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This is the cover of the most recent issue of Inc. Magazine. And a darn good one I might add. If only the current Administration here in the US agreed. (Sorry, I just couldn't resist).
My favorite quote from the article inside is: "We need Entrepreneurs, not just M.B.A's."
I couldn't agree more. Somehow, we've lost our way, and have this mentality that "more school" is the answer. Contrary to popular belief, "more school" is rarely the answer. In fact, the America educational system does a marvelous job selling the public on "more school" and "more degrees" as the answer.
Few realize there are a massive amount of highly educated people with multiple degrees on their wall who are barely surviving in business, just eeking out a living at best. The numbers are staggering in fact.
It was the late, great Jim Rohn who said: "Traditional education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune."
New ideas, innovation, creativity, business start up, Entrepreneurship... is the answer. Always has been, always will be...
It's Entrepreneurs who create jobs, not Government...
It's Entrepreneurs who create wealth, not Government...
It's Entrepreneurs who create optimism and "hope," not Government...
And, the BIG one... It's Entrepreneurs who Get Paid First, not Government...
Most don't realize this little secret but... if you are a W-2 Employee (paid a salary by a company), YOU, my friend, are paid dead last...
First, your company get's paid, then the Government gets paid (federal taxes coming out of YOUR check), then the state gets paid (state income tax), then Social Security gets paid (YOU funding someone else's retirement), then, if you have one, your retirement plan gets paid (401k and/or IRA aka: Wall Street gets paid). Ohh, and then, by the way... YOU get paid a week or two later. Almost forgot about ya there. Sorry....
Goodness, that alone would make me want to be Entrepreneur, if for no other reason than NOT to be a W-2 Employee. But there are plenty of other reasons. And this particular article in Inc. Magazine does a super job laying out specific plans, ideas and concepts as to why now, Entrepreneurship is the answer. I suggest you grab a copy.
I just hope the current Administration has a chance to read it. They're very busy though. I think President Obama was on the TV show The View last week with Whoopi Goldberg... Oops, there I go again... ;)
Best,
Andrew J. Cass
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