It’s a Community, not just a Business
How I regained the excitement about entrepreneurship at the Conscious Entrepreneur Summit
I decided to attend this conference without much information or expectations. I met the host, Alex and his wife Laura, at Wisdom 2.0 in San Francisco. He talked about this conference briefly and he got me with the word “conscious”. Then I got curious; how would a word “conscious” jibe with “entrepreneur”??? As I myself am exploring my own entrepreneurship, I decided to join and flew to Boulder, CO, to answer my question. This conference was full of so many moments of valuable insights and deep connections, which was so refreshing to the degree that it was shocking (more explanation on why it was “shocking” at the end).
Insight #1: For entrepreneurs, it is essential to be conscious.
- Conscious of oneself — because “why” (of doing business X vs. Y) has to be clear in pouring the limited resources such as attention, capital, and time for entrepreneurs.
- Conscious of others — because there are so many people involved in entrepreneurship — spouses, family, business partners, employees, investors, and customers.
- Conscious of the society and world — because what entrepreneurs do have implications…
