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The Third Decision, The Intentional Entrepreneur: Building A Regret-Free Life Beyond Business
We all know what a wonderful experience it is to carry an entrepreneurial idea to fruition; it’s what gets us up every morning. But if we’re not careful, it can also be a curse. Our single-minded focus on that new idea or that next opportunity can cause us to forget about the other important aspects of our lives. Some entrepreneurs are happy to live life only for the business, but many of us will one day look around and realize what we’ve been missing out on during our pursuit of success. InThe Third The IntentionalEntrepreneur, the second book in Randy H. Nelson’s bestselling Decision Series for Entrepreneurs®, Randy explores the concept of “entrepreneurial addiction” and how entrepreneurs can become more intentional about their everyday and future decisions.
Being an intentional entrepreneur requires you to think ahead, asking yourself some tough questions about what you might, in the future, regret about today. The Third Decision will help you conduct a clear-eyed examination not just of what you’re doing now and why, but also how you might feel when you look back on it someday in the future. Are you content with how you’re living, or aren’t you? Will you work to control your addiction and make room for a fuller and more satisfying life or is this the life you would choose first, last, and always? By the end of the book, you will have developed a list of non-negotiables to govern your things you simply won’t compromise on, regardless of what your growing entrepreneurial business venture demands of you. Non-negotiables—one of the critical success factors in building a regret-free life beyond business!
What decisions do you need to make to live a regret-free entrepreneurial life?
Being an intentional entrepreneur requires you to think ahead, asking yourself some tough questions about what you might, in the future, regret about today. The Third Decision will help you conduct a clear-eyed examination not just of what you’re doing now and why, but also how you might feel when you look back on it someday in the future. Are you content with how you’re living, or aren’t you? Will you work to control your addiction and make room for a fuller and more satisfying life or is this the life you would choose first, last, and always? By the end of the book, you will have developed a list of non-negotiables to govern your things you simply won’t compromise on, regardless of what your growing entrepreneurial business venture demands of you. Non-negotiables—one of the critical success factors in building a regret-free life beyond business!
What decisions do you need to make to live a regret-free entrepreneurial life?
390 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 20, 2018
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February 8, 2019
Self Realization Through Intentional Living
The Third Decision, The Intentional Entrepreneur: Building a Regret-Free Life Beyond Business by Randy H. Nelson is a fresh study and look into the world of the innovative, hard working, success driven and visionary entrepreneur.
Building on the first book, entitled The Second Decision, the author talks about the entrepreneur being intentional. He defines the intentional entrepreneur as one "who sets an intention for how the businees will fit within the various aspects of a fulfilling life." Consequently, his writing encourgages and challenges the often single focused business owner to think long term sustainability in both the business life as well as their personal life.
He also, through his skilled writing, gently confronts the readers with potential experienced regrets in both their personal and business life. Mr. Nelson's intent of raising the awareness of his readers to possible regrets is to encourage the reader to build on those possible missed opportunities in an effort to enact change.
Consequently, through the use of quotes, ancedotes, charts, poignant questions and practical suggestions, Randy challenges the reader to be intentional in all aspects of their life. The areas of intentional living that are addressed in his powerful writing ranges from the challenge of being happy, to personal growth, to one's family life, to finances, etc.
The Third Decision, The Intentional Entrepreneur: Building a Regret-Free Life Beyond Business by Randy H. Nelson is a dynamic book written specifically for the entrepreneur, but also its valuable lesson spills over to a broader audience through its challenge of being intentional in all apsects of life. Intentional living leads to the power of self-realization.
The author draws upon his dynamic naval offficer career, success as an entrenprenuer and personal experience and gifts the reader with insightful ideas, suggestions and practical direction for living intentionally.
The Third Decision, The Intentional Entrepreneur: Building a Regret-Free Life Beyond Business by Randy H. Nelson is a fresh study and look into the world of the innovative, hard working, success driven and visionary entrepreneur.
Building on the first book, entitled The Second Decision, the author talks about the entrepreneur being intentional. He defines the intentional entrepreneur as one "who sets an intention for how the businees will fit within the various aspects of a fulfilling life." Consequently, his writing encourgages and challenges the often single focused business owner to think long term sustainability in both the business life as well as their personal life.
He also, through his skilled writing, gently confronts the readers with potential experienced regrets in both their personal and business life. Mr. Nelson's intent of raising the awareness of his readers to possible regrets is to encourage the reader to build on those possible missed opportunities in an effort to enact change.
Consequently, through the use of quotes, ancedotes, charts, poignant questions and practical suggestions, Randy challenges the reader to be intentional in all aspects of their life. The areas of intentional living that are addressed in his powerful writing ranges from the challenge of being happy, to personal growth, to one's family life, to finances, etc.
The Third Decision, The Intentional Entrepreneur: Building a Regret-Free Life Beyond Business by Randy H. Nelson is a dynamic book written specifically for the entrepreneur, but also its valuable lesson spills over to a broader audience through its challenge of being intentional in all apsects of life. Intentional living leads to the power of self-realization.
The author draws upon his dynamic naval offficer career, success as an entrenprenuer and personal experience and gifts the reader with insightful ideas, suggestions and practical direction for living intentionally.
February 11, 2019
Not just for entrepreneurs!
This book isn’t just for entrepreneurs. It is chock full of information for anyone who wants to be successful in life not just business. The book starts out talking about happiness which is essential for being successful in both business and your personal life. Then discuses business aspects of life, marriage and family, personal/down time, about the importance of friendship and a support group and what/who your support group or circle should be. Then addresses the importance of both physical and mental health, living with purpose, being involved in the community and giving back. While it does focus on the business/entrepreneurial side of things it has so many value points for life in general! Most people don’t realize that a support system is so important and how much easier it is to navigate life’s little curveballs when you have established your circle. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in creating a better life for themselves and their family.
This book isn’t just for entrepreneurs. It is chock full of information for anyone who wants to be successful in life not just business. The book starts out talking about happiness which is essential for being successful in both business and your personal life. Then discuses business aspects of life, marriage and family, personal/down time, about the importance of friendship and a support group and what/who your support group or circle should be. Then addresses the importance of both physical and mental health, living with purpose, being involved in the community and giving back. While it does focus on the business/entrepreneurial side of things it has so many value points for life in general! Most people don’t realize that a support system is so important and how much easier it is to navigate life’s little curveballs when you have established your circle. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in creating a better life for themselves and their family.
March 1, 2019
Author Randy Nelson writes a helpful book designed to encourage entrepreneurs who find that their dream of starting a business might be causing more problems than they realized. Nelson describes how easy it can be to become obsessed with your development of a product or business which not only takes a toll on one’s health physically, but mentally as well. Instead, Nelson gives a blueprint entrepreneurs can follow to ensure they can find balance between work and their daily life.
Each chapter is dedicated to one theme, such as how money can be useful and mental health. This helps to make reading all of the information provided a bit easier. It also has an encouraging foreword telling the story of a man who worked to balance both his entrepreneur and home life successfully.
This book runs at 395 pages so might take a little long to read. However, it’s a great investment thanks to the information inside.
Each chapter is dedicated to one theme, such as how money can be useful and mental health. This helps to make reading all of the information provided a bit easier. It also has an encouraging foreword telling the story of a man who worked to balance both his entrepreneur and home life successfully.
This book runs at 395 pages so might take a little long to read. However, it’s a great investment thanks to the information inside.
February 10, 2019
Professional Yet Practical
This is a very well written, professional and practical book suggesting ways to balance the business and personal life. Randy H. Nelson, the author of the book was diagnosed as being addicted to entrepreneurship by his wife Kristi. The author confirms the reader to be addicted to leadership and encourages to link skills and expertise with the area of interest. Stress has been put in different aspects of life like being self-aware, decisional, intentional and knowledgeable. After this book, one will realize their place in the curve of happiness and in fact being successful and satisfied does not mean to be happy always. The story is so enticing that once started reader will wish to finish the book as happened to me.
This is a very well written, professional and practical book suggesting ways to balance the business and personal life. Randy H. Nelson, the author of the book was diagnosed as being addicted to entrepreneurship by his wife Kristi. The author confirms the reader to be addicted to leadership and encourages to link skills and expertise with the area of interest. Stress has been put in different aspects of life like being self-aware, decisional, intentional and knowledgeable. After this book, one will realize their place in the curve of happiness and in fact being successful and satisfied does not mean to be happy always. The story is so enticing that once started reader will wish to finish the book as happened to me.
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