{"id":403,"date":"2018-02-12T09:21:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T14:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/whats-entrepreneurism-got-to-do-with-it\/"},"modified":"2018-02-12T09:19:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T14:19:45","slug":"whats-entrepreneurism-got-to-do-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/whats-entrepreneurism-got-to-do-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Entrepreneurism Got To Do With It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/man-laptop-boat-river-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2042\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/man-laptop-boat-river-sm-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/man-laptop-boat-river-sm-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/man-laptop-boat-river-sm-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/man-laptop-boat-river-sm.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0answer to my post title question is; legacy.\u00a0So, what&#8217;s entrepreneurism got to do with legacy?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve found that God is using this thing called entrepreneurism as a tool to help shape my legacy.\u00a0 And legacy is important.\u00a0 For me, for my wife, for my kids, for my followers, for those I haven&#8217;t met yet, and the movie that is called &#8220;my life.&#8221; I don&#8217;t always like the journey, but the shaping is undeniable.<\/p>\n<p>In our world today we dig tangible return.\u00a0 For example, if I invest $10,000 in the stock market, I want a return of 8%.\u00a0 That&#8217;s great, but who remembers\u00a0the return\u00a0and how long does the euphoria last once you get it?\u00a0 Never lasted long for me&#8230;more like sand in my hands.\u00a0 But with legacy, you&#8217;re dealing in the currency of faith.\u00a0 Faith that what you&#8217;ve poured in will produce something brilliant further down the road.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve guided many down this road, and yes it&#8217;s hard.\u00a0 Funny how they tend to not look back when they embrace the first steps.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some areas of my legacy entrepreneurism has, and is helping:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fear &#8211; I very rarely utter or think the words &#8220;what if.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Failure &#8211; Entrepreneurism has taught me that multiple failures that create breakthroughs are like finding diamonds<\/li>\n<li>The Why Question &#8211; This is no longer a mystery. \u00a0My answer to the why question is; I do what I do to inspire people to find and live out their epic life<\/li>\n<li>Communication &#8211; I now have an urgency to get the point across.\u00a0 Not to win the argument or sell something, but to be clear and firm<\/li>\n<li>Physical Health &#8211; Took it for granted in the corporate experience and became soft.\u00a0 Entrepreneurism is teaching me to always discover my limits physically<\/li>\n<li>The Beauty of Wine &#8211; Finally had the courage to slow down and embrace my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/five-senses\">5 senses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My Feelings &#8211; Finally came to the understanding that I feel everything-deeply.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve come to hate this and be joyous about it as well, but feeling deeply always reminds me that I am Fully Alive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what&#8217;s helping you with your legacy?\u00a0 And by the way, you&#8217;re building one whether you know it or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0answer to my post title question is; legacy.\u00a0So, what&#8217;s entrepreneurism got to do with legacy? 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