Borne Personal Blog: February 2017

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Dressing for Business Doesn’t Have to Suck

I’m almost always disappointed by the business clothes I pick out for myself.

I have a blind spot when it comes to imagining what would look good on me, so I do one of two things:

I buy the same dull pieces from the same dull stores (basic cardigans, basic t-shirts, basic jeans).
I go completely off the rails and buy something that feels audacious (a one-sleeved blouse in a turquoise bird print! An asymmetrical neoprene shift dress!) but ends up hanging in the back of my closet unworn with the tags still attached.

For me, the best shopping experiences are ones where someone with a great eye can tell me what I need, because hunting for new clothes is not a high priority right now.

Tips for Entrepreuners

Scratch your own itch - “Go after solving a problem that you have. Something that’s near and dear to you, not some random market opportunity. Because, when things get hard, if you’re chasing just the dollars, or a random market opportunity, you’re not going to be able to have the fortitude, the passion, to stay with it.”
Success takes hustle - “Hustle is an act of focus, not frenzy. Hustle is about subtraction and addition. It’s not about doing more, it’s about focusing on the things you need to do, in order to move your business forward.”
Don't give up, don't take anything personally, and don't take no for an answer. - The people who told me no were the people who eventually told me yes."
Certainty is more dangerous than ignorance - “It’s up to us as entrepreneurs, to see the world as it should be --not necessarily how it is. When you think you’re sure of the way things are, that’s when you get passed up and you don’t see the opportunities that real entrepreneurs envision.”
Focus on the prototype - “If you get a prototype out and you get enough people using it, you never have to write a business plan. A prototype is where you separate the BS from the reality.”