“That sense that you could kinda build something on your own…” – David Karp
This video is from a collaborative original series between Fast Company and Cartier featuring in-depth interviews with today’s most innovative entrepreneurs. David Karp is the founder of Tumblr, a blogging platform that launched in New York City in 2007.
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“You need a lot of passion for what you’re doing because it’s so hard. Without passion, any rational person would give up. So if youre not having fun doing it, if you dont absolutely love it, youre going to give up. And thats what happens to most people, actually. If you look at the ones that ended up being successful in the eyes of society, often times its the ones who love what they do, so they could persevere when it got really tough. And the ones that didnt love it, quit. Because theyre sane, right? Who would put up with this stuff if you dont love it? So its a lot of hard work and its a lot of worrying constantly. If you dont love it, youre going to fail.” – Steve Jobs
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One of the most inspirational speeches in recorded history was given by a comedian by the name of Charlie Chaplin.
via Ivan Campuzano
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With the NFL lockout in place over the summer, some athletes were taking it easy, enjoying the time off, and some were trying to follow their dreams and be successful. Take a look into what it takes to be successful and be inspired. Featuring Giavanni Ruffin.
Also it features an awesome song by Explosions in the Sky – Your Hand in Mine.
Via Ross Ashton.
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I found this while reading Di Smith‘s book You’re Awesome, it’s the opening paragraph of a chapter entitled Conquer Your Fear. (Disclaimer: she is a client of mine.)
“It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who knows great enthusiasm, great devotion and the triumph of achievement and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while doing greatly – so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
Doesn’t that just make you want to go out and do something awesome?
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I love this question, it makes me think of quite a few things! However I almost prefer it phrased in a slightly different way.
What would you try if you knew you couldn’t fail?
I honestly and truly believe this is should be the first question asked of any learner in school or some form of higher education before they settle on a career. So if any of you out there who are reading this and are gong to be giving a speech at a prize giving or graduation please pose this question to them.
What would you try if you had no fear?
In closing, I hope you realise that if you are reading this then you are privileged and have an education and probably are well off. Don’t waste what you have been blessed with, go make the most of your life. If you left fear behind and are doing something remarkable I would love to hear about it.
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This documentary follows 3 South African businesses, with an in-depth look at the strategies, the struggles and the behind-the-scenes stories leading up to their ultimate success.
1 out of 10 businesses survive the first five years. How do we keep the doors open? Opening Doors is a new documentary focusing on small business, the challenges, the successes and the people behind them. Entrepreneurship is the life blood of a healthy economy, and ‘Opening Doors’ is a must-see for all entrepreneurs in South Africa. ‘Opening Doors’ is showing 1 day only: 31 March 2011 – book at www.sterkinekor.com or call Ticketline 082 1 6789.
You can join the discussion and win!
In the lead up to the screening, Ideate asking their readers, business owners, managers and dreamers to enter the conversation around entrepreneurship in South Africa. What are their goals? What are their hurdles? Where do they find inspiration? Exclus1ves will be awarding one book away per day to contributors in these discussions. Ideate will continue the conversations on the Opening Doors Facebook page and the Ideate Twitter profile. Ideate also has 50 Opening Doors tickets to give away.
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This is a quote from a post by Jason Fried – How to Make Money in 6 Easy Steps
The lesson: People are happy to pay for things that work well. Never be afraid to put a price on something. If you pour your heart into something and make it great, sell it. For real money. Even if there are free options, even if the market is flooded with free. People will pay for things they love.
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Hello, my name is Tyron Bache. This is my personal blog, the views (remarkable, biased, opinionated, stupid & impulsive) expressed on these pages are mine alone unless otherwise stated. Proud co-founder of Smashing Web Development. I am a starter, I love the web and creating things for it!
