Becoming an entrepreneur can give you control over your destiny, a profound sense of accomplishment, and the opportunity to express yourself in ways that can make significant changes in the way people live their lives, and choosing this profession also gives you the chance to become incredibly wealthy. Who wouldn't choose this path?  Well, most people.  Most people are content to go to work where they know what to expect. Not being any more engaged than they have to be, they can leave the job behind at the end of...

Part 1: The 2 Ingredients for Success Chapter 1: The Opportunity. We are in the midst of a technological revolution that is offering ample opportunity for entrepreneurs. As Internet access, and computer and smartphone ownership expand in emerging markets, these opportunities are multiplied. The same technological advances that have created the right moment for entrepreneurship have also made starting a business easier than ever. The best time to get started is right now. Chapter 2: Your WHY. Before you start your entrepreneurial journey, look within and find your WHY. Your...

Well done! You’ve read the book and have now benefited by increasing your clarity about the path ahead and your trajectory as an entrepreneur. Everything presented is designed to propel you forward toward your self-sustaining financial success.  This final section is a quick review of what I think are all the significant elements that were presented and discussed in detail. Being an entrepreneur is not any easier or harder than anything else you decide to commit to accomplish, but it is a very unique profession. It is within your...

The 7 Keys to Balancing Your Life with Wealth Most people who pursue wealth cope with anxiety about what will happen if they fail. They rarely spare a thought for the challenges they’ll face when they succeed. As hard as it is to believe, achieving balance after you’ve built wealth is challenging. People often work themselves to the bone, and create millions but never enjoy the affluence they’ve attained. It’s never too early to prepare yourself for the life you’ll lead after you’ve created your fortune. Considering this now...

How to Keep Your Financial Freedom Imagine having enough money to live comfortably the rest of your life and do all the things you’ve dreamed of doing. Imagine living in true financial freedom. Whether they know it or not, this is the dream of most people. How can YOU make this happen? 1. The real goal is financial freedom. Money is great to have because you can do lots of things with it, but the key purpose of money is to give you the freedom of enjoying your life without...

It doesn’t make any sense to work hard and diligently for several years or longer, sacrificing family time and living your life in anticipation of financial freedom when, in the end, you lose everything because you didn’t know at the beginning how to prepare yourself to keep what you’ve worked so hard to build, grow your wealth so it continues to provide sufficient passive income, and balance your life so you can stop running and use what you’ve worked so hard to attain ...

Of all the 10 greatest entrepreneurs highlighted in this book, if anyone was motivated by the clicking point of inspiration, it would be Walt Disney. He was an artist, a creative thinker, and the original Imagineer. Walt has inspired billions of people over the last 90 years, soothing the human spirit with beauty, humor, positive energy, imagination, and the pure joy of entertainment. The Disney franchise is one of the 21st century’s most reliable moneymakers. Consumers spend billions of dollars every year on movies, toys, and products associated with...

Modern living would be quite different without the variety of inventions developed by Thomas Edison. Electric lights, motion pictures, and recorded sound were the products that came from his laboratories. Edison's talents lay in creating and successfully marketing a long list of world-changing inventions. Edison was just as successful a businessperson as he was an inventor. Thomas Alva Edison was born into a lower-income family in 1847. His father was a lighthouse keeper and general handyman at a nearby military post. Edison’s mother home-schooled Thomas, who seems to have...

With more than $500 billion in revenue for 2020, Walmart is one of the world’s largest corporations. By comparison, its closest industry competitor, Amazon, has only half that revenue. Walmart operates more than 11,500 retail outlets in 27 countries, deriving most of its revenue from brick-and-mortar stores and bucking the worldwide trend toward online sales. Samuel (Sam) Moore Walton was born into a middle-class farming family, but this did not provide a comfortable living. Sam began selling magazines and newspapers and contributed his earnings to the family wallet. Always...

John Davison Rockefeller was born into a large and poor family in 1839. This is a likely factor in creating his clicking point because Rockefeller grew up in poverty and was a ruthless competitor.  Starting out as an assistant bookkeeper for a small produce firm, Rockefeller and a business partner raised $4,000 and started their own food marketing business. During the American Civil War, the Union Army requisitioned vast amounts of food, and profits soared.  Rockefeller decided to capitalize on his belief that the oil industry was expanding. He decided...