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As a leader you must have a vision for your future. However, for that vision to guide you it must be something you can achieve and it must be yours. Individuals with good intentions constantly attempt to shape us. Unintentionally we adopt the dreams that others have for us. Take the time to reflect and answer to the following questions:
- How realistic is my current vision?
- What percentage of my current vision is truly mine?
Setting the end state of where you want to be is the key to your growth as a leader.
On December 6th Gary Slyman of Great Transitions Strategies will be co-hosting an event with Dvorah Graeser of KissPatent. The event is focused on how to make the transition from corporate employee to Startup Launch. It will held in Washington DC at WeWork Dupont Circle. For those who do not live in the area or who are unable to attend they will also host a live webinar, on Dec 8th.
Get the details and sign up here:
WeWork Event: https://www.meetup.com/
Webinar: https://www.meetup.com/
Learn more about KissPatent and Great Transitions Strategies here:
https://kisspatent.com/
www.GreatTransitionsStrate
WeWork Event: https://www.meetup.com/
Webinar: https://www.meetup.com/
Learn more about KissPatent and Great Transitions Strategies here:
https://kisspatent.com/
www.GreatTransitionsStrate
As an entrepreneur with the dream to a be a founder of a Startup would you consider the advice of three successful founders or CEO’s valuable? Listen to what these successful business professionals have to say about the benefits of having a coach as part of their team:
Scott Cook – Intuit Co-Founder
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Season 11 | Episode 7, Nov 4, 2015
Accounting for Intuit’s Success
Video Clip:
Rebecca Lynn, partner and founder at Canvas Ventures
http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts/3559/Creating-Your-Own-Canvas
Entire Episode: Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Season 11 | Episode 17
Audio Excerpt:
Minnie Ingersoll, CEO Shift
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Season 11 | Episode 17
A Drive to Disrupt
Entire Episode: http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts/4025/A-Drive-to-Disrupt
Audio Excerpt
The author, Gary Slyman is the founder and president of Great Transitions Strategies and has over 35 years of leadership experience ranging from dynamic high-risk environments to the classroom. He empowers high performing individuals and organizations to transition to the next level of performance through leadership development. Learn more at www.GreatTransitionsStrategies.com or contact via gary@GreatTransitionsStrategies.com for a complimentary consultation or coaching session.
Ever think to yourself:
“I have this great idea for a Startup, the technical capability, and desire. I just don’t know how to evaluate the path forward to pursue my dream?”
Many of us have a stereotyped image of the startup entrepreneur as some grad school student living a Spartan existence to make their enterprise a success. That image is incorrect. Most of today’s would-be entrepreneurs are well-established professionals with significant responsibilities. There is the mortgage, the student loans, savings, tuition, professional responsibilities, and family-life. Those commitments will not allow them to live on a Raman Noodle diet without a paycheck while building their new enterprise.
So how to do it?
Do it by building a team and do NOT – “go it alone”.
To make your transition a reality, build a team that is “all-in” with you in achieving your success!
Who should be on your team?
Your roster should have players only concerned with your success and who will empower you to rigorously evaluate the challenges each step of the way.
One of those players must be a professional coach. Your coach will engage in a relationship solely focused on you pursuing your vision. Your coach will empower you to reflect, take on challenges, and hold yourself accountable throughout the journey. You will learn about yourself as you answers questions such as:
1. What is my vision?
2. What are my current capabilities?
3. What are the gaps between my current state and my ultimate goal?
4. How do I move from my current place to achieve my vision?
Ask successful professionals you know who they rely on to keep them progressing. Singers, executives, business professionals, and athletes all have coaches as a member of their team. Why? Because the only purpose of a coach is to focus on accelerating and maximizing a client’s performance.
Invest in yourself by hiring a coach as a member of your team and explore the possibilities of how to become the founder of your own startup.
