My hubby and I went to our nephews US Coast Guard Boot Camp Graduation yesterday.
As I sat there and listened to the speakers and watching how these young men and women of
100 worked together I was thinking many things but of my many thoughts my mind went to our industry.

We as entrepreneurs have to if we are smart and want to make an impact in this land we must
work together, we must surround ourselves with a community of fellow, “like minded” folks who understand and want to learn this industry. Nothing is accomplished alone. Nothing can compare
with being surrounded where you are celebrated and not just tolerated. There is no room for the selfish. There certainly is no room for those who want to skip the necessary learning steps to succeed.

As I watched these young men and women I was impressed with their ability to march as if they were one. Everyone’s hands and feet moved in perfect order. They spoke to the crowd in complete unity.
They learned the true essence of team work and the true essence of respect for their fellow man. Oh they learned so much more about the what it takes to be a US Coast Guard Solider and the importance of doing the rescue right. These things my nephew will share with us and I will be more impressed with the importance of basic training! But I knew this one thing to be true, they learned their “stuff” and they learned it together!

They learned to lean on each other, lift each other up, give to the group the parts of them that
were unlike any one else and together they all learned their “stuff” thru basic training.

I watched as each were handed their diploma (we had front and center seats) I saw their smiles and their sense of accomplishment on their faces. And it was there that some thing else struck me.
They each learned the same basic training but were all being deployed to new and different places. The training was the same for all in the beginning and now they were each headed to a new place to continue in their filed.

I couldn’t help but think of all the different “places” we as entrepreneurs can go to practice our skills in the field. But the difference is this~~~~~

The basic training for this industry is over looked by most. People come out here ready to tackle something new and just dive in head first. Some make it but most don’t. True or True? The failure rate out here is astounding. And the fact is it doesn’t have to be.

There are coaches and mentors out here. There are communities out here. It’s the individuals responsibility to enroll and learn their skill.

Just like the young men and women I saw, they each had a desire to join the US Coast Guard but they had to enroll and go thru the training weather they wanted it or not. And I am sure most of them had no idea what they were getting themselves into. But they all made it, They all are much better equipped men and women, they learned more about themselves and are now ready to move forward.
The sense of confidence was evident. My nephew came up we hugged and I asked him “are you ready to move on”? His yes was as sure as I sit here and breath. He was confident!

Yes, the learning for these young men and women has just begun but they know their “stuff” and they are ready!

So with the entrepreneur who wants to make it, who sees the importance of the coach, the mentor and the training and will enroll themselves, they to will become better equipped and they will improve their odds for success.
And like the young recruiter’s these men and women these striving entrepreneurs have no idea what is in store for them. However, the training and learning of this industry, what and how it ticks will astound them. They too will learn about self and just how strong they are. All because they took the time for some basic training.
They now will know their “stuff” !!