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How to Get Started as an Entrepreneur
by Cory Miller
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Most people don’t know where to begin
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Why Me? The Yada YadaStarted iThemes in 2008 in my home
Grown to 24+ team members
Hundreds of WP products; thousands of customers
WordPress was my career’s rocket launcher
I am living my dream & want to help you do the same
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Why Start a Business?Create your ideal job doing rockin’ work
Align work with life
Work with people you like & enjoy
Turn ideas into reality
Make money building something you own
And ...
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CHANGE THE WORLDMake meaning while making money
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Your First 8 QuestionsTo Get You Started
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1. What does your calendar look like for the next 5 years?
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1. Block out 2012-2017
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What consumes you enough to devote 5 years to?
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2. What are you going to offer that makes people’s lives awesome?
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2. Make people’s lives awesome
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How are you making someone’s life better, easier?
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3. What does your perfect playground look like?
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How do you want or need to work?
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4. How are you going to make money?
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Passion without profit is called a hobby
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5. Who is your pirate crew?
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‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.’
—African proverb
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First Key People?S.O., Accountant, Attorney
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6. What would you give up to get it?
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How BAD do you want it?
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My SECRET motivating, kick in the pants ...
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I’m scared to death of ...REGRET
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I want my life to COUNT
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SO DO YOU ... whether in a job, blogging with WP or starting a business
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7. What are you doing NOW to achieve your dream?
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Do ONE thing today that makes the biggest impact& moves you closer
Your Assignment:
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“Vision without execution is hallucination.”
—Albert Einstein
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Now ... what the heck are you waiting for?!