevant. It is … [Read more...]

How To Build The Greatest Company In The World

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 47 Comments

Q: How do you build the world’s greatest company? A: By doing BUSINESS NOT AS USUAL! Of all activities known to humanity, engaging in something for the mere sake of merely surviving is the most hazardous to our journey here on earth as human beings. I have never been comfortable with the thought of merely doing things. It really doesn’t make much sense having to spend time, effort and resources doing things just like every other person does it. In my opinion, the joy of any activity be it in business or in life, is in its outcome or the result it … [Read more...]

The 3 Highly Effective Habits of Business Success

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 27 Comments

What Must I do to achieve business success?

Success in life and in business is the result of several compounding efforts. The key word here being ‘compounding’, suggesting that success is not ONE stroke of fate but the summation of several calculated trials and efforts expended along a consistent direction. You can never achieve success in one day. It’s a journey one must embark on every day and never a destination one intends to stop. To make this journey, the success or failure depends on your preparation. Success they say is when opportunity meets with preparation. To succeed, you must train … [Read more...]

5 Ways To Get MORE From Your Business By Doing LESS

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 8 Comments

The life of an entrepreneur is one heck of a life, wouldn’t you agree? From the incessant quest to make a significant contribution through the creation of innovative products/services, to the ever present fear of failing. The entrepreneurial life is very overwhelming, more like joggling too many balls in the air. In a rather funny way, the odds always seem to stack up against we entrepreneurs. What then shall we do; give up our entrepreneurial quest and settle for less? Or march on courageously despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles? I’m sure you would most … [Read more...]