Chapter 12. Entrepreneurial Execution
“The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation, and communication.”
—Michael Faraday
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
—Steve Jobs
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
—Warren Buffett
“Choose a job you love ...
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