23 Sep 2010, Posted by Cris Buckley in New Entrepreneur, 4 Comments Tagged creative thinking, entrepreneur, identity, strengths

How I Accidentally Raised 4 Entrepreneurs

I read Barbara Taylor’s article today on How to Raise a Business Owner and it got me thinking about my own kids. I didn’t purposefully raise them to be entrepreneurs— (more…)

16 Aug 2010, Posted by Cris Buckley in Inspiration, New Entrepreneur, 3 Comments Tagged change, identity, personal growth

Were You Born To Be Wild?

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I read this piece over the weekend and recognized that inner stirring—a yearning to live on the wild side—to “fly”.

Were we born to be wild? (more…)

30 Jul 2010, Posted by Cris Buckley in New Entrepreneur, Self-Discovery, 7 Comments Tagged creativity, entrepreneur, identity, strengths

Here’s to the Crazy Ones. The Misfits…

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Have you ever been in a place where suddenly your eyes are opened to the obvious—the answer to a riddle in your heart? And as soon as you see it, you realize you’ve known it all along? (more…)

15 Jul 2010, Posted by Cris Buckley in New Entrepreneur, Self-Discovery, 2 Comments Tagged entrepreneur, Self-Discovery, value

The Entrepreneur’s Love of Freedom

Photo by Aaron Escobar (the spaniard)

The Fourth of July has come and gone, but independence and freedom are values that will be staying with me. Those two words started me on a values discovery trek several years ago. (more…)

30 Jun 2010, Posted by Cris Buckley in Inspiration, New Entrepreneur, 1 Comments Tagged entrepreneur, opportunity

The Entrepreneur’s Cry: Long May It Wave!

For the entrepreneur—Independence Day is more than a day off to set off fireworks and have a picnic. It’s the celebration of core freedoms that are essential to our very existence. (more…)