Entrepreneurship

PASSION – CLICHE BUT TRUE

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Entrepreneurship, Life, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | Leave a comment

“You have to be passionate about what you do in order to become successful”

“Passion is a prerequisite for success”

“Success follows passion”

“Find what you are passionate about and…”

I’ll be the first to raise my hand and admit how redundant and cliche these statements sound.

There are many, many quotes, phrases, opinions and theories on the topic of passion and how it can be the critical component in ones personal or professional life. If you’re anything like me though, you often dislike the “perfect-world cop out” nature of it’s proclamation that befalls most instances. You almost want to slap the philosophical mouth of the lovely person delivering the lecturing phrase. Everyone knows it, or has at least heard this sure-fire theory, but is it really a down to earth forumla to succeed? Why? Read more

4 ESSENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Business, Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | Leave a comment

Without a doubt, there is a myriad of characteristics, qualities, values and skills that one needs in order to be able to produce long term success in the entrepreneurial world, but for now – I am going to list four skills that at this stage in my own journey I find exceptionally pertinent.

At different stages in our journey we find some things more relevant and useful than others. Obviously, I don’t write simply based on mastery, but in the areas that I am also needing work in. This is because I believe that writing creates an exact mind, and narrowing it to specific areas of improvement is helpful. So, this list of 4, will likely be different next week or next month, but it is top of mind for right now. Read more

FORMALITY IS DEAD – CHANGE EXCITES PEOPLE

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Business, Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | 1 Comment

This was an old drafted post I had from 2010, inspired by a little placement of Jack Welch on CNBC. It was back when I had cable and actually watched TV, but it literally ocurred once or even twice every commercial break of every show. Perhaps that is why it stuck with me the way that it did. Read more

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’S 6 SECRETS TO SUCCESS

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dean Sutton in Entrepreneurship, Health, Training and Nutrition, Life, Mindset and Theory, Veiwpoint | Leave a comment

Hate him or love him, it’s undeniable that Arnold Schwarzenegger has accomplished some amazing things in his lifetime. From being the youngest Mr. Universe at the age of 20, highest grossing actor at the height of the Terminator series and appearing in 28 movies thus far, to the nature of how he arrived in the chair for the Governor of California. Not bad for a guy who spent a week in Austrian prison for going AWOL from the military to attend a bodybuilding competition and having a debatable immigrant status when entering the US at the age of 21… Read more

MEASURE TO IMPROVE

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Dean Sutton in Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing & Sales, Mindset and Theory, Random | Leave a comment


The old adage “measure twice and cut once” rings true as basic but pivotal advice for all.

So does: “you can’t improve what you don’t measure”.
Not just for a contractor with a saw or a tailor with sheers;
Their neglect could cause a door to barely shut, or your suit pants to be too short, exposing your white ankle socks that you should not be wearing.
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