It starts with the intention to be disruptive, creative and strategic. It starts with the belief in the idea that you were born for a purpose and you have a mission you deserve to accomplish. Your belief becomes your message. Your belief needs to be clear. It needs to express what you feel deep inside.

Imagine you are sitting in your house and it's a beautiful night and everything looks perfect. You get up from where you are sitting and you are walking to the kitchen to get a glass of water. As you are walking, you suddenly feel light headed and dizzy. Your whole body starts feeling funny and you can't think straight.

Now, more than ever, your customers are hungry. They are after something. They want your genuineness more than your product, service, ideas or expertise. They want an experience. They want an experience that is more authentic and real. This means you need to stay in touch with the real you.

It starts with making a decision to do things differently. This is a decision to match your outer expressions with your inner experiences. Yes, you may get into trouble for doing this, but do it anyway. The things you say and the things you do need to match with the things you actually believe.

It starts with getting clear about you as an entrepreneur. You are not any different from other entrepreneurs around you who seem to have more control over their businesses and lives. You just haven’t figured out how to have the right people around you who can help you maximize your potential.

You need relationships in order to survive and thrive in today’s highly competitive global marketplace. You cannot do life alone. You cannot do life with just anyone. You need the right people. You need the best team. Research suggests 98% of the results come through the engagement and relationships you build with your team.

The biggest mistake you can make in business and in your life as an entrepreneur is to try and protect yourself from failure. If you want to become who you want to be, you must be willing to fail. If you want to get hired, you must be willing to get fired.