How to Read Who wants to be a Millioneur? : the entrepreneur within.... RTF
This is a not-for-profit book: From leaving school without a qualification at the age of 15, to becoming a computer hardware engineer in my early twenties - even in those early days, I recognised that being my own compass - finding my own way, had to be the only route to being true to myself - but then, years later, with my wife, a mortgage and young family responsibilities, it was easy to succumb to the 'corporate ladder'. Over the years, my management roles were made redundant in various companies, seven times. The politics of corporate business! I was never offered any help, and I didn’t ask for help. I just picked myself up and dusted myself down and I carried on, seven times.It was year 2000 - I decided to jump off this roller coaster and be true to myself once more - I established my freelance consultancy and training business.In my book, a Millioneur is a dedicated entrepreneur, seeking to find riches by his or her own value judgement, their own measure of success, and not necessarily in monetary terms. My intention is for entrepreneurs of all ages, young and mature, to find lots of messages in these stories – messages of hope, of resilience, of following a dream, innovation, and invention. Sometimes, tales of necessity, and of ordinary people struggling for survival. Stories of ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’ (source: author Susan Jeffers).It’s not always about the WOW factor and eye-popping original ideas. It’s not always about ‘filling a gap in the market’. Starting your company can be about grinding out a lifestyle business, a hobby which may just flourish and grow into something magical, or a social business which contributes to a community or environmental cause. Maybe it’s about starting a family business which may eventually be passed down to the next generation. Always it must be about you – because you are the driving force – the entrepreneur.More, it’s about being the best you can be in anything you choose to do – this world is a turbulent place, constantly changing: sometimes hostile, sometimes fragile, sometimes challenging, often opportunistic and joyful – we are all on a journey.I have met some amazing people, had great adventures, been part of some wonderful social experiments, and learned lots along the way. I have developed projects in such places as China, New York City, Eastern Turkey, as well as across England and North Wales - and I am still standing....‘be your own compass – find your own way’
