12 Mistakes I Made My First Year as an Entrepreneur

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Today I want to talk to you about the dumbest mistakes I made my first year as an entrepreneur.

As I was making a list of all of the dumb mistakes I made, I realized that this episode could have lasted six, seven, or even eight hours, but instead of covering all of them, I'll just share the 12 dumbest mistakes I made my first year as an entrepreneur.

Intro to video - 0:00

#1: I Almost Quit - 0:22

#2: Trying to Become CEO Too Early - 0:49

#3 Trying to Take Advice from Too Many People - 3:16

#4: Not Knowing How to Ask for Advice - 5:22

#5: Forcing Vs. Influencing - 7:08

#6: Living the Dream Too Early - 8:21

#7 Trying to Sell Too Many Products as an Entrepreneur - 9:54

#8 Thinking I Knew it All - 14:01

#9: Partying Too Hard - 16:07

#10: Acting Like a Boss Instead of an Employee - 18:49

#11: Not Having a Schedule - 20:16

#12: Not Knowing the Value of a Business Plan - 20:59

Those were the 12 dumbest mistakes I made -- there were a lot more! Comment at the bottom to let me know the biggest mistakes you've made, and if you haven't already done so, be sure to subscribe.

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