http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com Wisdom for New Ventures Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:12:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en - Jean Cocteau Sometimes criticism is a sign that you are on the right track. Often, when we are pursuing a personal dream or vision, our actions and decisions may seem completely off base to others. They begin to second guess or constructively criticize our actions to make them fit their ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/entrepreneurs/%e2%80%98that-which-others-criticize-you-for-cultivate-it-is-you%e2%80%99/ Expert poker players know that the way to win consistently is to fold whenever you have a hand that is weak and hang in there when your hand is strong. They also know that when you have a good hand, it gets better as more cards are on the table. ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/goals/have-a-plan-for-controlling-risk/ Human beings are always in search of things that can change or improve our life. Paradoxically, nothing we have is permanent and the future is always a mystery, no matter how carefully we prepare for it. All of our work up to this moment can be undone in an instant ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/goals/things-will-never-be-the-same/ A consideration is a form of payment and receiving one is the sign of a professional. If this seems like a contradiction to our secret that tells you to give things away, think of it this way: It is the nature of the consideration that is important. In business matters ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/pyschology/always-do-things-for-a-consideration/ Many of us view money as the measurement of success. In part this is because we live in a materialistic society whose value judgments are often based on how much material wealth a person has gathered in their lifetime. This might contrast, for instance, with a  society like India’s where ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/networking/money-is-a-representation-of-energy/ If you constantly compare yourself to others you are doomed to failure. Their accomplishments are accomplished in the context of their lives, not yours. The true test of success is to look at what you are doing and ask yourself if you are doing your best. If the answer is ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/motivation/compare-yourself-to-yourself/ “If it's so good, how come everybody isn’t doing it?” Every visionary, entrepreneur, artist and creative thinker has heard this one. The answer is that ‘everybody’ seldom follows through on their dreams and it always takes a powerfully determined individual to take action on their ideas and visions. Sure, someone may ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/goals/the-battle-cry-of-mediocrity/ Contrary to what our society teaches us, the $7 an hour burger cook who makes a great burger is earning their wages as much or more than the $50 an hour executive dashing from meeting to meeting. Both are working hard to do what they are paid to do and ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/pyschology/put-a-value-on-other-people%e2%80%99s-work/ Improvisation is the basis of creativity. It usually means altering your viewpoint of what you already have to work with so that you can make others see it differently. It seldom means creating something from nothing. The master improvisational artists of our time are jazz musicians. Saxophonist Warren Marsh spelled a ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/ideas/learn-to-improvise/ The definition of success not only varies from person to person but also changes as you define and achieve your goals. Those things that seemed so important and unreachable at age 20 now are run of the mill or replaced by totally different priorities. As we grow through experience, our ... http://www.entrepreneurialsavant.com/goals/constantly-refine-your-definition-of-success/