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Why College Will Never Work

ben

Traditional thinking is to college like water is to the ocean; they go hand in hand and this is why college will never be for entrepreneurs. College is where we are bred to conform and it prepares us for careers where we will always be under the authority of someone elses rules until we make the decision to break free of them. Some people figured it out early, some figured it out later, and some will be too dumb to realize that they are a useless pawn in the grand scheme of a company. This blog post will be an aimless rant of why I have a huge problem with college. There will be very…

Work Ethic, Talent, & Focus

ben

You can be the laziest person in the world and have all the talent in the world, but it won't do you any good. So how come few people succeed and most fail? It's simple, they lack work ethic, talent, or focus (and you need one of these in particular to make it). Talent I knew a kid once who was a phenomenal basketball player. He put balls through the hoop like it was effortless regardless of where he was on the court or how much pressure he had. The guy just had a natural ability to play ball; a natural talent. Off the court his game was completely different; he would play video games,…

The Journey As An Entrepreneur

ben

If you are popular, always in the crowd, used to things working out, or getting paid by the hour, fuck you this post isn't for your bitch ass. Entrepreneur is a term often used to describe someone that has ideas; people use the term too much. Let me tell you what a real entrepreneur is, because the feelings are all too familiar for those of us who have "made it" and forged our own path in life. I am going to begin with my story and how I came to be where I am today...and I am sure I will look back at this post years or even months from now and tell myself, "you…