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Entrepreneur Shares the Journey of Her Freshman Year Photo courtesy of  Pablo by Buffer Editor: Here is C. Robinson's next article in her entrepreneurial journal. We are truly grateful in having her share her story with us. Follow her with us as we get her reflections of her first year as an entrepreneur. Like me, are you one of those people who are easily excited and motivated when others share their projects with you? Does everything seem like an awesome opportunity? The majority of my entrepreneurial friends share in my entrepreneurial ADHD. I hear what one of them is working on and immediately my reaction is, “How can I help? What do you need assistance with?” As an entrepreneur it’s important to see everything as an opportunity; it’s a survival technique. We see everything as an opportunity because “this might be the big break we’ve been working for.” And, the fear of missing out (FOMO) exasperates our short attention span. FOMO often results in con...

Entrepreneur Shares Her Journey and Tips in a New Series Photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer Have you ever watched the USA Network show Suits? Gina Torres plays Jessica Pearson, who is  a strong, confident, matter-of- fact, a force to be reckoned with, intelligent, business savvy  female partner of a law firm. She owns the room when she walks in. Some characters fear her. Some characters challenge her. All characters respect the empire she’s built. When I decided to  register my LLC I envisioned I would conduct myself like Jessica Pearson. I would be slick, witty,  see three moves ahead of my opponent and be able to compete with the rest of the titans. I’ve always had the entrepreneurial mindset. I was seven or eight when I held my first  boardroom meeting. I gathered all my friends around my dining room table and painted my  vision for them of starting a backyard circus. The motivation lasted about 23 minutes. They  were more intereste...