[nabentre] Business Opportunities

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning Brad and everyone!

     Hallelujah!I'm glad I'm not the only one saying these things. What 
really excites me is that we have a presidential candidate that if 
elected will do much to change the mindset of the American people with 
respect to success and financial literacy. One way to improve employment 
prospects for Americans including the blind is to have more job creators 
which is exactly what entrepreneurs do. We deeply admire someone who is 
not afraid to tell the American people exactly like it is even if it may 
seem over the top at times. It's a matter of strategy. All of us can 
achieve what Donald Trump has accomplished and much more if we treat our 
businesses like businesses not as welfare programs.

Peter Donahue




Brad Dunse via nabentre wrote:
> Poking my head in from lurk mode with a couple thoughts. Then ducking back
> under as to not get pummeled with whatever you have handy to throw at me.
>
> First, don't invest into a solution looking for a problem. Not only will it
> waste your time, but it will feed the notion it's hard to find something to
> do as a blind person once you fail.
>
> Secondly, don't ever think it's impossible to find something as a blind
> person, ever. Because, there is something for you out there, absolutely. One
> person rattled off a bunch of great ideas. Each with their own set of
> challenges, talent requirements, knowledge and such, but that's just
> 'bidniz.'
>
> Thirdly, and this is a tough one. Adopt the notion, rather ingest the notion
> and have it oozing from your pores, that everything... I mean everything you
> don't like about your situation is your fault.
>
> Now, before you write me off as a 'loonie,' recognize this.
>
> When you blame anyone else but you, for even a tough situation which seems
> you've been treated unfairly or whatever, you internally give up all control
> to fix it.
>
> Because really? We have a choice whether we want to deal with someone with
> an inaccessible business model or not. It's our choice. We aren't locked
> into it. In fact, they can go blow if they think they've got me by the
> shorties.
>
> I'm not taking on a victim mentality for nobody. Screw that.
>
> Now, that said.
>
> Find what your passion is in life. What are you good at? What are you known
> for in your circles?
>
> What are you interested in and would be willing to invest some education in.
> And I don't' mean sign up to DVR for a degree in something. In fact, I'll
> really piss some off by saying, if you're planning to be in business as an
> entrepreneur, a degree is a good Sears catalog replacement in the outhouse,
> ain't much good really.
>
> Okay, I feel the flushed cheeks from some of you. But, that's not me
> talking, although I've always believed it myself. It comes from the top down
> from this countries model entrepreneurs.
>
> Do yourself a favor. Get out your iPhone or whatever, and start signing up
> to some entrepreneurial podcasts. Things like Unemployable with Brian Clark.
> Ben Settle's Anti-preneur, Pat Flynn's Passive Income, etc.
>
> You'll learn more from those podcasts than anything you could in a four-year
> degree. For business I'm talking. I'm not talking about learning a
> marketable talent. Some things need some formal education, but most not.
>
> So. How can you turn something you're interested in, in to something to help
> others in their need?
>
> If you're going to be in business, you're going to need to market and
> promote, invest and take risk.
>
> DVR folks will likely not take risk.
>
> And to be honest, there are opportunities in the business enterprise program
> which you don't need to market or promote yourself.
>
> That might not be your cuppa, no problem.
>
> In fact, there has been a problem in search of a solution staring you in the
> face all bloody week.
>
> Perhaps some should, and I've considered it in the past, but have other
> irons in the fire which align more with my goals and lifestyle...
>
> But someone ought to be thinking how to hook of blind people needing work or
> wanting to start a business, with an opportunity.
>
> We all hear about inaccessible call centers, in accessible product portal
> models or MLMs.
>
> Screw them.
>
> Why not start your own service, develop your own product, create it like you
> want, sell to who you want, and take control?
>
> I'll close with saying the writing world is an opportunity.
>
> Not so much books or selling your soul on e-lance.com for $10 an article.
> Please don't. That only hurts those who write for a living.
>
> But things like e-mail marketing and copywriting. It takes some learning,
> but plenty doable.
>
> Whatever you choose. Plan to work at it. More than you will at a 9-to5 job.
>
> Don't fall for those scams which want a fee to tell you it costs even more
> money to find out you need to spend even more. Do your research. Google is
> your best friend.
>
> If you are an entrepreneur, it is a lifestyle, not a job. You'll be up late
> nights working when others are sleeping, but you'll be sunning yourself on a
> beach when others are working too. And when there's problems. You duh dude
> or chick to fix it.
>
> Bottom line? Take control, because if you don't? Someone else , or life in
> general, will. And since you're on this list with an idea of how you want
> life? That is disgusting to you to be led by the nostrils.
>
> And now, back in lurk mode.
>
> Brad Dunse
>
>
>
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