It was both a pleasure and a honor to have attended the 16th annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo, hosted by Nationwide Insurance. It was especially exciting to attend in Atlanta, as I am from Augusta, Georgia. It is always a pleasure to visit my birth state.
The conference was simply amazing, like….WOW; and, being able to meet and greet fellow entrepreneurs was exhilarating to say the least. As the COO of Gigaré, Inc. it was my first time attending a BE conference. I truly didn’t expect to walk away with so many great stories and experiences that build personal character, as well as starting new relationships and partnerships. My first thought was it was going to be so massive that it wouldn’t have a personal touch, and boy was I wrong! Meeting wonderful people who were so transparent and open really empowered me to see and better understand the true meaning of networking.
There were so many things that stood out in the conference that directly helped me as a young entrepreneur. I want to share a few of the nuggets of wisdom with you briefly:
1. Never allow yourself to think light, little, or low of your current situation, nor your future. For many of you with entrepreneurial ambitions, the job that you currently have is not going to be the job you retire from. Plan for your future and watch it unfold before your eyes; not because it’s magic, but because it is your expectation.
2. Believe in yourself; because if you don’t, nobody else will. I met some pretty amazing young business owners that are well worthy of the title “Teenpreneurs”. Check out “AJ’s Hawaiian Iceez, LLC. (www.ajsiceez.com). These two young men inspired me as being teenage corporate executives.
3. Stay disciplined and rooted in core principles that effectively promote development. Never place work above your family! Be a businessman or woman that has balance, order, and structure. Education is essential, not sequential! This is so because not everyone will take the same route in how they provide themselves an education. Be sure to learn from others mistakes. Study your craft, become knowledgeable, and apply principles that promote effectiveness, longevity, and legacy.
“Tie-Aways” from today’s blog.
Your expectations determine your destination. As President & CEO Earl G. Graves Jr. of Black Enterprise put it “If you have low expectations, you will meet those. If you have high expectations, you will meet those.”
I have always had high expectations of learning from and meeting some of the world’s great people of influence. Thank you Mr. Earl G. Graves Sr. and Mr. Earl G. Graves Jr. for setting such a great standard. Special thanks to Alfred Edmond Jr. and the entire staff at BE for all of your labor and efforts to present a classy event. Consider us in Arizona for 2013!
-Men’s Business Professional Wear.
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