CHALLENGE 1: MAKE THREE CALLS

Begin something bold without knowing how, exactly, it will work out. You might want to plan an event, you might want to start producing a song, you might want to introduce yourself to that person you’ve been admiring and just say “Hi, how are you today?” Whatever it is, don’t plan too far ahead, begin it and let it unfold AFTER you’re in too deep. Make three phone calls and see what happens.

 

Let me take you back to the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey and walk you through some critical lessons I had along the way.

In the first year of university, my best mate Marcus and I came up with an idea to run a dance party for 15–17 year olds. The more we researched it and created clever and cheap ways to market the ...

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