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]]>Carol Sanford has risen to prominence as a consultant in the world of business development and is also well known for speaking to potential business owners in a number of different settings. She has authored a book, The Responsible Entrepreneur, where she discusses the importance of responsibility and accountability in the entrepreneurial field and her insights continue to be shared in the business community time after time.
“Entrepreneurism isn’t born within a rare few; it’s a fire waiting to be lit inside us.” – Carol Sanford (highlight to share)
There are a number of lessons that every entrepreneur can learn from Carol Sanford and the following list focuses on the five that I find to be the most crucial for you to learn more about how you can emulate Sanford’s tactics.
An entrepreneur does not fail or succeed based exclusively on his or her own merits, a lesson that Sanford teaches in all of her works. Success is achieved within a team context, while failures are typically achieved alone. The entrepreneur who tries to do it all by themselves or ignore the needs of those underneath is setting themselves up for continued disappointment.
One of the most common pitfalls that a budding entrepreneur falls victim to is the perception that they need to take on each of the most important tasks by themselves and minimize the amount of help they need from partners and staff members. However, a truly successful entrepreneur knows how to hold themselves accountable and delegate duties to those who are more talented than themselves. No one ever rises to the top alone, but there are certainly more than a few would-be entrepreneurs who have sunk to the bottom all by themselves.
Carol Sanford speaks about the importance of self-awareness and talks about what it takes for a person to leave their mark on the world. She communicates her thoughts and ideas about the traits needed for a person to reach their full potential. One of the ideas that she regularly touches on is that a successful person does not take any event that takes place in their life too personally. In order to achieve success, an entrepreneur must be able to look at the bigger picture.
Instead of allowing the outcome of certain situation to affect how they feel about themselves, Sanford talks about recognizing the impact of their actions and remaining focused on the task at hand. No one rises to the top without experiencing a few setbacks along the way and none of these issues should ever be taken personally. Your higher aim is what matters most.
When Sanford speaks to her audiences, whether in person or through her writings, she consistently focuses on the responsibilities that come with along with responsible entrepreneurial work. No one starts off their entrepreneurial journey knowing it all or being able to predict the future. Problems lie ahead and while there is no way to control them, you can control the manner in which you react to them.
Rather than being waylaid by every single challenge that comes along, Sanford shows her acolytes how to use them as learning experiences, as a method for enriching themselves intellectually. Thanks to her years of experience, she knows about how rewarding it can be to face a challenge head on and learn from it. There is going to be resistance along the way as you climb the ladder to your ultimate goal, so embrace these challenges and use them as a tool for self-improvement.
We often have moments in life where we feel a certain magnetic pull that encourages us to shoot for a certain goal or to pursue a particular endeavor. Carol Sanford encourages her audiences to stop ignoring those feelings and start pursuing the goals that will truly make them happy. When you pursue the goals that are most important to you, your capabilities will be stretched to the limit, which is the best way for a person to shake off their current comfort zone and grow into a successful entrepreneur.
Your capacity to grow is as limitless as your imagination. If you are someone who is constantly doubting themselves and refusing to see the bigger picture, then you are going to struggle to pursue your true calling. We all have that magnetic tug inside of us, that little voice in our heads that encourages us to stop working at jobs that we hate and to go after our dreams. Sanford ensures that her audiences do not continue to ignore that voice.
Another area of emphasis for Sanford is the importance of self-reflection. She urges her audiences and readers to take a moment to really reflect on what is important to them. What is your goal and even more importantly, what are you going to do in order to reach it? Goals are great, but without a definitive plan, a goal is merely a dream.
Until you can look deep within and decide on what your true goal entails and what you are willing to do in order to achieve it, you will remain in your current state. An entrepreneur is someone who is not afraid to challenge themselves and a person who thrives when they are pushed out of their preferred comfort zone. Thanks to Carol Sanford’s lessons, what once seemed like a dream can become a reality, when you are ready, willing and able to put in the work necessary.
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]]>A summary of things you should know about The Responsible Entreprenur according to Carol Sanford Introduction In this episode Carol Sanford shares her insights on a special breed of entrepreneurs.Read More
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]]>In this episode Carol Sanford shares her insights on a special breed of entrepreneurs. In her book, The Responsible Entrepreneur, Sanford gives you the framework to make a difference in the way your business affects the world and maps the journey through 4 archetypes: Realizing Entrepreneurs, Reconnection Entrepreneurs, Reciprocity Entrepreneurs, and Regenerative Entrepreneurs. The Responsible Entrepreneur is the perfect book for entrepreneurs looking to pursue world-changing results or significantly impact investors.
This book is really about stepping up to how you put a dent in the universe and do it in a way that you have phenomenal business. How you take the traditional entrepreneur energy, the social mission and you make it possible to make these quantum changes in industries, social systems, belief systems and even how we govern.
I do something called making promises beyond ableness. That is what you might say the summary of this book is about. Making promises beyond ableness means you have to grow and learn but you promise to do something that might not happen if you don’t do it. All of the ten stories I tell in this book show you how that is possible in every person alive.
It’s broken up primarily in three sections, the first one I talk about 3 icons and tell you short stories about their successes. The second part is two chapters for each of the four archetypes. One is the four pillars that I use as the themes in my research and my practice, these are all stories I have been involved with for years. It shows first the pillars and then goes through the details of two entrepreneur’s lives of how they lived it out and exactly what they did. The third section I took one business and showed how it played out all four archetypes because the archetypes aren’t you, you don’t become an archetype, you use it. The second archetype that I renamed is the realization archetype. This archetype is about reality and how it is that you become much more grounded in reality and you figure out how to fight what’s worth fighting for. The third archetype I call the reciprocity entrepreneur. In this section of the book I share stories about Oprah. Oprah has taught us so much about our racism and how we exclude people. It makes us look at the wholeness or lack of wholeness of our beliefs and how those need to be rethought. The final archetype I call the regenerative entrepreneur. The summary of this book is how to use these four archetypes to regenerate a tribe, a nation, a business. The last chapter is putting that all together and showing it how it all works as one.
“Entrepreneurism isn’t for a rare few who are born with it; it is a fire waiting to be lite in all of us.” – Carol Sanford
“If you want to operate from a place of creative freedom you have to take on defining the game itself and changing the rules for everyone.” – Carol Sanford
I have written several book, the most recent is The Responsible Business and the new one we are talking about today is The Responsible Entrepreneur. I used to be a professional improvisational performer and standup comic.
There are two intersections in my own personal life experience. One is the clients, colleagues and students in universities where I teach that I have seen doing things that I knew at the level of entrepreneurship was possible for everyone to do but it always showed up in magazines in a very funny way. The other thing that was an intersection was I was raised closely by my maternal grandfather who is a descendant of the tribe of Mohawk survivors and he passed along the stories to me of how they rebuilt the nation based on four archetypes that he was exposed to. I saw how I could really explain what was going on with my clients and these amazing leaders in a way that entrepreneurs could take on much bigger change and pull more together than they knew was possible.
The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom
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The Entrepreneurs Library presents the latest books for entrepreneurs in July 2014. These books are brand new to the market and the authors are in line to share their insights with me. Stay tuned for the release of these great episodes coming soon.
Pitching and Closing by Alexander Taub and Ellen DaSilva
Pitching & Closing gives you concrete action steps for mastering the specific skill set today’s business-development professionals need to define their roles and meet revenue expectations. Written in practical terms by playmakers at Twitter and SocialRank, this A-to-Z guide walks you through forging relationships, pitching a company’s product, building a network, sourcing deals, making rejection positive, and staying cool while closing large deals. Firsthand accounts from business development executives across many industries, from tech to television to finance, bring to life such topics as:
“This book is a must-read for anyone in the business of transforming professional relationships into powerful strategic partnerships.” — Adam Bain, President of Global Revenue at Twitter
Learn more about Alex Taub | Buy Pitching and Closing on Amazon
Startup Mixology by Frank Gruber
Startup Mixology is first and foremost a book about turning your ideas into action. From the cofounder of media company Tech Cocktail, a veteran entrepreneur and investor who was named one of the most connected people in tech, this book covers the basic “ingredients” of winning entrepreneurship. No abstract theories here — it shows you how to tackle everything from idea generation to launch to marketing to funding and how to start getting things done.
Once you’ve taken that first step, the journey has only begun. Startup Mixology tells it like it is — and it’s not easy! You’ll learn about the harsh reality of starting up: what happens when you offend your customers, get no attention, or run out of money. These are the stories you don’t always hear in the media.
“Frank Gruber’s Startup Mixology is a clear and thoughtful distillation of what it takes to take an idea and turn it into a business. I encourage entrepreneurs of all backgrounds to read this book and apply its lessons.” —Steve Case, Chairman and CEO, Revolution, Cofounder, AOL, and Chairman, Case Foundation
Learn more about Frank Gruber | Buy Startup Mixology on Amazon
How to Succeed in 12 Months by Serena Star Leonard
How to Succeed in 12 Months: Creating a Life You Love is your ultimate guide to turning your dreams into reality. Author Serena Star-Leonard is living the dream herself, having practiced what she preaches. In the book, she shares the secrets behind figuring out the steps that will get you the life you’ve always wanted, and taking those steps in leaps and bounds. It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme, but a one-year plan to stepping out of your rut and into your most fulfilling life. Star-Leonard provides a roadmap to:
Learn more about Serena Star-Leonard | Buy How to Succeed in 12 Months on Amazon
Walk Away Wealthy by Mark Tepper
In Walk Away Wealthy, Mark Tepper–a leading authority on wealth management and financial planning for entrepreneurs–shows you how to build a strong exit plan, an absolute requirement if you hope to get the full value from a sale. Tepper’s twelve secrets debunk myths and deliver practical advice as he walks you through what most people don’t know (or refuse to believe) about the process of planning their exit. And although it’s best to start planning the exit as early as possible, the book also delivers advice for those who may have waited too long and feel lost in the face of a rapidly approaching sale.
Selling the business you worked so hard to build can be a confusing and intimidating proposition. Let Mark Tepper clear away the misconceptions, steer you clear of common mistakes, and help you walk away wealthy!
“Walk Away Wealthy is loaded with practical ideas you can use to maximize the value of your business – to yourself and to the person you sell it to.” – Brian Tracy, Author of Now, Build A Great Business
Learn more about Mark Tepper | Buy Walk Away Wealthy on Amazon
The Responsible Entrepreneur by Carol Sanford
The Responsible Entrepreneur offers a blueprint for this new kind of business leadership, describing the means by which any entrepreneur can pursue a higher order of work. In it, Carol Sanford, one of the most trusted names in responsible business development, brings her vast expertise in helping executives and corporations to the entrepreneur looking to launch and scale a venture. She maps this journey through four archetypes:
For entrepreneurs seeking to pursue world-changing results, or impact investors looking to align their capital with their values, The Responsible Entrepreneur provides the frameworks to build a business and to evaluate and direct investments to create the greatest benefit for all stakeholders.
“Carol Sanford has produced a profound but simple framework for understanding and unleashing entrepreneurial talent. Offering unique insight into four types of entrepreneurship and the domains in which they provide the most leverage, The Responsible Entrepreneur will feed the entrepreneurial spirit and catalyze it toward more meaningful impact in the world.” — Lara Lee, SVP, customer experience design, Lowe’s Home Improvement, and former VP, Harley-Davidson
Learn more about Carol Sanford | Buy The Responsible Entrepreneur on Amazon
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