by LTH Team | Mar 2, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
This week we’re uncovering the truth about three business obstacles that highly successful entrepreneurs managed to overcome on their journeys toward success. Entrepreneurship can be a tough mountain to climb. But you can take comfort in knowing there are thousands of entrepreneurs who have come before you who have encountered the same treacherous adventures and hazardous business obstacles, and succeeded. Just think of these entrepreneurs as your Sherpas in your climb up Mt. Entrepreneur, and your climb will become a whole lot easier. Your Age Ray Crock claimed “When you’re green, you’re growing. When you’re ripe, you rot.” At the ripe age of 52, Kroc was selling paper cups and milkshake mixers for a living – that is until he founded McDonald’s. Unfortunately, age always comes with a gigantic slew of misconceptions and biases. With the new tech boom, there is the delusion that every new entrepreneur must be a baby-faced Mark Zuckerberg, and that anyone older is befuddled on how to send an email. On the other hand, the Millennial Generation doesn’t have it easy – a quick Google search will reveal thousands of articles berating their work attitude. To be successful you should follow Crock’s approach, and view age for what it is, just a number and not a business obstacle– it’s not about how old you are, but the progress you are making that determines your stage in life. No matter your age, it’s never too late (or too early) to start the next mega-billion dollar business. You may have to work harder to shake off some misconceptions, but in the end it will only...
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