RedBlueOceans

VP of #BPO #TeamBuilding Company | Re-Imagining The Future | Growing Teams Around The Globe | Skyrocketing Clients Revenues +100% | Decimating Expenses -50%

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Keepin in goin!

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I've met a lot of struggling entrepreneurs that are more interested in the ship they are building than where the wind is blowing.

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

I like to tell my team: If you can't ignore the hype while things are trending up, then you can't ignore the despair when things are trending down. We need to develop resilience, ignore the noise, and continually make forward progress on our mission.

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

If you need another person to motivate you, probably you should never jump into Entrepreneurship!

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Ultimately being an entrepreneur is about pivoting from no’s, things that don’t work, and building on your work. You can’t win them all, you can’t please everyone, and you have to use those down moments as fuel to push up. So while it hurt, I’ll take the lesson.

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The best entrepreneurs only strike when they see the biggest opportunities.

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If you’re not excited to compete in your niche, pick another one.

Competition will happen, and you have to be comfortable to consistently innovate and evolve.

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If you think entrepreneurship is a risk, ask yourself

"Is it secure to live from paycheck to paycheck?"

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

All you need is a few big winners during your lifetime to beat the market. Everyone will say you got lucky, but everyone else didn’t have the courage to find them, buy them, and hold them. In the end luck has very little to do with it.

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Word of mouth is responsible for 20% to 50% of ALL purchases made.

Choose your friends wisely....

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Every "No" you encounter is graciously directing you towards finding your "Yesses"

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Your side project doesn't have to be the next Facebook level idea.

Pick something simple.

Build it. Ship it.

Everything else is procrastination.

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

As an entrepreneur/creative, you have to heal from the times you were in survival mode. You deserve to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

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If you can't explain what your startup does in 10 words, you probably don't know what you're solving for... and just masking it with complexity

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There is no place for pessimism in the life of a startup founder. You have to believe before evidence shows up.

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

Owning a company is 90% just managing the emotions of people.

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

Ultimately being an entrepreneur is about pivoting from no’s, things that don’t work, and building on your work. You can’t win them all, you can’t please everyone, and you have to use those down moments as fuel to push up. So while it hurt, I’ll take the lesson.

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

Biggest mistake I see people make is trying to make money. You don’t make money by trying to make money. You make money by developing valuable skills. Focus on skills long enough and the money is inevitable

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

I like to tell my team: If you can't ignore the hype while things are trending up, then you can't ignore the despair when things are trending down. We need to develop resilience, ignore the noise, and continually make forward progress on our mission.

[RedBlueOceans @redblueoceans]

Most people have great startup ideas

But a great idea doesn’t make a great BUSINESS