by:Jay Conrad Levinson
Guerrilla Marketing International
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The goals of the 21st century guerrilla entrepreneur: work that is satisfying,
enough money to enjoy freedom from worry, health good enough to take
for granted, a bonding with others where you give and receive love and support,
fun that is not pursued but is in the essence of daily living and longevity to
appreciate with wisdom that which you have achieved.
(Please note: for the purposes of this report... "he" refers equally to male and female
genders).
WHAT IS A GUERRILLA ENTREPRENEUR?
1)The guerrilla entrepreneur knows that the journey is the goal।
He also realizes that he is in control of his enterprise, not the other way around,
and that if he is dissatisfied with his journey, he is missing the point of the journey
itself. Unlike old-fashioned enterprises, which often required gigantic sacrifices
for the sake of the goal, guerrilla enterprises place the goal of a pleasant journey
ahead of the mere notion of sacrifices.
2)The guerrilla entrepreneur achieves balance from the very start.
He builds free time into his work schedule so that balance is part of his
enterprise. He respects his leisure time as much as his work time, never
allowing too much of one to interfere with the other. Traditional entrepreneurs
always placed work ahead of leisure and showed no respect for their own
personal freedom. Guerrillas cherish their freedom as much as their work.
3) The guerrilla entrepreneur is not in a hurry.
A false need for speed frequently undermines even the best-conceived
strategies. Haste makes waste and sacrifices quality. The guerrilla is fully aware
that patience is his ally, and he has planned intelligently to eliminate most
emergencies that call for moving fast. His pace is always steady but never
rushed.
4)The guerrilla entrepreneur uses stress as a benchmark.
If he feels any stress, he knows he must be going about things in the wrong way.
Guerrilla entrepreneurs do not accept stress as part of doing business and
recognize any stress as a warning sign that something's the matter -- in the work
plan of the guerrilla or in the business itself. Adjustments are made to eliminate
the cause of the stress rather than the stress itself.
5) The guerrilla entrepreneur looks forward to work.
He has a love affair with his work and considers himself blessed to be paid for
doing the work he does. He is good at his work, energizing his passion for it in a
quest to learn more about it and improve his understanding of it, thereby
increasing his skills. The guerrilla entrepreneur doesn't think about retirement, for
never would he want to stop doing work the loves.
6) The guerrilla entrepreneur has no weaknesses.
He is effective in every aspect of his enterprise because he has filled in the gaps
between his strengths and talents with people who abound in the prowess he
lacks. He is very much the team player and teams up with guerrillas like himself
who share the team spirit and possess complementary skills. He values his
teammates as much as old-fashioned entrepreneurs valued their independence.
7) The guerrilla entrepreneur is fusion-oriented.
He is always on the alert to fuse his business with other enterprises in town, in
America, in the world. He is willing to combine marketing efforts, production
skills, information, leads, mailing lists and anything else to increase his
effectiveness and marketing reach while reducing the cost of achieving those
goals. His fusion efforts are intentionally short-term and rarely permanent. In his
business relationships, instead of thinking marriage, he thinks fling.
8) The guerrilla entrepreneur does not kid himself.
He knows that if he overestimates his own abilities, he runs the risk of skimping
on the quality he represents to his customers, employees, investors, suppliers
and fusion partners. He forces himself to face reality on a daily basis and realizes
that all of his business practices must always be evaluated in the glaring light of
what is really happening, instead of what should be happening.
9) The guerrilla entrepreneur lives in the present.
He is well-aware of the past, very enticed by the future, but the here and now is
where he resides, embracing the technologies of the present, leaving future
technologies on the horizon right where they belong -- on the horizon until later,
when they are ripe and ready. He is alert to the new, wary of the avant-garde,
and only wooed from the old by improvement, not merely change.
10) The guerrilla entrepreneur understands the precious nature of time.
He doesn't buy into the old lie that time is money and knows in his heart that time
is far more important than money. He knows that instead, time is life. He is
aware that his customers and prospects feel the same way about time, so he
respects theirs and wouldn't dare waste it. As a practicing guerrilla, he is the
epitome of efficiency but never lets it interfere with his effectiveness.
11) The guerrilla entrepreneur always operates according to a plan.
He knows who he is, where he is going, and how he will get there. He is
prepared, knows that anything can and will happen, and can deal with the
barriers to entrepreneurial success because his plan has foreseen them and
shown exactly how to surmount them. The guerrilla reevaluates his plan
regularly and does not hesitate to make changes in it, though commitment to the
plan is part of his very being.
12) The guerrilla entrepreneur is flexible.
He is guided by a strategy for success, and knows the difference between a
guide and a master. When it is necessary for change, the guerrilla changes,
accepting change as part of the status quo, not ignoring or battling it. He is able
to adapt to new situations, realizes that service is whatever his customers want it
to be, and knows that inflexible things become brittle and break.
13) The guerrilla aims for results more than growth.
He is focused upon profitability and balance, vitality and improvement, value and
quality more than size and growth. His plan calls for steadily increasing profits
without a sacrifice of personal time, so his actions are oriented to hitting those
targets instead of growing for the sake of growth alone. He is wary of becoming
large and does not equate hugeness with excellence.
14) The guerrilla entrepreneur is dependent upon many people.
He knows that the age of the lone wolf entrepreneur, independent and proud of it,
has passed. The guerrilla is very dependent upon his fusion business partners,
his employees, his customers, his suppliers, and his mentors. He got where he
is with his own wings, his own determination, his own smarts, and, as a guerrilla,
with a little help from a lot of friends.
15) The guerrilla entrepreneur is constantly learning.
A seagull flies in circles in the sky, looking for food in an endless quest. When it
finally finds the food, the seagull lands, then eats its fill. When it has completed
the meal, the seagull returns to the sky, only to fly in circles again, searching for
food although it has eaten. Humans have only one instinct that compares: the
need for constant learning. Guerrilla entrepreneurs have this need in spades.
16) The guerrilla entrepreneur is passionate about work.
He has an enthusiasm for what he does that is apparent to everyone who sees
his work. This enthusiasm spreads to everyone who works with him, even to his
customers. In its purest form, this enthusiasm is best expressed as the word
passion -- an intense feeling that burns within him and is manifested in the
devotion he demonstrates towards his business.
17) The guerrilla entrepreneur is focused on the goal.
He knows that balance does not come easily, and that he must rid himself of the
values and expectations of his ancestors. To do this, he must remain focused
upon his journey, seeing the future clearly, at the same time concentrating upon
the present. He is aware that the minutiae of life and business can distract him,
so does what is necessary to make those distractions only momentary.
18) The guerrilla entrepreneur is disciplined about the tasks at hand.
He is keenly aware that every time he writes a task on his daily calendar, it is a
promise he is making to himself. As a guerrilla who does not kid himself, he
keeps those promises, knowing that the achievement of his goals will be more
than an adequate reward for his discipline. He finds it easy to be disciplined
because of the payback offered by the leisure that follows.
19) The guerrilla entrepreneur is well-organized at home and at work.
He does not waste valuable time looking for items that have been misplaced, so he organizes as he works and as new work comes to him. His sense of organization is fueled by the efficiency that results from it. While he is always organized, the guerrilla never squanders precious time by over organizing.
20) The guerrilla entrepreneur has an upbeat attitude.
Because he knows that life is unfair, problems arise, to err is human, and the
cool shall inherit the Earth, he manages to take obstacles in stride, keeping his
perspective and his sense of humor. His ever-present optimism is grounded in an
ability to perceive the positive side of things, recognizing the negative, but never
dwelling there. His positively is contagious.
Here's to your continued success as a guerrilla...
Jay Conrad Levinson
The Father of Guerrilla Marketing,
Google me! Author, "Guerrilla Marketing" series of books The best known marketing brand in history
Named one of the 100 best business books ever written Over 20 million sold; now in 62 languages www.gmarketing.com www.guerrillamarketingassociation.com