When Opportunity Knocks…7 Unconventional Ways To Prepare For Your Chance Of A Lifetime
Usual advice to entrepreneurs focuses on practicalities like learning to evaluate the market, write a business plan or raise money. But this assumption that weve already found the perfect idea or business opportunity is just plain wrong!
As a kid I dreamed that someday I would have my own business. In my 20s I kept my eyes open, freelanced a bit and even had a little web start up with a friend that turned out to be more of a hobby than a sustainable venture. I completed an MBA and studied entrepreneurship, and along the way I wrote a number of appealing business plans. Unfortunately, none of those businesses were appealing to me.
Truth was I didnt know what my dream looked like. I was surrounded by great opportunity but I hadnt spent enough time honing my receptors to know which opportunity was right for me.
What was missing was the atypical business advice: To find my perfect business opportunity I had to find myself first. I needed to assess ME before I could even look at the market!
How will you recognize the idea or business opportunity that is the...