the story of how i was wrong!
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I always thought starting your own business was impossible... would economic circumstances force me to prove I was wrong about that?TRANSCRIPT
- The story of how I was Wrong
- And how we all have it in us to go it alone!
- Not all that long ago I went to a business school
- I knew that after college what I really wanted was
- Piles of cash
- Fancy stuff
- And
- Fame
- To be fair I had probably just watched too much of:
- This
- & This
- In any case I was going to be a hot shot
- But
- When I actually went to the classes, I ended up disliking most of them
- When I actually went to the classes, I ended up disliking most of them
- In fact it was dawning on me that my desire for the
- Piles of cash
- Fancy stuff
- And
- The Fame Fame
- Was a little misguided
- I started to realise I actually had NO IDEA what I wanted to do after college
- The one thing I really did enjoy
- Was making presentations
- And I was good at them
- And I was good at them
- I ate, slept and drank all things presentation
- Books by the like of
- Garr Reynolds and Nancy Duarte
- Garr Reynolds and Nancy Duarte
- Inspired me
- And books on data viz by
- Stephen Kossyln and Edward Tufte
- Stephen Kossyln and Edward Tufte
- Changed the way I looked at presenting information
- But
- I knew that I couldnt make a living out of presentations alone
- I wasnt made for self-employment
- That was for crazy Entrepreneurs
- A rare breed of person we were often told of
- People like: Jobs
- People like: Branson
- People like: Zuckerberg
- These Entrepreneurs did things like
- Climb mountains
- Take over the world
- Retain infinite levels of confidence
- And miscellaneous other things I knew I couldnt do!
- So I continued on, a little puzzled
- So I continued on, a little puzzled
- Graduation day came And went
- Graduation day came And went
- And I was no closer to finding out what I wanted to do
- Things looked bleak
- So, one weekend it dawned on me
- With nothing to lose I may as well give it a shot
- I had a think about how I could use my skills to make my own Job
- I sketched out a few ideas, and started making plans
- And I spent that weekend working like mad to Make. It. Happen!
- By the end of the weekend it was done, the site was up and the business cards were on the way
- I set up twitter and started to talk to the world
- I will admit, things started out slow
- But now, I am happy to say they are up and running and going nicely
- What's more I love it
- What's more I LOVE it
- I have worked with a great variety of clients Mr. Unsure Mr. Big Biz Ms. Clear
- On projects I have loved Mr. Unsure Mr. Big Biz Ms. Clear
- But in the end it is my job to make sure they are Mr. Unsure Mr. Big Biz Ms. Clear
- But in the end it is my job to make sure they are Mr. Happy Mr. Happy Ms. Happy
- When I look back at the aspirations the old me had, I cringe a little
- I have replaced them with better things now
- An appreciation for control over how I spend my time
- A desire for Balance
- And instead of fancy stuff, Im happy with the simple stuff
- A better set of goals some might say
- And
- The one thing I have learnt is that
- I was Wrong
- Starting a business is not impossible and
- If I can do it
- So can You
- You CAN do it
- So go do it
- Now!
- You can find me at: www.clearpreso.com www.twitter.com/clearpreso Dont forget to Vote!