Wait, what?
How Do I Know About All This?
After all, not everyone spends their time attending seminars, going through online courses, participating in networking meetings, automating their email sequences, and devouring numerous business and finance books.
Well, I may be that one exception.
During my teenage years, one summer vacation, my father challenged me to complete five non-fiction books in a week or less. In exchange, I would earn five uninterrupted hours on my game console. The books were:
1. Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove
2. The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason
3. Think and Grow Rich for Women by Sharon Lechter
4. The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
5. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
I jumped right into it and finished them in a record five days. I gained deep insights into entrepreneurship as both a concept and a philosophy—how entrepreneurs create work and love while aligning their endeavors with their life goals.
These books changed my life forever.
I asked my dad what else I could do to learn more about entrepreneurship. He introduced me to a few more books, magazines, podcasts, and other content.
Then he said, “Once you are ready and convinced that entrepreneurship is the path you want to explore, let me know.”
After a few weeks, I was convinced. I gave him my answer.
I started helping my father with his company because I enjoyed the thrill of completing the tasks assigned to me perfectly, as well as replying to clients in a completely professional manner.
I made it a point to ensure that customers never knew they were being replied to by the founder of the company’s audacious teen.