CHAPTER 1

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Mark Twain

The Age of YOU: The Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur. That word conjures up so many images. What comes to mind for you? Two people in a garage creating the next Apple or Google? Inventors like Tesla or Edison? Explorers like Columbus and Magellan looking for new trade routes? Your neighborhood shop or food truck owner? Friends selling their products online? All of them are entrepreneurs, and so are you.

The concept of being an entrepreneur is nothing new. We would dare say it’s the world’s second ...

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