Lessons from an entrepreneur

That was my 700th consecutive daily run of at least a mile this morning.

Eleven degrees celsius on the 1st December and running in a tee-shirt did seem rather unusual, but it was good.

Yesterday morning, I attended a motivational talk given by the founder of the fastest growing business breakfast network in the world.

What were his main messages?

Don't believe other people's comments that what you're trying to do won't work, and that you're mad. If you believe in what you're doing, even if everyone tells you you're wrong, keep going.

Don't hesitate when it comes to making a decision. Just make a choice and keep moving. Any decision is better than no decision.

People do business with people that they know, like and trust. Build relationships and stop trying to sell.

Don't try to collect as many contacts as you can. Focus on deepening your network, not widening it.

Do what you enjoy doing and find a way to make a living from it. You only have one life, why waste it?

Some good advice there. It makes sense to me.