New E-Book: There Are Diamonds On Your Campus
How do you find people who have similar beliefs, values, goals, and visions on your own campus and across the world? How do you build deep, lasting connections with others based on these similarities?
If you are young, passionate about life and you think entrepreneurially, you probably wrestle with these questions.
I've co-written a 33-page e-book with Sheena, There Are Diamonds on Your Campus, about building deep connections with other super-achievers. Below is an excerpt:
There’s a diamond inside every piece of coal. It’s a proven fact. All you have to do is expose it to extreme heat and pressure, wait a little bit, and voilà, a diamond. Unfortunately, as we all know, it’s not that easy. Humans have not yet made a tool capable of creating diamonds from coal.
This same metaphor exists in life. In life, we probably make eye contact with thousands, if not tens of thousands of people. Even though there are diamonds in their eyes, we see coal. We’ve probably looked into the eyes of hundreds of potential friends, spouses, and business partners, and then walked on, not knowing any better. For example, in New York City, one of the world’s largest cities, people often feel isolated. Odd, right? Especially when you consider that on a simple commute to work, it is normal to literally see hundreds of people and not say a word. Think about what this means and the potential that is lost. Millions of people could be connecting, supporting, and educating each other every single day, but they don’t. Not because they can’t. Not because they don’t want to. And, not because it isn’t a good idea. On the contrary, it is because it is socially-awkward to start a conversation with somebody…Sad, but true. The environment just isn’t right and most of us don’t have the confidence to break the social norms of the environment.
It doesn’t have to be this way. This ebook introduces and provides advice on how to leverage tools and processes, some of which would normally cost over $100 per hour to use, to break past barriers. Best of all, these tools are completely free, have no strings attached, and are provided on your campus. While any student can use and benefit from this ebook, it is specifically targeted at action-oriented students interested in creating success for themselves and others.
Click Here To Download eBook
, our free online community that builds deep connections between super-achievers. However, in the end, it doesn’t matter if you use JourneyPage or not… the idea of finding like-minded people by using specific, under-utilized resources on your campus is still just as valid.
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July 18, 2006
There Have Never Been More Resources...
"We would assert that the munificence ofresources available for the pursuit of opportunity has never been greater. We have taken note of the availability of capital. This is perhaps the least unique resource required to pursue opportunity. Intellectual capital, human capital, public capital in the form of infrastructure and social norms provide even more important resources to the entrepreneur."
Howard H. Stevenson, Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration
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July 11, 2006
Free Podcasts and Video Clips of Entrepreneurs
I just came across the Educators Corner at Stanford. Definitely worth checking out.
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July 01, 2006
The Time Value of Money: What It Is & Why You Should Know It
Time is the most important asset you have. How you invest it determines the quality of your life and the impact you make. In terms of time given, we're all relatively equal. There are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, and 365 days in a year for everybody. What makes us different is how we invest that time!
Therefore, having a clear understanding of the value of your time is extremely important. Three consistent mistakes that I see among young entrepreneurs (including myself) are:
- Not taking into account when you will be paid.
- Not taking into account the riskiness of the opportunities you're pursuing.
- Either undervaluing or not including time in your cost projections.
Below are the results you can expect if you make the mistakes above:
- You may create a business that isn't scalable. Because you don't value your time properly, you undercharge the customer or you go into a business that isn't scalable. As a result, if you're not paying yourself or if your paying yourself less than minimum wage, you will not have enough moeny to pay employees and still be profitable.
- You will allocate your time ineffectively. Being someone who is creative, you see new opportunities all the time. If you do not understand the value of your time, you may go after opportunities that aren't worth your time. Understanding the value of your time, will also help you become more focused as it will be a filter for you to qualify new opportunities.
To understand what the time value of money means in your life, download the powerpoint presentation I created.
Disclaimer: I'm not an an expert in this area, so please point out any errors you notice.
