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Points to Remember | Things to Do

Specialization is not your friend. You may already be over-
specialized. If that’s the case, work on experiencing more

diverse aspects of business and life. You don’t have to know
everything about them. Just be exposed to them. Overcome
your natural tendency to stay in your comfort zone. Don’t
stay buried in the details.
The longer you stay in school, the more specialized you

often become. You know more and more about less and less.
Break out by taking on different projects, volunteering,
doing whatever you can to broaden your horizons.

Entrepreneurship favors generalists. The more you read,
see, hear, and do, the greater your life experiences become.

Live your life believing that knowing a little about a lot is a
good thing.
Hire specialists to do the tasks and the work. It’s your job to

lead them. Use the B-I Triangle as your framework for
organizing your company and your leadership. You need to
become a master delegator of all tasks on the inside of the
triangle so you can do your job of leading the mission and
the team.

Set your sights, and aim high. You never know what you can

achieve until you focus on achieving it. Ask yourself
honestly, if you had no barriers, how big would you want to
be? Now that you know, why sell yourself short? Everything
is possible in our highly connected world, once you give
yourself permission and focus.
Get experience before starting your own company. Work to

learn, not to earn, and study the companies that are
implementing the B-I Triangle the best. Analyze why things

go right and why things go wrong.
Become multilingual. Know the languages of business by
diving into them head first. Full immersion will get you