This is the final post in a 3-part series of lessons I’ve learned in the last 5 years of being an entrepreneur (see part 1 or part 2). Lesson 11: Say No Often My success is due in part because I said “NO” to many appealing, fun, cool opportunities. I may not be the smartest guy, …
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This is part 2 of a 3 part series. (see part 1 here) Continuing with my series of lessons I’ve learned in the last 5 years of being an entrepreneur, I hope you can learn from lessons 6-10: Lesson #6: No Sales, No Business Initially in my business everything was bugging me because it was …
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Somewhere around the time people were claiming that we’re in the great recession, I had the burning desire to start my own business: Jeppesen Financial Services. I quit my job at a traditional insurance office and dove headlong into entrepreneurship. After many nights of falling asleep in my clothes, making thousands upon thousands of phone …
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