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Last week, I listened to this episode featuring @GMillerJr & @tannerguzy.
100% worth your time.
They touched on a lot but I keep coming back to entrepreneurship & the parable of the talents. https://anchor.fm/narrowgate/episodes/Pursuing-Excellence-Over-Comfort-With-Tanner-Guzy-enodah/a-a445mpn
100% worth your time.
They touched on a lot but I keep coming back to entrepreneurship & the parable of the talents. https://anchor.fm/narrowgate/episodes/Pursuing-Excellence-Over-Comfort-With-Tanner-Guzy-enodah/a-a445mpn
This is certainly my story & I know it to be the story of many other men stuck in Mega Inc.
The work was too safe. Growth = presenting ppt decks to ever higher levels of mgmt.
The culture is not demanding and is frequently infantilizing.
The work was too safe. Growth = presenting ppt decks to ever higher levels of mgmt.
The culture is not demanding and is frequently infantilizing.
But the culture is judgmental to men like me who are religious/with a stay at home wife/homeschooled kids.
It that environment, it's just easier to bury your talents, shut your mouth & coast.
It that environment, it's just easier to bury your talents, shut your mouth & coast.
Entrepreneurship cuts through all of that. There is nothing fake between you & your results. You can't long continue to lie to yourself or set goals you don't even try to attain.
It terrified me for a long time. But I've come to love it.
It terrified me for a long time. But I've come to love it.
Instead of seeing all the ways I could fail, I now see all the ways I can succeed even if I fail. While entrepreneurship has grown my income, the greatest gains I made this year were mental. https://twitter.com/michaelperrone/status/1341822860977786880
I'm not saying everyone should quit their job and start risky businesses. But I do think everyone should quit any job that allows them to bury their talents.
