Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Who owns the ice house?
(Chapter 5 & Lesson 5)
- Being resourceful
- Resourcefulness is the ability to overcome difficulties and solve problems using the resources you have available.
- An entrepreneurial mindset is resourceful
- The key of becoming resourceful is having goals.
- They have a "can do" attitude combined with the determination to start where they are.
- Uncle Cleve was a man with a resourceful mindset that empowered him to make the most of what he had.
- We do not need lot of resources that we do not have, we need to start with what we already have
- Investing vs. Spending resources
- Invest
- Entrepreneurs invest resources
- Cleve used to be very careful in how he was spending and investing his resources
- Spend
- Entrepreneurs do not spend resources
- Independent, Yet willing to ask for help
- Resourceful people are able to find solutions by their own
- Entrepreneurs realize that bold independence is only parto of a resourceful mindset.
- Resourceful people recognise that they need support and knowledge from others
- Cliff recognised that even when he must have to find solution to his problem by his own, he needs other people to support him and share his ideas.
- Time as a resource
- Entrepreneurs realize that time is a precious resource not to be wasted
- Uncle Cleve was judicious in how he spent his time
- We must organise and invest our time
- People as a resource
- Mentoring: People with a growth mindset are willing to help others grow.
- Asking for help: We need the advice and knowledge of others
- People are resource that can help us to achieve our goals
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Entrepreneurs prioritize building relationships and interpersonal networks
- They need to maintain relationships with customers, employees, suppliers, and even competitors .
- Cleve was very careful about those with whom he associated
- Money as a resource
- Money vs. Wealth
- Money: What we use to buy things
- Managing money is a skill we gain through study and practice
- Income: "The money that comes in"
- Expense: The money we spend to maintain a lifestyle or operate business
- Asset: Something you own that has monetary value
- Liability: Debts or the amount of money you own
- Equity: The total value of your assets minus the total amount of liabilities.
- Credit can be a helpful tool when used correctly
- Cleve was judicious in how he spent his money
- Wealth: Accumulation of material things
- For Uncle Cleve was a type of freedom because he was able to pursue his interests.
- Cleve was not motivated by a desire to appear wealthy
- For many individuals, wealth brings a sense of security
- The motivation to become wealthy is different from the motivation to appear wealthy
- In many cases, our desire for social status among our peers is at odds with our desire for freedom
- When we understand the difference between spending and investing we are able to use money as a resource
- Waiting for the dividends
- Even when we invest all our resources, dividends are rarely inmediate
- We have to be patient and control our desire for instantaneous results
- Uncle Cleve was patient with the results of his ideas because he knows that dividends are not inmediate