Self Employed Success

Is it simply in someone’s nature, at birth, to be an entrepreneur, or can entrepreneurship be taught?

Region Focus magazine (a journal from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) tackles that question, with the conclusion that many people have benefited tremendously from business training. You can read the article, “Nature vs. Nurture,” by Charles Gerena, here.

The Kauffman Foundation has created a new site, eVenturing, dedicated to entrepreneurs. It’s FULL of great information for self-employed people!

http://www.eventuring.com/

Your copy of our 2006 Wisdom Report PDF packed with110 real-life marketing stories from Sherpa readers is ready for you:

http://wisdom.marketingsherpa.com
(Complimentary thanks to a grant from Omniture)

American Red Cross, CompUSA, Cox Communications, Deloitte & Touche, Palo Alto Software, and The Motley Fool were among the marketers who contributed stories for this 4th Annual Sherpa Wisdom report.

Topics include:

• Email campaign segmentation test results
• Search marketing lessons (especially combining PPC and SEO)
• Offline advertising and marketing lessons
• Web site design and landing page lessons
• Business-to-Business marketing campaign lessons
• Office politics and job searching tips for a successful marketing career

What is a MasterMind Group?

There is synergy of energy, commitment, and excitement that participants bring to a MasterMind Group. The beauty of MasterMind Groups is that participants raise the bar by challenging each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other with total honesty, respect and compassion. MasterMind participants act as catalysts for growth, devil’s advocates and supportive colleagues.

The concept of the MasterMind Group was formally introduced by Napoleon Hill in the early 1900′s. In his timeless classic, “Think And Grow Rich” he wrote about the Mastermind principle as:

“The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony.”

He continues …

“No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.”

In a MasterMind Group, the agenda belongs to the group, and each person’s participation is key. Your peers give you feedback, help you brainstorm new possibilities, and set up accountability structures that keep you focused and on track. You will create a community of supportive colleagues who will brainstorm together to move the group to new heights.
You’ll gain tremendous insights, which can improve your business and personal life. Your MasterMind Group is like having a objective board of directors.

What Will You Get From It?

• Experience, skill and confidence
• Real progress in your business and personal life
• An instant and valuable support network
• A sense of shared endeavor – there are others out there!
• Design things to be the way you want them to be, not as you’ve been told they “should” be

Read the full article here about How to Create and Run MasterMind Groups here.

copyright (c) 2004. Karyn Greenstreet. All rights reserved.

As you know, I’m a big advocate on continuing to sharpen your business skills, by attending classes and reading books. The National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship has released its list of the best new business books:

http://www.publicforuminstitute.org/nde/news/2005/enews-05-12-05.htm

And after you find a few good books to read, download our free inspirational book markers here:

http://www.passionforbusiness.com/bookmarks.htm