Taking the Entrepreneur's Leap
I mentioned in one of my recent posts that I had plans to make some major changes in the direction my life is taking. One of these changes has been the decision to leave my position as Senior Associate at GreenHills Ventures in order to work full time on Extreme Entrepreneurship.
This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make. I have learned so much during my time at GreenHills - from both the people there and the work that I did. However, I was finding myself spread just too thin, and not able to do my best work with either GreenHills or Extreme Entrepreneurship. I felt that I was dropping too many balls and losing too many opportunities. And I was putting off my passion.
The Managing Director whom I worked for was very supportive of my decision and has offered to continue advising Extreme Entrepreneurship, and even to join our Advisory Board. I find myself continually blessed with the support of amazing people, and for this I am very grateful.
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June 29, 2004
Human Potential
At this point in time (and I do feel that this is liable to change as I learn more), I believe that one potential way of reaching human potential is for us as humans to become more aware – of ourselves and of the environment in which we live. This striving for an increased awareness is very much a goal of Extreme Entrepreneurship and the workbook which I am writing. One way to develop increased awareness is by asking ourselves difficult questions, which by their nature do not have easy answers. We can also re-ask ourselves simple questions, for which we have taken-for-granted answers.
The following are some questions that arise:
- If ignorance is bliss, why not choose ignorance?
- Is it worth questioning when we may never find the answers? Is it arrogant to believe that we can answer the questions that the greatest philosophers ever in mankind have never been able to answer?
- How far should we question? Should we ever stop questioning?
- Is it dangerous to take thoughts to the level where nothing matters? If so, what is the danger? Is there a danger in not taking our thoughts there ever? Is there a danger in not taking our thoughts there constantly?
- Some of the greatest geniuses were considered fools in their time. Others believed to be fools have never amounted to much more. How does one determine when their “foolish” beliefs are truly foolish, or when they are undiscovered genius?
