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Purpose First Entrepreneur: Discover Your Purpose, Turn It into a Thriving Business, Perform at an Elite Level
Are you ready to put your purpose to work?
Purpose First Entrepreneur is a life-changing book that will help you love who you are and what you do! Author Pete Wilkins serves up a robust shot of punch-doubt-in-the-face inspiration to fire you up and a steady dose of practical guidance needed to build a kick-ass start-up that transforms the world...and you in the process.
As humans in today's modern society, we are wired to seek more, crave more, have more, and do more. But if you slow down and get honest with yourself around your purpose and life, what do you really want? What do you really seek?
As a Purpose First Entrepreneur, it's your job to seize the opportunities in front of you. Discover your purpose and create a life and business that matter. The risk is always worth it.
So whether you are starting your first business or striving to build on your previous start-up successes, Purpose First Entrepreneur provides a step-by-step guide designed to help you discover your purpose, turn it into a thriving business, and harness it to perform at an elite level in all aspects of your life.
From creating your Purpose First Business plan, to diving into ways to fund your business, and to applying a Start-up Athlete mentality into your daily life, readers will finally have a strategy around putting purpose to work.
Purpose First Entrepreneur is a life-changing book that will help you love who you are and what you do! Author Pete Wilkins serves up a robust shot of punch-doubt-in-the-face inspiration to fire you up and a steady dose of practical guidance needed to build a kick-ass start-up that transforms the world...and you in the process.
As humans in today's modern society, we are wired to seek more, crave more, have more, and do more. But if you slow down and get honest with yourself around your purpose and life, what do you really want? What do you really seek?
As a Purpose First Entrepreneur, it's your job to seize the opportunities in front of you. Discover your purpose and create a life and business that matter. The risk is always worth it.
So whether you are starting your first business or striving to build on your previous start-up successes, Purpose First Entrepreneur provides a step-by-step guide designed to help you discover your purpose, turn it into a thriving business, and harness it to perform at an elite level in all aspects of your life.
From creating your Purpose First Business plan, to diving into ways to fund your business, and to applying a Start-up Athlete mentality into your daily life, readers will finally have a strategy around putting purpose to work.
178 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2021
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About the author
Pete Wilkins
1 bookThere is no doubt Pete Wilkins knows what it means to have purpose. During the pandemic, Pete’s body shut down; he was intubated, sedated, and forced to fight for his life. He won that battle.
But his war to stay alive as a teenager first taught him the power of purpose. When he was 10 years old, Pete’s mother died of cancer. A few years later, his father had a heart attack on the day of Pete’s high school homecoming and died 18 months later from a stroke. Less than a year after his father’s death, Pete was brutally attacked. He was clubbed in the head so violently the right side of his skull was completely shattered. He nearly died before he even reached the hospital (let alone his twentieth birthday).
As a result of these experiences, Pete was frequently forced to contemplate the purpose of life. He became a fighter. His purpose was not only to survive but to thrive, which has guided the trajectory of his life.
He learned to grow his entrepreneurial spirit and dedicate his life to pursuing his own purpose.
Before he was 30, Pete was a critical part of two technology start-ups that sold and IPO-ed for more than $2.8 billion. He later led the turnaround of a medical education company from record losses to record profits, which he followed by starting a double-bottom-line company focused on college attainment for Latino families. Not every step was successful, but they were all purposeful.
Today, Pete leads HPA—one of the country's most successful early-stage venture investor groups. He and his firm have partnered with hundreds of founders to help turn their dreams into reality, helping them scale their businesses from start-ups into industry leaders, many of which have also gone on to join the exclusive “Unicorn Club.”
But his war to stay alive as a teenager first taught him the power of purpose. When he was 10 years old, Pete’s mother died of cancer. A few years later, his father had a heart attack on the day of Pete’s high school homecoming and died 18 months later from a stroke. Less than a year after his father’s death, Pete was brutally attacked. He was clubbed in the head so violently the right side of his skull was completely shattered. He nearly died before he even reached the hospital (let alone his twentieth birthday).
As a result of these experiences, Pete was frequently forced to contemplate the purpose of life. He became a fighter. His purpose was not only to survive but to thrive, which has guided the trajectory of his life.
He learned to grow his entrepreneurial spirit and dedicate his life to pursuing his own purpose.
Before he was 30, Pete was a critical part of two technology start-ups that sold and IPO-ed for more than $2.8 billion. He later led the turnaround of a medical education company from record losses to record profits, which he followed by starting a double-bottom-line company focused on college attainment for Latino families. Not every step was successful, but they were all purposeful.
Today, Pete leads HPA—one of the country's most successful early-stage venture investor groups. He and his firm have partnered with hundreds of founders to help turn their dreams into reality, helping them scale their businesses from start-ups into industry leaders, many of which have also gone on to join the exclusive “Unicorn Club.”
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November 6, 2021
Too many business books focus on metrics like money and growth, without addressing the essential role that principle, meaning, and purpose play in success. This book helps you to understand yourself, identify your strengths and passions and turn that into a rewarding career. Essential reading for the mindful businessperson.
November 3, 2021
I started reading this book because I am interested in starting my own business. Pete's meaningful and clear directives really helped me narrow down what type of business would align best with my own moral code and personal strengths. I cannot recommend this book enough!!
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