In a couple of weeks, I’m speaking to 500 students who’ve studied entrepreneurship and who hope to make their marks on the business world. So what should I tell them?
It could be the usual stuff: Do something you know and love, make sure your product or service is unique, surround yourself with talent, and be prepared to dig into savings for a while. Not very inspirational, I’m afraid. When I’m asked to give the reasons for my success, none of those things immediately comes to mind. Here’s what does.
When I was 19, still in college studying accounting, my mother passed away. I loved my mother and she loved me, and she was my biggest fan (my dad, too!). My mom always encouraged me with confidence and support. Her death was devastating. Just after the funeral, as my brother, father, and I were together driving away from the cemetery, I turned my head towards her gravesite, and told her that I would make her proud — that she didn’t need to worry — I wouldn’t let her down. The image remains remarkably vivid. It was my initial motivation to succeed.
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Author: Jay Steinfeld
