Most people, I’d believe, really want to live a life that they’re proud of and do work that fuels their fire. The lucky ones have jobs that give them this work. They feel as if they’re really good at whatever is they do AND they love it! However, a lot of people simply don’t have that opportunity. So they continue to work in a job they do simply because it pays the bills. If they have money coming in, they get by.

To me, I feel that I might as well be in a jail if I was doing a job I didn’t love doing for 8+ hours a day. Having to get up day after day and be a cog in someone else’s machine that I probably don’t even know? I couldn’t do it! I think that’s one reason that I knew that entrepreneurship was going to be my future and that’s why I opted to get it as my focus in grad school.

While I was there, I met this session’s guest, Dr. Brian Glassman. Brian is one interesting and traveled guy. At the time that I had met him, he was working on his doctorate, but already had plenty of grad school under his belt.

What really struck me back then, and continues to this day is that he usually has a different perspective on everything.

Just when I thought I had all these definitions defined about how the world works, he hits me with a new view of what Intrapreneurship is and how one can use it to step into a role at a larger company. In other words, working your way across into a job you love, instead of starting it all from scratch.

In this discussion, we also talk further about Entrepreneurship vs Intrapreneurship, why it’s important to stay focused when you’re set on becoming an entrepreneur, why Brian decided to go the Intrapreneur route, and we even talk a bit about work life balance.

If you’re the type of person who thinks like an entrepreneur, but doesn’t want to have limited resources when starting out, than perhaps being an Intrapreneur might be a path you might consider after hearing our chat.

SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:

• The difference between Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship.
• What Brian’s learned from his Entrepreneurial students regarding what kind of skills budding entrepreneurs need.
• Why it’s important to stay focused when picking up entrepreneurial skills.
• What a college graduate should consider upon graduating when it comes to starting a business or finding a job.
• What the transition was like to go from academia to working as Intrapreneur.
• How you can learn a new skill set outside of academia, even if you’re working inside a corporation day after day.
• Why Brian decided to become an Intrapreneur instead of an Entrepreneur (at least for right now!)
• Why it’s important to care more about working smart and working in your passion area – especially when it comes to work-life balance.
• Why routines and habits are so important in life.
• Why people skills are much more important in the long run than simply being smart.
• What the three types of entrepreneurs are.
• Why Sam Walton is Brian’s example of success.
• …and MUCH more.

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ITEMS and PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Brian on LinkedIn
• Cal Fussman on the Tim Ferriss Podcast
• Story of Elon Musk
• Gary Vaynerchuk interview with Lewis Howes and Art of Charm’s Jordan Harbinger (NSFW because it’s Gary.)
• Brian’s Wife, Charisma
• Robert Cialdini’s book: The Psychology of Persuasion and Influence (Amazon Link)
• Trust Works! by Ken Blachard (Amazon Link)
• The 11 Laws of Likability (Amazon Link)
• Becoming a Person of Influence (Amazon Link)
• Fizzle – Instead of guessing, Fizzle helps you know what you’re supposed to do next in your business. Get a 2 week trial period here!

SHOW NOTE EXTRAS:

Fizzle Show: 5 Reasons Why I Quit My Business to Pursue My Dream Job

What is an Intrapreneur?

Be the Change You Want to See in Your Company – Tedx Presentation by Gib Bulloch

Intrapreneurship in Walmart

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