I had a thought come to me when I woke up in the morning. It's the concept of offering your services anytime and anywhere-for free! This is something I have learned from an unlikely role model of mine, Andrew W.K. Andrew W.K. is a musician/ motivational speaker who actually delivers a powerful message. His story of becoming who he is today is truly inspiring because he started as a crazy keyboard player who would play shows anytime and anywhere. He believed in bringing his music to absolutely anybody who wanted to hear it. He eventually struck a deal with a record label simply through his reputation for playing crazy shows all the time, everywhere.
I feel the same passion for teaching business principles and inspiring entrepreneurs to carry out their ideas. That's what I love about my job; it's something that I actually enjoy talking about while I'm not at work. Often times I'll be at church or I'll be running in the park or at a party and people want to know more about what I do. After I tell them I'm a small business mentor they of course have lots of questions for me because they, like so many people in this country, have their own small business and they want to know how to expand. I've learned that sharing these ideas and principles that I have learned at school or on the job freely with others makes me happy. Why not just give someone a simple tip that will help them, even if you get "nothing" out of it?
I think this principle of anytime, anywhere, anyone is what can make any idea succeed. If Andrew W.K. wants to be a musician that truly inspires he needs to bring it to those who really want it, when they want it! If I want to take my ideas further and start my own foundation helping entrepreneurs here in Peru, I'm going to have to commit to offering my tips and advice anytime, anywhere, to anyone.
I feel the same passion for teaching business principles and inspiring entrepreneurs to carry out their ideas. That's what I love about my job; it's something that I actually enjoy talking about while I'm not at work. Often times I'll be at church or I'll be running in the park or at a party and people want to know more about what I do. After I tell them I'm a small business mentor they of course have lots of questions for me because they, like so many people in this country, have their own small business and they want to know how to expand. I've learned that sharing these ideas and principles that I have learned at school or on the job freely with others makes me happy. Why not just give someone a simple tip that will help them, even if you get "nothing" out of it?
I think this principle of anytime, anywhere, anyone is what can make any idea succeed. If Andrew W.K. wants to be a musician that truly inspires he needs to bring it to those who really want it, when they want it! If I want to take my ideas further and start my own foundation helping entrepreneurs here in Peru, I'm going to have to commit to offering my tips and advice anytime, anywhere, to anyone.
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