The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur

The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur

by John Jantsch
Released October 2019
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781119579779

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Book description

A guide for creating a deeper relationship with the entrepreneurial journey

The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur offers overworked and harried entrepreneurs, and anyone who thinks like one, a much-needed guide for tapping into the wisdom that is most relevant to the entrepreneurial life. The book is filled with inspirational meditations that contain the thoughts and writings of notable American authors. Designed as a daily devotional, it is arranged in a calendar format, and features readings of transcendentalist literature and others.

Each of The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur meditations is followed by a reflection and a challenging question from John Jantsch. He draws on his lifetime of experience as a successful coach for small business and startup leaders to offer an entrepreneurial context. Jantsch shows how entrepreneurs can learn to trust their ideas and overcome the doubt and fear of everyday challenges. The book contains:

  • A unique guide to meditations, especially designed for entrepreneurs
  • A range of topics such as self-awareness, trust, creativity, resilience, failure, growth, freedom, love, integrity, and passion
  • An inspirational meditation for each day of the year. . . including leap year
  • Reflections from John Jantsch, small business marketing expert and the author of the popular book Duct Tape Marketing

Written for entrepreneurs, as well anyone seeking to find a deeper meaning in their work and life, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur is a practical handbook for anyone seeking to embrace the practice of self-trust.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Author's Note
  5. January
    1. January 1: The Force of Nature
    2. January 2: Wear Your Truth
    3. January 3: You Are Blendingly Distinct
    4. January 4: Who Are You to Be Great?
    5. January 5: You Are Enough Right Now
    6. January 6: Peaceful in Your Intent
    7. January 7: Consistency Brings Trust
    8. January 8: Respect Your Dream
    9. January 9: A Life Imagined
    10. January 10: Cast Your Bread
    11. January 11: Light Within
    12. January 12: Your Own Crazy
    13. January 13: Life Evolving
    14. January 14: Take the Plunge
    15. January 15: Have a Dream
      1. Note
    16. January 16: The Inside Edge
    17. January 17: Make Good Choices
    18. January 18: Time to Do Less
    19. January 19: Unlimited Power
    20. January 20: Truthful Adherence
    21. January 21: The Wonder of Things
    22. January 22: Leap Unapologetically
    23. January 23: No Regrets
    24. January 24: Endlessly Changing
    25. January 25: Exceptions to Every Rule
    26. January 26: How High We Are
    27. January 27: Gratefully Uncomfortable
    28. January 28: Relative Harmony
    29. January 29: Your Granitie Truth
    30. January 30: True Desire
    31. January 31: Doing Sacred Work
  6. February
    1. February 1: The Adventure of Journey
    2. February 2: Create Clods
    3. February 3: The Life in Yourself
    4. February 4: What Is Wild?
    5. February 5: Own Your Art
    6. February 6: Expanding Capacity
    7. February 7: Suddenly Grateful
    8. February 8: As We Are
    9. February 9: The Life in Yourself
    10. February 10: Reawakening the Bond
    11. February 11: Simply Perfect
    12. February 12: Dreamers of the Day
    13. February 13: First Make a Mess
    14. February 14: Artful Growth
    15. February 15: Thin Decision Making
    16. February 16: Active Procrastination
    17. February 17: Authoring Something Beautiful
    18. February 18: Speak What Tomorrow Thinks
    19. February 19: Thinking Makes It So
    20. February 20: Child of the Mist
    21. February 21: Cumulative Rhythm
    22. February 22: Guruless
    23. February 23: The Quality of Observation
    24. February 24: Fear and Doubt
    25. February 25: Analog Creative
    26. February 26: Yes and No Are Lies
    27. February 27: Unfinished Business
    28. February 28: Your Sitting Place
    29. February 29: Positive Recharge
      1. Note
  7. March
    1. March 1: The Bliss You Live
    2. March 2: Feeling Beauty
    3. March 3: Choose Otherwise
    4. March 4: Unreasonable Ambitions
    5. March 5: Originality of Character
    6. March 6: In Dreams
    7. March 7: To Inspire Another
    8. March 8: Your Own Day
    9. March 9: Of Intense Light
    10. March 10: A Beautiful Noise
    11. March 11: Crazy for Yourself
    12. March 12: Resist Not Evil
    13. March 13: Duty Bound
    14. March 14: What's Difficult
    15. March 15: Challenge Freedom
    16. March 16: See More Clearly
    17. March 17: Being Nobody
    18. March 18: Resist Much
    19. March 19: Struggle into Blossom
    20. March 20: Conscious Ignorance
    21. March 21: Material Freedom
    22. March 22: On Letting Go
    23. March 23: Sense of Wonder
    24. March 24: A Great Poem
    25. March 25: Love to Live
    26. March 26: Dear Truth
    27. March 27: Lifting the Weight
    28. March 28: Your Tribe Is
    29. March 29: What Is Freedom, Then?
    30. March 30: Perfect Freedom
    31. March 31: Seeking Opinion
  8. April
    1. April 1: Entrepreneur as Poet
    2. April 2: The Light of Love
      1. Note
    3. April 3: Because You Must
    4. April 4: In the Way We Empower
    5. April 5: The Tinge of Red
    6. April 6: Darkness and Light
    7. April 7: In One Word
    8. April 8: Making a Living
  9. April 9: Your Atmosphere
  10. April 10: Toil of Love
  11. April 11: For Truth's Sake
  12. April 12: Passion Without Perseverance
  13. April 13: Creative Hate
  14. April 14: Homes in Hearts
  15. April 15: Truth in Arrogance
  16. April 16: Joy with Duty
  17. April 17: The Work of Play
  18. April 18: Do Great Work
  19. April 19: Look with Hindsight
  20. April 20: In the Way We Empower
  21. April 21: Teach the World
  22. April 22: Right to Do
  23. April 23: Unstoppable Impact
  24. April 24: What We Do Well
  25. April 25: Your Unfinished Work
  26. April 26: Ask for Help
  27. April 27: A Worthy Opinion
  28. April 28: Communicating in Silence
  29. April 29: Force of Questions
  30. April 30: A Portion of Thyself
  31. May
    1. May 1: Fear the Storm
    2. May 2: Owned Impact
    3. May 3: Unsudden Heights
    4. May 4: The Force
    5. May 5: Keep Thy State
    6. May 6: No Vain Endeavor
    7. May 7: Beautiful Compensation
    8. May 8: Make Enough Noise
    9. May 9: The Lens of Others
    10. May 10: Greater Miracles
    11. May 11: True Potential
    12. May 12: Road to Greatness
    13. May 13: Everyone Pivots
    14. May 14: Question Facts
    15. May 15: For the Joy of It
    16. May 16: Intentional Procrastination
    17. May 17: Independence of Solitude
    18. May 18: Mind the End
    19. May 19: Your True Fans
    20. May 20: No Single Exception
    21. May 21: Have Your Experience
    22. May 22: On Purpose
    23. May 23: Heart and Mind
    24. May 24: Anything or Nothing
      1. Note
    25. May 25: Involuntary Perception
    26. May 26: To Speak Truth
    27. May 27: Your Special Place
    28. May 28: True Genius
    29. May 29: Proportions Widened
    30. May 30: Sufficient Foreground
    31. May 31: Greater People
  32. June
    1. June 1: Firmly to Hope
    2. June 2: Castles in the Air
    3. June 3: On Being a Hero
    4. June 4: No Apologies
    5. June 5: Unlocking Solitude
    6. June 6: Do You
    7. June 7: You Are Invincible
    8. June 8: Spirit of Entrepreneurship
    9. June 9: Don't Undervalue Yourself
    10. June 10: Risk Your Heart
    11. June 11: Security in Optimism
    12. June 12: No Speedy Limit
    13. June 13: The Near at Hand
    14. June 14: Seed of Faith
    15. June 15: Ask Nature
    16. June 16: Joy Today
    17. June 17: Something Regained
    18. June 18: Firsthand Experience
    19. June 19: Intellectual Consciousness
    20. June 20: A Slow Walk
    21. June 21: Exceeding Peace
    22. June 22: New Light
    23. June 23: That Which Is Near
    24. June 24: Love the Shade
    25. June 25: The Bended Tree
    26. June 26: Master Your Craft
    27. June 27: Much Madness
    28. June 28: In Your Power
    29. June 29: Riding Flow
    30. June 30: Childlike Confidence
  33. July
    1. July 1: Meet Your Life
    2. July 2: Not a Climb
    3. July 3: Measure Mindfully
    4. July 4: After Work
    5. July 5: Seize Risk
    6. July 6: Practiced Inconsistency
    7. July 7: Relative Failure
    8. July 8: More Human
    9. July 9: Learn to Struggle
    10. July 10: Perceived Strength
    11. July 11: Battles Lost
    12. July 12: No Expectations
    13. July 13: Not Very Busy
    14. July 14: Failing Judgment
    15. July 15: Entrepreneurial Guilt
    16. July 16: Hope Guides
    17. July 17: Exceptional Trust
    18. July 18: Time with Yourself
    19. July 19: Our Beautiful Art
    20. July 20: Your Best Work
    21. July 21: Slow and Sure
    22. July 22: Exert Your Talent
    23. July 23: Show Up, Show Up, Show Up
    24. July 24: The Meaning of Happiness
    25. July 25: The Razor's Edge
    26. July 26: Judge Not Success
    27. July 27: Getting Unstuck
    28. July 28: Truth Prevails
    29. July 29: Soul Care
    30. July 30: Step Aside
    31. July 31: Encounter with Reality
  34. August
    1. August 1: Our Individual Nature
    2. August 2: Prove Yourself Wrong
    3. August 3: It Will Require Work
    4. August 4: Suffering Strengthens
    5. August 5: The First Dozen Times
    6. August 6: From Sitting Still
    7. August 7: Get What You Need
    8. August 8: Indestructibly Content
    9. August 9: Amen! of Nature
    10. August 10: Puddle Backward
    11. August 11: Remove All Obstacles
    12. August 12: Opposite Ends of the Same Stick
    13. August 13: Study Out of Doors
    14. August 14: Greet the Dawn
    15. August 15: Have a Little Faith
    16. August 16: Nature's Gift
    17. August 17: Extreme Self-Care
    18. August 18: Enough Already
    19. August 19: Law of Choice
    20. August 20: Define Success
    21. August 21: The Following Journey
    22. August 22: Keep Grubbing
    23. August 23: Radical Humility
    24. August 24: Beyond First Impressions
    25. August 25: Unfinished Parts
    26. August 26: Happiness of Life
    27. August 27: Adversity's Opportunity
    28. August 28: High-Quality Leisure
    29. August 29: Why We Must Sail
    30. August 30: Believe in Simplicity
    31. August 31: You Cannot Fail
  35. September
    1. September 1: Unearth the Complexity
    2. September 2: Congruence
    3. September 3: Truth in Grace
    4. September 4: Into Silence
    5. September 5: Tend Your Field
    6. September 6: In Solitude
    7. September 7: Well-Held Beliefs
    8. September 8: Sacred Integrity
    9. September 9: Ignore Everything
    10. September 10: Embrace Yourself
    11. September 11: Solving Impact
    12. September 12: What Is Time?
    13. September 13: True Potential
    14. September 14: Entirely Happy
    15. September 15: Prune and Water
    16. September 16: Do Not Wait
    17. September 17: Into the Wild
    18. September 18: Find Your Gifts
    19. September 19: Change Oftener
    20. September 20: Real Character
    21. September 21: Release Yourself
    22. September 22: Everyday Truth
    23. September 23: Remarkable You
    24. September 24: Your Reputation
    25. September 25: Immortal Impact
    26. September 26: Right to Do
    27. September 27: Seasons of Growth
    28. September 28: Sense of Newness
    29. September 29: Original Giftedness
    30. September 30: Failure's Message
  36. October
    1. October 1: Doing Well
    2. October 2: Done Growing
    3. October 3: Growth Data
    4. October 4: Excessive Business
    5. October 5: Above Time
    6. October 6: Ready or Not
    7. October 7: Trouble Solving
    8. October 8: Some Absorbing Errand
    9. October 9: Intentional Travel
    10. October 10: Abundant Trust
    11. October 11: Ever Expansive
    12. October 12: Do Right Now
    13. October 13: New Wine
    14. October 14: Creative Genius
    15. October 15: Limiting Stories
    16. October 16: Finding Aliveness
    17. October 17: Creating History
    18. October 18: Unexplored Lands
      1. Note
    19. October 19: Knowledge Without Wisdom
    20. October 20: Decide Growth
    21. October 21: Expert on You
    22. October 22: Little Corner
    23. October 23: Your Creator
    24. October 24: Future Design
    25. October 25: Celestial Fire
    26. October 26: Upon Rereading
    27. October 27: Be Good for Something
    28. October 28: Extraordinary Dreamers
    29. October 29: Confidence and Doubt
    30. October 30: First Drafts
    31. October 31: To Think Is to Act
  37. November
    1. November 1: True Calling
    2. November 2: Future Forward
    3. November 3: Change Stuff
    4. November 4: Enjoy Your Reward
    5. November 5: Service Driven
    6. November 6: Artistic Material
    7. November 7: Chasing Fame
    8. November 8: Turning Point
    9. November 9: New Energy
    10. November 10: Expanding Force
    11. November 11: Written Words
    12. November 12: Time Treasure
    13. November 13: By Example
      1. Note
    14. November 14: On Immortality
    15. November 15: Owning Your Legacy
    16. November 16: Challenge Enough
    17. November 17: Natural Wonderment
    18. November 18: Self-Helping
    19. November 19: Greatness of Our Fates
    20. November 20: In the Open Light
    21. November 21: Future Forward
    22. November 22: Insist on Yourself
    23. November 23: Brief Moments
    24. November 24: Reputation and Character
    25. November 25: The East Wind
    26. November 26: Thinking for Yourself
    27. November 27: Crafting Your Biography
    28. November 28: Brand Reliance
    29. November 29: Express Authenticity
    30. November 30: Unseen Many
  38. December
    1. December 1: Gratitude in All Things
    2. December 2: There Is No Try
    3. December 3: Ragged Edges
    4. December 4: Neither Good nor Bad
    5. December 5: Something Wonderful
    6. December 6: Precision and Balance
    7. December 7: Human Discovery
    8. December 8: Employing Time
    9. December 9: On This Rotation
    10. December 10: Feminine Energy
    11. December 11: Defining Beauty
    12. December 12: On a Tangent
    13. December 13: Being Noble
    14. December 14: Indescribable Repose
    15. December 15: The Math of Movement
    16. December 16: Climb on Your Own
    17. December 17: District of Nature
    18. December 18: To the Morning
    19. December 19: Worth Amazing
    20. December 20: Diversity of Thought
    21. December 21: When You Grow Up
    22. December 22: Measure of a Life
    23. December 23: Redeem Some Portion
    24. December 24: About Something Else
    25. December 25: Small Achievements
    26. December 26: How to Wait
    27. December 27: Experimental Truth
    28. December 28: The Most Harmless Thing
    29. December 29: Path Awareness
    30. December 30: Grace to Your Art
    31. December 31: Temple Mind
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Product information

  • Title: The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur
  • Author(s): John Jantsch
  • Release date: October 2019
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119579779