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Listening Exercise

You're

at your job. And so one day you had an

. Why am I working for some other dude who I don't

like that much when I can start my

business. Congratulations, you're an

. Wait, hold it right there muchacho. Starting a business doesn't

make you an entrepreneur. And, like many so called

, you'll soon find yourself working

hour days, you'll be

the wrong people and getting

trying to

them. And you won't know how to

the systems that make a great business grow.

you realize you didn't create a business, you really just created yourself a new job and this new job kind of

. Here is the problem, the first thing you should've asked yourself is: am I actually an entrepreneur? Because, not everyone is. Yes, see, people

fall into one of three

technicians, people who are good at doing the work; managers, people who are good at managing the systems people work in; and entrepreneurs, people who love building new

out of, well, nothing. Now most people fall into the first two

, right? Like, take Mike for example. The reason Mike

his own

was because he was a great cupcake

. But, then he

a very hard lesson. When a

tries to be a manager or an entrepreneur, it just doesn't work. So, if you want to start a business, first decide "what kind of person are you?", then, find

who can help you in the other areas.

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-You’re  { amazing _7} at your job. And so one day you had an { epiphany _8}. Why am I working for some other dude that I don’t { even _4} like that much when I can start my { own _3} business. Congratulations you’re an { entrepreneur _12}. Wait, hold it right there muchacho. Starting a business doesn’t { actually _8} make you an entrepreneur. And like many so called entrepreneurs, you’ll soon find yourself working { fifteen _7} hour days, will be { hiring _6} the wrong people and getting { frustrated _10} trying to { manage _6} them. And you won’t know how to { fix_3} the systems that make a great business grow. { Suddenly _8} you realize you didn’t create a business, you really just created yourself a new job and this new job kind of { sucks _5}. Here is the problem, the first thing you should’ve asked yourself is: am I actually an entrepreneur? Because, not everyone is. Yes see, people { generally _9} fall into one of three { buckets _7}: technicians, people who are good at doing the work; managers, people who are good at managing the systems people work in; and entrepreneurs, people who love building new { opportunities _13} out of, well, nothing. Now most people fall into the first two { categories _10}, right? Like, take Mike for example. The reason Mike { wanted _6} his own { shop _4} was because he was a great cupcake { baker _5}. But then he { found out_9} a very hard lesson. When a { technician _10} tries to be a manager or an entrepreneur, it just doesn’t work. So if you want to start a business, first decide what kind of person are you, then find { partners _8} who can help you in the other areas.
+You're { amazing _7} at your job. And so one day you had an { epiphany _8}. Why am I working for some other dude who I don't { even _4} like that much when I can start my { own _3} business. Congratulations, you're an { entrepreneur _12}. Wait, hold it right there muchacho. Starting a business doesn't { actually _8} make you an entrepreneur. And, like many so called { entrepreneur _12}, you'll soon find yourself working { fifteen _7} hour days, you'll be { hiring _6} the wrong people and getting { frustrated _10} trying to { manage _6} them. And you won't know how to { fix_3} the systems that make a great business grow. { Suddenly _8} you realize you didn't create a business, you really just created yourself a new job and this new job kind of { sucks _5}. Here is the problem, the first thing you should've asked yourself is: am I actually an entrepreneur? Because, not everyone is. Yes, see, people { generally _9} fall into one of three { buckets _7}: technicians, people who are good at doing the work; managers, people who are good at managing the systems people work in; and entrepreneurs, people who love building new { opportunities _13} out of, well, nothing. Now most people fall into the first two { categories _10}, right? Like, take Mike for example. The reason Mike { wanted _6} his own { shop _4} was because he was a great cupcake { baker _5}. But, then he { found out_9} a very hard lesson. When a { technician _10} tries to be a manager or an entrepreneur, it just doesn't work. So, if you want to start a business, first decide "what kind of person are you?", then, find { partners _8} who can help you in the other areas.
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