- Dreams of Entrepreneurship: Dream Realized Creating Our Own Future 2011
By: Stephanie L. Jones, Host of Creating Our Own Future Event 2011 Daymond John, Keynote Speaker
Dreams of Entrepreneurship – You Must have a Team to Reach Your Dreams
I’m a huge fan of the movie “Inception” starring Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie is about the power of dreams and the possibilities made available once a person’s mind is infused with a thought or idea.
Leonardo, aka Cobb, was hired to execute an Inception – to plant a thought in someone’s mind by invading their dreams while they were asleep. The goal was to get one entrepreneur to change his mind about taking over another entrepreneur’s company.
Cobb knew that planting the Inception wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, it was a very complicated operation that required him to first do something that many people fail to do, and that is to put together a team! Cobb needed a team that could help him carry out his plan. If the team succeeded, he would gain his freedom back to the United States. If the team failed, he would be stuck living in a foreign country, not doing what he loved and away from his family.
Can you recognize the similarities between this movie’s storyline and reality? Failure, especially for aspiring entrepreneurs, could mean being stuck doing jobs they hate and possibly making wages they’re unhappy with; whereas success could lead to freedom and financial empowerment. There are definitely benefits to seeing our entrepreneurial dreams come true!
Did Cobb make it back to the United States? {Spoiler Alert} Yes, he did! He completed his mission. But once again, he could not have done it without his team. That’s what I want you to hone in on. Let it really sink in that Cobb didn’t do it alone. He had the help of individuals who excelled in everything from architectural design to acting and chemistry, and he needed each one of them in order to make the Inception work.
So, let me ask you, who’s on your team? Have you sought out mentors to give you business advice? Have you surrounded yourself with individuals who have strong skill sets in areas that you need assistance in?
A major problem with entrepreneurs is that they try to go at it alone. They don’t seek council or assistance, oftentimes because they’re afraid that someone will steal their ideas, or they’ve had a negative experience working with people in the past.
I was once a chronic ‘go-at-it-alone.’ I had what I considered valid reasons too. There was, “I’m a perfectionist (which I am) and if I do it, then it will be done right.” I also never wanted to feel like I owed anyone anything. I didn’t want anyone to ever be able to come back and say, “Stephanie, do you remember when I helped you with your project?” And one excuse that I’m definitely not proud of is that I simply wanted the credit for the things that I worked so hard on.
With planning the 2011Detroit: Creating Our Own Future seminar one of the first things that took place was the formation of a team. Yes, initially it was difficult to accept from other people. But I humbled myself and allowed them to help me, and because of this, the event was extremely successful. Early on in the planning stage, my husband said to me, “You can’t come up with all the ideas on your own.” In the past, I sure tried to.
It’s important that we yield to the gifts in other people. We are not islands, and we were created and wired to work with people. As the saying goes, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!”
Stephanie L. Jones
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