1) Visionary
Any
success in life must begin with a vision. A vision is the ability to see what
others cannot see. It is being able to have a picture in the mind of exactly
the result that is intended to produce. The visionary entrepreneur is able to
see exactly what his or her business is going to look like in every detail when
it is finished.
What
does it mean by finished? A business is an investment. We are building an
asset. And any asset whether it is, a stock, real estate, or a business must
have an exit strategy before we start. Once our business is working exactly how
we envisioned it, in every detail, we are either going to sell it, or we are
going to keep it, which means we are buying it yourself. And if we buy our own business,
we do better make sure that it is worth the price that we pay for it.
Let's
look at the difference between a business owner and an entrepreneur. A business
owner starts a business to be his or her own boss or to create a secure job for
him or herself. They usually start a business in his or her own field of
knowledge. Rarely does a business owner have a vision of what they want for
their life, let alone for their business. So, they end up working in their
business day in and day out, and they end up being nothing but an overworked
and underpaid employee.
An
entrepreneur on the other hand, builds a business because it is exciting and
challenging. It requires every part of them to make it successful. They have a
picture, a clear vision of how that business is going to work in every detail
and the result it is going to produce. They never work in their business;
rather they work on their business. An entrepreneur rarely starts a business in
his or her own field of knowledge. They put the right system in place to make
their vision become a reality. An entrepreneur looks at systems. They don't get
tied up in the day to day activities of their business. This frees them up to
start new businesses, and either sells existing their businesses, or takes them
public.
This
is why an entrepreneur like Donald Trump can run as many as 50 businesses at
one time. This is because he is a true visionary. Donald John Trump who is born in June 14 1946 is an American real estate
developer, television personality, business author and political candidate. He is
the chairman and president of The Trump Organization, and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's career, branding efforts, lifestyle and outspoken
manner helped make him a celebrity, a status amplified by the success of his
NBC reality show, The
Apprentice.
As an
example, three
people have come to Donald
Trump's
defense following his stormy week - namely his children Donald Jr, Ivanka and
Eric. The trio gave the presidential hopeful a ringing endorsement as a 'true
visionary' and an 'incredible dad'. In a statement they told People: 'Our father, Donald J.
Trump is a true visionary and a great mentor. He is a brilliant negotiator with
a proven track record of getting things done. 'Most importantly, he is an
incredible dad and role model. He raised us to work hard and strive for
excellence in all that we do.
2) Failure is an Option
No matter how many times we chant
“Failure is not an option,” our rational mind is going to whisper, “Want to
bet?” Because stuff happens, and any entrepreneur who thinks she or he controls
all the contingencies is delusional. It’s our mind set about the stuff that
happens that makes all the difference. Going into a venture trying convince our
self that failure is not an acceptable option can not only hamper our
creativity in planning for contingencies, it also makes it much harder to
bounce back from failure if it happens. Change that mantra to “I will not allow
myself to be a failure.” Now we are setting our intention on an outcome we can
control, because we are the only judge that matters here. Projects fail,
businesses fail, people fail to do the things they promised or wanted to do.
But no one is a failure until they choose what
they want to be.
Dato’ Aliff Syukri is an entrepreneur
that believed failure is an option to make his business success. He is well
known by his tagline ‘Terlajak Laris’. It was his marketing strategy to promote
his product. Failure makes him have more experience and that experience made
his to lead the company today. He started his business since he was seven years
old and his spirit is present to do a business when he see his schoolmate has
50 cents of pocket money while he was only has 20 cents of pocket money. In
getting capital for his business, he has been going to the bank to make some
loan but he was rejected by the bank. He is still not going to give up and he
tried to get a loan from his friends. He finally collected RM 100,000 from the
initial loan and the money accumulated as a result of his business at the
market for 2 years. It is enough to help Dato’ Syukri build his own brand named
D’herbs.
3) Open
Culture
''Open
Culture'' is a concept according to which knowledge should be spread freely and
its growth should come from developing, altering or enriching already existing
works on the basis of sharing and collaboration, without being restricted by rules
linked to the legal protection of intellectual property. In a context of
globalization, the consequence is that all citizens should have equal access to
information.
Open
culture can be seen from entrepreneur Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar, he did a lot of
charity work and welfare particularly in the state of Perak and Kedah. He
always think about the interest of public before making any decisions in
business. He also reaching out to the community by contributing to social
responsibility. For example, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar sponsored tuition classes for
Malay students and gave a contribution of RM 1mil for Tsunami Fund. Other than
that, every year he give sponsors to the Muslims in Malaysia who are unable to
perform the haj.
Next,
Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar also donate a million of his money to charity project
every year under Yayasan Al-Bukhary to suppport the efforts of Islamic Art and
Culture. He opens Al- Bukhary tuition to
the poor students around the country. He also the one has many contributions in
the global development.
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REFERENCES
Notter,
J., & Grant, M. (2011). Open Culture: Decentralization. In Humanize: How
people-centric organizations succeed in a social world. Indianapolis, Ind.:
Que ;.
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