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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 that 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 entrepreneurs, you’ll soon find yourself working

hour days, will 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. Why am I working for some other dude that I don’t even like that much when I can start my own business. Congratulations you’re an entrepreneur. Wait, hold it right there muchacho. Starting a business doesn’t actually make you an entrepreneur. And like many so called entrepreneurs, you’ll soon find yourself working fifteen hour days, will be hiring the wrong people and getting frustrated trying to manage them. And you won’t know how to fix the systems that make a great business grow. Suddenly you realize you didn’t create a business, you really just created yourself a new job and this new job kind of sucks. 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 fall into one of three buckets: 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 out of, well, nothing. Now most people fall into the first two categories, right? Like, take Mike for example. The reason Mike wanted his own shop was because he was a great cupcake baker. But then he found out a very hard lesson. When a technician 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 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 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.
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