Enrichment

Today I had a meeting with someone who I have met through my work who has 2 successful businesses and sits on the Board of a 3rd.

Since I am leaving my job in July, we set up a date to talk so I could get a better understanding as to how he moved from the corporate world into being a successful entrepreneur.

What a lovely, lovely meeting. He shared what he sees as important qualities to have to succeed with being an entrepreneur:

1. Persistence
2. Patience
3. Impatience in getting things done
4. Good decision making skills

These are all qualities that I currently have, and am continuing to grow. He and I came up with a business idea for when we move to New Haven, which I am very excited about. I have to do some research and detail a plan, but I believe that this is what I have been looking for.

There are still a few details that need to be worked out, but I am confident that they will be able to be smoothed out.

At 25, this is my first real sit-down with someone older and wiser than me, someone who has done what I want to do (build businesses). This is one piece of advice that I kept fighting -- to actually sit down with someone who has the knowledge that I am looking for.

Now that I have done it once, I am looking forward to doing it regularly. And it will be an honor if someone asks me to sit down with them one day.