being creative always has some benefits from it. But what I love most about it is that you can earn money from your creativity.

- Jack Leak

Great take, Tim.

I think the first sentence says it all!!! Too many people these days are either one or the other…

On the extreme ends too, when you hire a business man, you have to expect that at some point he’ll leave and do his own thing. If you hire a creative, you have to expect that they’re pretty much only good as a think tank…any actually implementation will bore them.

Of course this is a gross over-generalization, but it rings true for most businesses.

If you are one or the other, you have to learn to be be both…read, watch, listen, and let it all soak in

Starting a biz on your own you are working without support,.A one man band so to speak..The buck stops with you..Ah . But the rewards..You call all the shots..You are your own Man/Woman..It is your Baby.But you gotta LOVE IT…As the saying goes..If you love what you do..Then you’ll never work a day in your life…I did it for 30 years..Loved every minute ..Monday mornings for working folk is a drag ..If you love your Biz then you love Mondays…Show me someone who can sell their JOB..You cant…But you can sell your biz..I did and got money for something that i loved doing….

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Good timing, this is a great reminder of how important is to focus in our strengths and outsource the rest. Although learning to have a general idea about everything can’t be skipped. You can’t delegate what you don’t know.

Thanks so much for a great post!

Developing a business sense is probably easier than developing creativity. Business sense comes with experience. If entrepreneurs stay with it long enough, they learn to become organized, how to do bookkeeping, etc.

With creativity, on the other hand, you may be able to develop what you have to a certain degree, but it’s mostly something that you are born with (or not).

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Wow! I must agree wholeheartedly with what you said.

Many people often dream of getting into business for themselves…but most struggle with trying to fit it all together.

It’s requires a constant shift to move from a creative mind set to a business mind-set…but with practice it becomes easier…I Promise.

Here’s to your entrepreneurial success!

Loose track of time (as copied from your above article)
Creative people make these mistakes and do not care to differentiate lose from loose or its from it’s.
Honestly, I feel your creative righting is worth the time your readers spend reading them. They are mind-stretchers.

Then there are those who simply get by on their looks (just kidding).

Great post Brain! In my experience I’ve found that most successful entrepreneurs are big picture people that find the right people to put the support systems in place i.e. business admin, accounting, marketing etc.

This was a insightful article. Many people that are in business feel they have to do everything. Delegating and paying companies to do things they excel in that your will get a positive Return on your investment is key. I think creativity is a born talent, some have it and some don’t. The business and organizational skills can be taught and developed. Creativity is what grows a business with the big ideas. There is a really great show on CNBC called the Big Idea. It is great listening to people and how they thought up these creative ideas that have made them millions.

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