5 Skills That Give You Wings

Things successful entrepreneurs know that give them an edge.

Mike Treanor
14 min readMay 23, 2019

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Your mindset is the secret that wins the game.

1. Start!

You already have training, experience, education, and a very good plan. What else do you need? Nothing! Realizing that is the first skill.

To start your journey, hatch your plan, or open the doors of your business, you do not need any more than you have right now. You are a complete person. You have the assets to start … and starting is the most important step.

The longer you ‘plan,’ the more you will add to your list of ‘things you need to get started.’ As that list gets longer, and you see what you don’t have, you are less and less likely to start. That list is a mirage created by people who are afraid to take a chance. We never have all the answers, but we know enough to start.

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Let me go further: you are going to take a chance. You are going to risk something … money … time … position in your former company … something. You are going to take a risk. It might not work. You might fail. Thinking about it…

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Mike Treanor

Mike is a software developer, chemist, motivational speaker, parent, and musician who writes about creativity and human nature.