Navigating to Success

In the simplest of navigation systems, the pilot picks a point on the horizon and heads for it. The pilot communicates the destination, “that point on the horizon”, to the crew and they set about doing their jobs.

Putting all the formalities of business planning aside, navigating a business is not all that much different than picking “that point on the horizon”. The boss has a vision, “that point on the horizon” where he is heading. Unfortunately, if he hasn’t fully shared that vision with the rest of the crew, they will be of limited help on the journey.

When we talk about a “vision for the business”, we’re not talking about some abstract, esoteric concept. We’re talking about a real “point on the horizon”. The more people that we have on board that know where we’re heading, that understand why we’re heading there, and that recognize what they can do to help us get there, the better our chances are of successfully making the journey.

It’s important for employees in businesses of all sizes to have a clear and unified vision of at least four important dimensions: the customers, the employees, the markets, and the products or services. The vision will originate at the top but must be understandable and translatable into action at all levels within the organization.

That vision should be resident in concrete statements, renewable at least annually, that define those “points on the horizon” in such a way that each person in the organization can translate the vision into specific actions that further the realization of that vision, day by day, week by week.

A vision is not an absolute, but it’s not totally abstract either. It must be well defined enough to focus energy and effort on objectives, but flexible enough to permit individual initiative within accepted guidelines.

For example, when it comes to customers, every business talks about providing quality. To be meaningful, a vision about the customer and quality must go beyond mere platitudes. That “point on the horizon” that represents quality must be defined in more specific, measurable terms.

“Customer complaints will not exceed .5% of orders.” That’s a point on the horizon, but it can still be further developed to be useful in every day activities. When and if we get complaints we’ll do something about them; we won’t be satisfied that the results are within limits.

“Every customer complaint is important, we’ll communicate them so everyone knows what happened, we’ll discuss them at management meetings, address them, correct them, and take action to prevent the same problem from reoccurring in the future.” Now that’s a “point on the horizon” that people can start to pay attention to and do something about.

All businesses, both large and small, are organizations that consist of groups of people. The success of a business, the realization of its vision, will only be accomplished through the efforts of the people in the organization.

Do your employees understand your vision? If business leaders truly shared their vision of their business with their employees, we wouldn’t have a majority of Americans believing that the typical bottom line profit for a business is 20%, 30%, even 40% of sales.

The consequences of key people not sharing, or understanding a common vision will always be an impediment to progress, and in some cases, it can be catastrophic. Success only occurs when the people know what the vision is, understand it, and are able to work with it on a daily basis. Sharing the vision is the means to navigating to your final destination.

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Article from: http://driscollitsyourbusiness.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/navigating-to-success/

Think Inside a Self-Constructed Box

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Whenever we generate ideas, we’re always told to ‘think outside the box.’ We’ve been trained to play the ‘numbers’ game in the creative process, to populate the wall with as many ideas as possible until one sticks.  This process, if done incorrectly, can yield frustrating meetings that run in circles. Sometimes these wayward brainstorms can cast you far from a viable solution. Over the past couple of years, our team has come to recognize some necessary constraints that help generate new and fresh ideas.

Many brainstorming sessions fail because they exist without any structure. The hardest part of a brainstorming session is not generating lots of ideas, but rather focusing in on ideas that are novel, relevant and actionable. While original thinking is often spurred by escaping the bounds of our traditional line of thinking, the proverbial ‘box,’ we must grasp some restraints to ground idea generation. In some ways, we must still adhere to a box, but one that we construct ourselves.

Here are some tips on building the right ‘box’ for an effective brainstorming session.

1. Don’t brainstorm as a committee. Keep the brainstorming groups small (ideally four people or less). For larger groups, try to break them into smaller brainstorming pods.

2. Seek Diversity. Gather people from different backgrounds, experiences, and interests.  The best ideas happen when unique opinions, on an equal playing ground, are allowed to ‘spar’ a bit.

3. Ask the right questions to build context, a brief, and core values. The group should all be on board before venturing into the unknown. Sometimes, certain questions that “frame” the discussion are helpful. For example, an upscale, well designed, environmentally friendly hotel chain might ask, “if GOOD Magazine and Apple created a hotel, what would it look like?”

4. For multiple decisions, hold multiple brainstorming sessions with a specific goal stated for each one. Cramming too many deliverables into a single brainstorming session is bound for mediocrity.

5. Leave the meeting with Action Steps.  Hold each person accountable for always moving the ball forward.

Boxes aren’t bad, as long as it’s a box that your team has built on its own. And who’s to say it is a box? Maybe you’ll go for something hexagonal?

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This tip was co-written by Scott Belsky and Michael Karnjanaprakorn, members of the Behance team.

Keep the dream alive: overcoming self-doubt

You got an amazing idea, an idea that would change the world for the better. You’re pumped and excited. Your mind goes into a fury of brainstorming. Ideas are flying left and right on how to bring this amazing concept into existence. Suddenly, a voice in your mind sets in. It tells you that your idea is crazy. Suddenly, all you can hear is the word “impossible”. Feeling discouraged, you lose momentum. Now, your fantastic, world-changing idea starts to find its way  to the backburner. Self-doubt has its way of creeping in on your thoughts and killing your dreams. Like any other living thing, your ideas need to be nurtured in order to grow.

Whenever you are experiencing self-doubt, here are some tips on keeping the fire burning:

• Search for inspiration- You must water your ideas with inspiration, especially in the beginning stages. Look for inspiration from within your immediate circle. Find friends or family members who have dared to do the impossible. Talk to them. Also, look for people who have inspired you. Read their stories of overcoming obstacles and setbacks. Find inspiration in their stories and infuses it into your process. Know that it is not uncommon to experience self-doubt. Others have overcome it, so can you.

• Visualize it- Visualize your success. Imagine how your ideas would unfold. What it would look like. How it would feel like. How it would taste like. Visualize it occurring at this very moment. You are your own movie director, producer, writer, and actor of your life. So write your own script, and imagine the impact your idea would have in the world.

• Find support- Seek out like-minded people. Form and keep a close-knit group of people who are supportive of your efforts. These people can be trusted when you’re at your most fragile self. Although you might feel like a warrior most of the time, there are going to be times when you might feel uncertain of yourself. These people can provide guidance, support, and encouragement.

• Be open- Know that your idea is fluid. Therefore, it may take on different forms before it transform into the mega superstar idea. Your idea might change for various reasons. Just be open to possibilities. And allow your passion and inspiration to shape your idea.

• Be flexible- There is no blueprint on how to bring your ideas to life. Every idea has its own unique DNA and process. If things didn’t go the way you thought it would, go with the flow. Things don’t necessary have to go in alphabetical order. There will be twist and turns, so just roll with the punches, while keeping your eyes on the prize.

• Keep on keeping on- Don’t stop. Won’t stop. Can’t stop. Just because you hit a block in the road, don’t quit. Work your way around it. Instead of seeing what can’t be done. Look at what can be done to overcome these challenges. Keep the momentum going by feeding yourself with inspiration, passion, and a dose of determination. Thomas Edison once said, “Genius is 1%  inspiration, 99% perspiration”.



7 Ways to Unleash Marketing Fury on Twitter

Twitter marketing is a highly effective
way to drive traffic to your content and
establish an online presence in the quickest
amount of time.

Here are 7 “weird” ways to unleash the immense
power of Twitter in your small business.

1. Be Vulnerable

To be naked is to be human. When you start
sharing your hopes, dreams and fears, you
connect with people on a visceral level.

Remember, people buy from who you are before
they buy what you sell.

2.  Tick People Off

There’s a saying that when you try to please
everybody you will please nobody. Be opinionated
and the people who adore your persuasion will
become your fervent followers. Polarization creates sales.

3. Tweet Nonsense

This sounds crazy, but hear me out. People hit
up Twitter to chill and catch up with news.
People don’t go on Twitter to do business, at
least not deliberately. Hit their funny bone
and they’ll respond by noticing you.

4. Become Yoda

People are addicted to positive thinking
quotes on Twitter. The more motivation quotes
you Tweet out, the more you get tweeted.

The end result: People think you’re a deep
thought leader worth following.

5. Start Dealin’ Cool

Again this bears repeating, people don’t go
on Twitter to be sold to. Instead, they go
to find breaking news and time-wasting Youtube videos.

Here’s the key: Give them what they want (the cool),
and they’ll give you what you want (the green). So go
on Digg and tweet those links away.

6. Be a Master Asker

Don’t be afraid to ask for a specific action
on your Twitter feed, for example a retweet.
If you don’t ask for retweets, people will not
give you one. If you don’t ask for props, they
may not give you one. Ask and you shall receive.

7. Ooze  Personal Appeal.

Be as suave with people as you would in real life.
Offer compliments, be amicable, crack a joke or two.
You’ll be surprised how well this translates in the online space.

Courtesy of *SteveKris

Email Ettiquette

Hello again!

A wonderful week we have here. Wanted to take a chance to repost a very informative email etiquette write-up I came across during working hours. Read on.

Do you ever wonder why people don’t respond to your email messages or take requested actions? Improve the clarity and effectiveness of your communications by using these best practices for email.

Consider Your Audience Be selective in your audience. Only send to people who need to know or act on the information.

Ensure that you have proper permissions to send to each distribution list you want. Only include distribution lists when the information is relevant for that entire group.

TIPS & Need to Knows

People listed in the “To” field are those from whom you are requesting something: a response, an action, approval, etc. People listed in the “Cc” field should receive the message purely on an “FYI” basis.

The reply-all button contributes to the overabundance of messages in our team members’ inboxes and can easily lead to messages hitting the wrong audiences, so try not to use it.

Use the Subject Line to Specify Purpose Use a purpose statement in the subject line to make it clear what the recipients need to do.

ACTION REQUESTED – You want the audience to do something RESPONSE REQUESTED – You want the audience to tell you something FOR REVIEW – You want the audience to approve or comment on a document INFORMATION ONLY – No response required, but the information is important Follow the purpose statement with a summary of your email.

For example: “ACTION REQUESTED: Run XYZ Report by Feb. 15.” Make the Body Work for You Make the message as brief and as clear as possible. Emails should rarely go beyond one page (or about 400 words). Tighten the message so the most important points don’t get lost, and use bullets and tables to present key messages.

To avoid inadvertent sharing, clearly state whether the topic is confidential. Begin with one-sentence summary that explains the purpose of the email, expected actions and deadlines. Provide background information and supporting documentation to explain the reason behind decisions or requests. Write with a positive, affirmative tone, using clear language, active voice and proper grammar and punctuation.

Instead of attachments, link to them. Provide contact information in case the audience has questions. Spell out all abbreviations at first use. Meeting Invitations Send informative invitations and clear responses. State the purpose of the meeting in the subject line; include a clear objective and agenda in the body of the invitation.

Keep confidential information out of meeting requests. Otherwise, sensitive topics could be leaked, since many teams share their calendars and meeting information is viewable in the conference room’s Outlook calendar. Always address whether the meeting involves external parties or customers.

Use the “required” and “optional” attendee fields to help attendees prioritize. Include links to relevant attachments or attach them to separate emails – do not send them as part of the invitation. Respond to all meeting requests you receive to keep the meeting organizer informed and ensure that you receive updates if meeting details change. If you want to invite someone else, notify the organizer to add that person to the attendee list and update the meeting.

Micro-Clicks Can Build Schools!

Friends,

As you know, I just started my new venture with Entré Worldwide.

The goal with Entré Worldwide is to turn complex ideas into simple solutions by capturing innovation at its purest form and providing tools and resources to world changers and authors of a better tomorrow so that everyday becomes a new step to drive positive change and improvements.

There are so many young people out there that we can synergize with and help bring to the next level. The key to success is not climbing the ladder alone but in helping people reach that next step – TOGETHER.

Many of you know that our educational system has been suffering throughout this country but did you know that there are many impoverished countries out there that do not have a single pen or paper to their name but still have that esteemed passion for learning? Especially with the tragedies in Haiti and Chilé, more and more resources are needed to help rebuild schools and places where we can harness the power of young minds.  How can we all help? What can we all do? How do WE make a difference?

My friends, I have a vehicle for you to do just that. Entré Worldwide is looking to spread the word on how we can help capture innovation at its purest form. We have established platforms on Twitter, WordPress, Facebook, Linkedin, etc. But we need your help in getting us to the next step.

The goal is simple: earn 10,000 followers on Twitter by June 1, 2010.

So you may be asking, how can you help these kids? For every follower we get on Twitter Entré Worldwide will contribute $1  from now until June 1, 2010. No money out of your pocket but you can help just by clicking your finger!

Get this – now for every $1 we raise, our corporate sponsors are willing to match our contribution 100%

This means that we have to the potential to raise more than just $10,000! Are you excited yet? Do you know how many schools can be built upon a dollar alone? You would be surprised at how far it can go.

So please forward @EntreWorldwide to your Tweeps and help us help Chilé and Haiti establish their educational institutions. Not only will you be promoting awareness to a worthy cause but you will also be promoting awareness to our organization that incubates the entrepreneurial spirit for a better tomorrow.

Don’t have a twitter? Don’t worry, cause you know someone in this day and age that does. You never know the answer unless you ask. SO ASK! All we need is a few followers to help build a few schools that could teach a brilliant mind that will one day change the world.

Remember – what we can do with one, we can do with many.

Cheers!
AJ Thomas

Site: www.entre-worldwide.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/entreworldwide
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Entre-Worldwide/10150115146590203

A $90K Tuition won’t teach you Entrepreneurship… or will it?

A wise man once told me that college may just get in the way of your “it” factor so be careful how you plan to use it.

Well, if you have a brilliant idea and the passion to drive it into a million pieces that can be scattered and replicated into profit all over the world that also in turn gives back to the community around you, you haven’t much to gain from a formal graduate school program.

Have you ever wanted to do something very simple, say something like, plant a seed? When you begin to look at all the intricacies of doing something so simple and micro-digressing it so much that the very thought of it becomes so tedious it’s just not that much fun anymore is it? Now you have to worry about what type of soil, what temperature is the ground, is it facing east or west, is it the right seed for the right season, is it going to need 2.4 cups of water every 30 minutes or must it only be watered every three hours for it to grow to its real potential. Paralysis by Analysis sets in…and then, crap – fuggedaboutit!

Which leads me to my next question.

How do you teach entrepreneurship anyway? Sure it can be done by reading numbers and analyzing graphs and charts and behavioral data of the last few centuries of consumers and their economical behaviors but sometimes, it just gets in the way.  By the time your about $90K into your b-school program, you could have spent that time truly pursuing what you were passionate about and making it an artful skill that brings you the green instead of you doling it out to your local alma mater or institution.

Here are a list of some entrepreneurs without a college degree let alone an MBA.

Mary Kay Ash. The founder of Mary Kay Inc. started a cosmetics business. While she didn’t have a college education or any training, she successfully created a brand known throughout the world. To date, nearly half a million women have started Mary Kay businesses, selling cosmetics. Their appreciation for Mary Kay Ash is unwavering.

Richard Branson. Richard Branson is best known for his thrill seeking spirit and outrageous business tactics. He dropped out at the age of 16 and started his first successful business venture, Student Magazine. He is the owner of the Virgin brand and its 360 companies. His companies include Virgin Megastore and Virgin Atlantic Airway.

Coco Chanel. An orphan for many years, Gabrielle Coco Chanel trained as a seamstress. Determined to invent herself, she threw out the ideas that the fashion world deemed feminine, boldly using fabric and styles normally reserved for men. A perfume bearing her name, Chanel No. 5 kept her name famous.

Simon Cowell. Simon Cowell started in a mailroom for a music publishing company. He has since become an Artist and Repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the UK, and a television producer and judge for major television talent contests including American Idol.

Michael Dell. With $1,000, dedication and desire, Michael Dell dropped out of college at age 19 to start PC’s Limited, later named Dell, Inc. Dell became the most profitable PC manufacturer in the world. In 1996, The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation offered a $50 million grant to The University of Texas at Austin to be used for children’s health and education in the city.

Barry Diller. Fox Broadcasting Company was started by a college dropout, Barry Diller. Diller is now chairman of Expedia, and CEO of of IAC/InterActiveCorp which includes Home Shopping Network and Ticketmaster.

Walt Disney. Having dropped out of high school at 16, Walt Disney’s career and accomplishments are astounding. The most influential animator, Disney holds the record for the most awards and nominations. Disney’s imagination included cartoons and theme parks. The Walt Disney Company now has annual revenue of $30 billion.

Debbi Fields. As a young, 20 year old housewife with no business experience, Debbi Fields started Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery. With a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, this young woman became the most successful cookie company owner. She later renamed, franchised, then sold Mrs. Field’s Cookies.

Henry Ford. At 16, Henry Ford left home to apprentice as a machinist. He later started Ford Motor Company to manufacture automobiles. Ford’s first major success, the Model T, allowed Ford to open a large factory and later start the assembly line production, revolutionizing the auto-making industry.

Bill Gates. Ranked as the world’s richest person from 1995-2006, Bill Gates was a college drop out. He started the largest computer software company, Microsoft Corporation. Gates and his wife are philanthropists, starting The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a focus on global health and learning.

Milton Hershey. With only a fourth grade education, Milton Hershey started his own chocolate company. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate became the first nationally marketed chocolate. Hershey also focused on building a wonderful community for his workers, known as Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Steve Jobs. After attending one semester of college, Steve Jobs worked for Atari before co-founding Apple Computers. Now without the “Computers” in their name, Apple includes innovative products such as the iPod, iTunes, and most recently the iPhone. Steve Jobs was also the CEO and co-founder of Pixar before it merged with Walt Disney.

Rachael Ray. Despite having no formal training in culinary arts, Rachel Ray has made a name for herself in the food industry. With numerous shows on the Food Network, a talk show and cookbooks, high-energy Rachael doesn’t slow down. She has also appeared in magazines as well has having her own magazine debut in 2006. She knew she was a success when a website dedicated to bashing her was created.

Ty Warner. Sole owner, CEO, and Chairman of Ty, Inc., Ty Warner is a savvy, yet private business man. Ty, Inc., made $700 million in a single year with the Beanie Babies craze without spending money on advertising! He has since expanded to include Ty Girlz dolls, directly competing with Bratz dolls.

Frank Lloyd Wright. Having never attended high school, Frank Lloyd Wright surpassed all odds when he became the most influential architect of the twentieth century. Wright designed more than 1,100 projects with about half actually being built. His designs have inspired numerous architects to look at the beauty around them and add to it.

So perhaps a $500.00 textbook on Macroeconomics may not get you to the heights of the  Himalayas, but what do you have that you are driven about? What do you want to pursue? What’s your venture? Everyone on the list above had something in common – passion. They went out to get it themselves and didn’t rely on someone else to tell them how to do it.

Now I am not encouraging you young folks to drop out of school like flies. Great entrepreneurial intuition coupled with the right business smarts could catapult you further than you imagine. Look at the likes of Meg Whitman (eBay) and Sergey Brin (Google). What I am saying is,

 YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT.

Jump off the edge of where the rest of your life begins. The world is giving you permission to write your own history. If you have a venture or a business idea that you want to bring from idea to action, JUST DO IT!!

 If you are not sure where to start – well that’s where we can help.

Drop us a line at hello@entre-worldwide.com and tell us what your venture is. We are passionate about getting you there.

Top 100 Social Media Sites

Hello Bloggers!

Below you will find the Alexa ranking on the top 100 social media sites for young entrepreneurs and savvy web surfers. Enjoy and have yourselves a great Thursday.

Num	Website	Alexa	Category
1.	youtube.com	3	Videos
2.	flickr.com	39	Images
3.	digg.com	127	General
4.	metacafe.com	143	Videos
5.	stumbleupon.com	380	Cool Content
6.	technorati.com	440	Blogging
7.	scribd.com	538	Articles
8.	blogcatalog.com	784	Internet / Blogs
9.	del.icio.us	1,096	General
10.	propeller.com	1,140	News
11.	twitter.com	1,970	General
12.	fark.com	2,028	Entertainment
13.	mister-wong.de	2,242	General
14.	mybloglog.com	2,252	Blogging
15.	indianpad.com	2,577	General
16.	kaboodle.com	2,741	Shopping
17.	startaid.com	3,026	Internet
18.	i-am-bored.com	3,040	Entertainment
19.	tutorialized.com	3,214	Tutorials
20.	reddit.com	3,851	General
21.	slashdot.org	3,856	Tech
22.	care2.com	3,898	Social Action
23.	blinklist.com	4,229	Internet
24.	megite.com	5,227	General
25.	balatarin.com	5,368	Persian Digg Site
26.	killerstartups.com	5,529	Internet
27.	clipmarks.com	5,907	News
28.	leenks.com	6,014	Entertainment
29.	activerain.com	6,771	Real Estate
30.	blinkbits.com	7,354	Internet
31.	ulinkx.com	7,453	Videos
32.	good-tutorials.com	7,885	Web Design
33.	faves.com	7,984	Internet
34.	nowpublic.com	8,155	News
35.	newsvine.com	8,535	News
36.	linuxquestions.org	8,596	Linux
37.	stylehive.com	9,600	Fashion
38.	pixel2life.com	9,642	Web Design & Development
39.	gather.com	10,033	Articles
40.	ballhype.com	10,466	Sports
41.	shoutwire.com	10,625	General
42.	furl.net	10,693	General
43.	dealigg.com	13,182	Deals
44.	photoshoproadmap.com	14,058	Graphics and Web Design
45.	autospies.com	14,858	Cars
46.	swik.net	15,202	Open Source news
47.	showhype.com	15,914	Web Design
48.	mixx.com	20,536	General
49.	dzone.com	20,562	Web Design & Development
50.	uvouch.com	21,349	Videos
51.	sphinn.com	22,136	Internet Marketing
52.	clipclip.org	24,325	Internet
53.	lipstick.com	24,619	Celebrities
54.	searchles.com	25,788	World
55.	rojo.com	25,900	General
56.	citeulike.org	26,893	Academic
57.	buzzflash.com	27,335	News
58.	blogmarks.net	27,505	Internet
59.	netvouz.com	27,908	Internet
60.	rnel.net	30,120	Graphics and Web Design
61.	spotplex.com	30,959	Automatic Digg like
62.	cgtutorials.com	31,196	Graphics and 3D
63.	plime.com	31,893	News Culture
64.	Mister-Wong.com	33,172	General
65.	wists.com	34,800	Shopping
66.	linkroll.com	35,475	General
67.	ma.gnolia.com	36,035	Internet
68.	simpy.com	37,039	General
69.	bumpzee.com	37,897	Internet / Blogs
70.	corank.com	38,068	News
71.	work.com	38,415	Business & Work
72.	teenwag.com	45,916	Teens
73.	pslover.com	46,204	Graphics nad Design
74.	tailrank.com	46,365	News
75.	links.hubspot.com	52,927	Internet
76.	diigo.com	53,389	Internet
77.	spotback.com	55,256	Internet
78.	flashperfection.com	55,968	Flash Design
79.	backflip.com	59,282	General
80.	spurl.net	59,410	Internet
81.	freeiq.com	65,464	Articles
82.	smallbusinessbrief.com	70,335	Internet Marketing and Business
83.	kinja.com	71,263	General
84.	9rules.com	81,860	Internet
85.	listible.com	89,147	Lists
86.	bloggingzoom.com	91,019	Internet / Blogs
87.	connotea.org	94,104	General
88.	bibsonomy.org	102,801	Publications
89.	sk-rt.com	104,842	Lifestyle
90.	thoof.com	106,745	Internet
91.	rawsugar.com	106,940	Web 2.0
92.	zaadz.com	115,488	General
93.	wirefan.com	128,516	Internet
94.	plugim.com	132,234	Internet Marketing
95.	folkd.com	134,123	General
96.	buddymarks.com	136,480	General
97.	linkagogo.com	136,615	Internet
98.	connectedy.com	148,571	General
99.	designfloat.com	151,710	Web Design & Development
100.	a1-webmarks.com	169,060	General

The Entrénomical feat!

We enter this world unknowingly but with a purpose. We spend a majority of our lives on a journey trying to figure out what that purpose is. Asking questions like, who, what, when, how, and how much. I’d like for my fellow world changers to take a look at this poem. For whatever you discover in your life to be an entrénomical feat is something worth exploring.

On another note. I had a wonderful chat today with Arielle Scott, founder of GenJuice.

You can checkout the link here: http://genjuice.com/ 

Entré will be hosting the first GenJuice meeting in San Jose later this month. Stay tuned!

What We Long For

Often times we take for granted all the talent that we have
We are told we are too young to change and that our minds just cannot grasp
The potential we have locked inside
Were we inept to our surroundings that we have become so blind?

We were raised to believe that determination, respect, and faith can bring us where we need to go
But how can we get there if our older generation continues to point out what we “do not know”

So we challenge you to encourage us with affirmation
And focus your attention
on helping us make a positive change
Instead of shaking your head in shame

We admit that we may not have always been a great guiding light
to those looking to us as an example
But we’re not afraid to change nor fight
and let our lives be the handle
that stirs the pot of this generation
that guides the souls that were lost through all the desperation

You see, there is something stirring in me, but I am just one
There is something inside longing to breathe until my last breath is done
So much to say for the untapped potential
And the ways we can express them is through words that are vital

to be heard…

so LISTEN!

For we are not a passive generation
We long to move, and to shake
to mend and to take
the rules not meant to be broken
and chances made to be taken

We are the few and the outnumbered
To the wise our spirits may crumble
But take heed and pay attention, for there is a passion boiling inside
A longing to be free of all the inhibitions that we hide

One day the world will be ours and you will see
These eyes
These hands
These lips
This stance

Will become sharper
Stronger
Higher
Louder

I advise you not be mistaken by just one glance

For we long to make a difference and be remembered
To fight for the countless men and women broken in the embers
of the ignorant wars we fought that was not our own
but our fathers

Which our lives alone could not afford
The lost we suffered in one accord

So when you see me walking, don’t underestimate my soul
For we long to make a difference
and in the end
don’t we all?

  

Hello world!

Welcome to our blog site.  So who are we? Why are we here? Furthermore, why are you reading this?

Entré Worldwide Consulting advises startup companies, from inception of an idea through growing a successful business.

We offer unique expertise that blends successful entrepreneurial experience, academic/legal insight and practical business analysis.

Vision

To turn complex ideas into simple solutions by capturing innovation at its purest form.

Mission

Provide tools and resources to world changers and authors of a better tomorrow so that everyday becomes a new step to drive positive change and improvements.

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We offer a range of services to startup businesses. Each business is different, so not every service is needed for every small business. We work with you to find your needs and assure your satisfaction.

As you subscribe, expect to be painted a picture of our thoughts on past, present and future state of entrepreneurship. Entrénomics is a new way to filter all the news about what is relevant to you.  So depending on what you are looking for? You will always find it… sometimes even when you aren’t looking for it.

My name is AJ Thomas, I am a GenY’er. I am passionate about bringing complex ideas into simple solutions that are actionable and are ready to change the world for the better.

Stick around! I’ll be blogging more and more about Entré. I hope you’ll follow us in our journey to change the world.

Cheers!

A fellow author of a better tomorrow.