Handout 5 Flashcards
Entrepreneurs make it a habit to be open and curious about everything
Curious being
Ordinary people stop working when they run out of creative energy, while highly effective entrepreneurs never stop generating new ideas.
Curious being
The best entrepreneurs believe and act as if everything is a gift
Turn obstacles into assets.
Most people need a clear set of rules and expectations
Having a high tolerance for ambiguity
Research by Dr. Alison Wood Brooks of Harvard Business School says, “Anxiety is incredibly pervasive. People strongly believe that trying to calm down is the best way to cope with their anxiety, but that can be difficult and ineffective.”
Using fears and anxieties as fuel.
Success represents more incredible adversity than failure. It is apparent long before the rise of modern psychology.
Focus on the causes, not effects, of confidence and success
It means more than merely taking the initiative. It means that as human beings, people are responsible for their lives.
Be proactive
This principle involves envisioning the future. It states that all things are created twice, but not all first creations are by conscious design.
Begin with the end in mind.
Two (2) factors define an activity: urgent and important.
Put first things first.
means it requires immediate attention
Urgent
has to do with results. it contributes to an entrepreneur’s mission, values, and high-priority goals.
Importance
It is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks mutual benefit in all human
interactions.
Think win-win
means that agreements or solutions are mutually beneficial and satisfying.
Win-win
People typically seek first to be understood. Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They are either speaking or preparing to speak.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
means that the relationship of departments within an organization is catalytic, empowering, unifying, and exciting
Synergize
