It’s time that we stepped up a bit and showed our customers, clients, or readers that we care by creating valuable, memorable content or products. Because, if we don’t, there’s nothing stopping our potential customers from finding someone who will.

Christina

My favorite line, “The winners in the new marketplace will sell information, road maps, digital tools, education, and entertainment—often, all contained within one product.”

I think this also combines with ‘winners help others succeed’!

Thank you Sonia for the great thoughts – Theresa

The first point you made about self reliance resonates most strongly with me, being a particular fan of the Emerson piece of the same title, and after conducting a research project at university about whether entrepreneurs are born or made, I would wholeheartedly agree that it is in our DNA.

Basically the studies I researched showed that entrepreneurialism was a state, not a characteristic. An opportunism and creativity that developed/emerged in response to adverse circumstances.

With that in mind, I think that there has never been a better time to be forced into self employment. Though the times are rough, the opportunities for success have never been more abundant, and the barriers to entry in our info tech society have never been lower.

Gavin