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and I would feel personally responsible if he were to follow my
advice and fail. I had a feeling he wasn't a natural entrepreneur, and
it wasn't just because he wasn't a young guy just starting out. I'm a
cautious optimist, but the cautious part comes first.
I have recommended that people start their own businesses when
the situation warrants it - I've seen their work ethic, their drive,
their passions and their tenacity, and I know they've got what it
takes. Some people think they have it, but they don't. The people I
have advised to go into business for themselves have all succeeded.
But I haven't told every person to do it.
I told a young woman in real estate that she should go into
business for herself, and she did - the next day! Kim Mogull has
become very successful in New York City with her own real estate
company, and she still tells people the story of how she got started.
She didn't spend more than 24 hours getting to it. Another person I
knew was in the wrong business for him, which was on Wall Street,
and I finally told him he was beginning to look like a loser because
he wasn't very good at it and he was miserable. I asked him what he
liked to do and his answer had to do with golf. It took a few years of
coaxing, but he finally made the change and has become very
successful with his own golf business - and very happy at the same
time.
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and go for it yourself. We all have
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be reaping it. A good inclination has to be there.
One of the first things I tell
thing to think about.
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