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REEthink…REEwrite history

By markwehner - 6th February 2012

History is ALWAYS written by the winners! Over the centuries…the history we learn in school was the information the historians wanted us to have. Historians are typically the survivors.  Those hardy few that weathered the elements…the wars…the plagues and famines…and lived to tell the story.   Historians are appointed by the winners.  Those leaders and rulers of kingdoms wanted their legacy to be in a favorable…and mostly a dominant frame of reference.  Likewise…the losers…of the battles, wars, and elections fell...

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REEthink…REEdealing

By markwehner - 4th January 2012

Over the years I have heard entrepreneurial failures use the old gamblers complaint…”I’m just playing the hand I was dealt”.  Typically it is from those that blame their set of circumstances on something that was or is out of  their control.  True…to an extent…but true or not… everyone has the opportunity to REEdeal! REEdealing to an entrepreneur means there is a chance to start over…to change the outcome by changing the environment.  There is a chance to create a new...

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REEthink…Entrepreneurial REEsolutionship

By markwehner - 3rd January 2012

REEsolutionship.  How’s that for a new word?!!! To the entrepreneur…REEsolutionship is the connection between “hope and happening”!  I have preached for some time that “hope is not a strategy”.  It has been the very foundation of what I believe is the cornerstone for everything entrepreneurial. So…every 365 days in the western world we celebrate a holiday where everyone gets a “do over.”  Every one has the opportunity to right a wrong…set a new course…learn from the past but focus on...

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REEthink…REEadjust to beat the competition

By markwehner - 22nd December 2011

Too many times entrepreneurs find the key to success in any given endeavor.  Then…why do over 86% of small businesses fail every year (USSBA)? The answer is two fold.  First…they run their business like a business…not an entrepreneurial venture!  This fact is usually most disturbing to the business school graduates and professors that have been teaching this dogma since the 1920′s.  Second…they think that what works today will work forever.  Times change.  Markets change.  People change.   So…when things change…and...

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REEthink…an entrepreneurial REEvival

By markwehner - 21st December 2011

Give an entrepreneur the tent…music…the atmosphere…the message…and the entrepreneur can have the audience standing…clapping…and believing in something better! If you have ever experienced a “Revival”…whether in person…or through some form of media…you get it.  A road show pulls into town…typically a town that has a need.  The need usually ranges from a down economy or a feeling of helplessness to change their lot in life.   The tent goes up in front of the onlooking towns people.  The stage is...

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REEthink…Entrepreneurial REEsolve

By markwehner - 13th December 2011

According to Webster…”resolve” means to make one’s mind up…to decide.  For entrepreneurs…”resolve” turns into REEsolve.  REEsolve is the entrepreneurial mindset…and DNA trait…that makes the entrepreneur unstoppable. Across the globe…the REEsolve of entrepreneurs has changed history…from the battlefields to the boardrooms…from the garage projects to Wall Street.  It is not just having the vision…or creating a plan…or even taking action.  It is the definitive action of “deciding to do it!”  The very first decisive thought brings about “The Butterfly Effect” globally....

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REEthink…REEassemble your thoughts

By markwehner - 6th December 2011

Every now and then entrepreneurs tend to get hit with challenges that would decimate the faint of heart. Critics can be the largest stumbling block to both seasoned and aspiring entrepreneurs.  To keep things in perspective…critics are those that ride in and shoot the wounded AFTER the battle has been fought.  They blow in typically during the most impossible times…spew their criticisms and negativity…they ride off back to their safe world of self-imposed limitations. Given that…when this happens…and it will happen…understand...

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REEthink…REEflective entrepreneurship

By markwehner - 5th December 2011

REEflective entrepreneurship lies at the heart of all entrepreneurial success stories! For the purpose of this discussion…”REEflective” doe not mean sitting passively…looking back…reflecting on the past.  REEflective does not mean looking within one’s self…taking stock…questioning.  REEflective…as it relates to entrepreneurship…means checking the mirror every time an entrepreneur is faced with a challenge…encounters an opportunity…or needs to find the strength, courage, and vision.  REEflective entrepreneurship…simply stated… means ‘”everything” lies within.  The person looking back at the entrepreneur…the REEflection in the mirror…possesses...

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REEthink…How entrepreneurs REEbound to win

By markwehner - 21st November 2011

Let’s talk basketball…and how the entrepreneurial connection associated with REEbounding and basketball plays a winning role in both arenas. First…the situation… …5 seconds left in the basketball game…time out is called…the home team has the ball and is one point down.  The coach huddles the team to outline the strategy to score the winning basket on the final play of the game.  This strategy will be based on past successes in similar situations.  The play is set…the team takes the...

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REEthink…REEboot your entrepreneurial endeavor

By markwehner - 14th November 2011

Like a computer…sometimes an entrepreneurial endeavor can lock-up.  All the critical information is still there…just unaccessible in the entrepreneur’s present mindset and methodology. So…how does an entrepreneur REEboot their endeavor?  Typically…with an attitude adjustment!  You have to REEbelieve!  When you do that…REEbooting your present operation to create a comeback…or a homecoming of sorts…to the original motives and vision that launched the entrepreneurial endeavor is simply a minor repair procedure. A couple of ways come to mind… …First, the entrepreneur needs...

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