Learn how entrepreneurs think before they startup

1. Entrepreneurial Mindset
Starting with the Why?

2. Entrepreneurship
The capacity and willingness to develop, organize and
manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order
to make a profit.
Frank Knight and Peter Drucker

3. Entrepreneurship Spirit
The willingness to put his or her career and financial security
on the line and take risks in the name of an idea, spending
time as well as capital on an uncertain venture.
BusinessDictionary.com

4. Entrepreneurship is a ‘Philosophy’
Understanding why we pursue it is important.

5. Core Passion Entrepreneurship

6. Core Passion Entrepreneurship

8. Create Value

9. Money
Create Value
Opportunities
Growth
Satisfaction &
Purpose

10. Build Meaningful Relationships

11. Synergy
Build Meaningful
Relationships
Opportunities
Joy & Love
Satisfaction &
Purpose

12. Create Value
Build Meaningful Relationships

13. Core Passion Entrepreneurship

14. HR Bubble

15. Core
Passion

16. Passion vs Hobbies

17. AgonyPassion
Suffering Spiritual
Dedication
Joy
Excitement
Devotion Anger
Spirit
Ecstasy
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18. AgonyPassion
Suffering Spiritual
Dedication
Joy
Excitement
Devotion Anger
Spirit
Ecstasy

19. Passion
Build Meaningful Relationship
Create Value

20. On the mind
Sacrifice
Devotion
Passion
vs
Hobbies
Occasional
Leisure
Self-consumed

21. Activity: Identify your passion
Choose something important that you would love to do for the long term.
Areas of Interest You lose track of
time while doing
this
You have the
requisite
talent/skills to
create value
You take the
initiative, you
don’t need to be
pushed to do
this
You grab every
opportunity in
this area to
improve your
skill-levels
Even if the
activity is
challenging, you
enjoy taking up
the challenge
My Interest / Passion / Flow appears to be in the area of __________________

22. Activity: Identify your passion (Continue)
1. Pick four areas that interest you, and in which you have
been frequently involved
2. Fill up the adjacent columns with either "yes" or "not sure"
as applicable
3. Once you have finished populating the table, identify the
row which has the maximum number of “Yeses”

23. Core
Passion
Mission & Values
Flow Flow

24. Passion
Growth
Joy
Money
Pride
Opportunities
Satisfaction
Connection
Love

25. Question
“Can you still deliver your core purpose without the
passion, sacrifice and devotion?”

26. Answer
Yes, you will still be delivering your core purpose but
you won’t have the fire in you to grow or truly enjoy the
work that you are doing.

27. Question
“Steve Jobs was known for creating bad relationships
with most people. Does that mean he is not building
meaningful ones?”

30. Question
“What if I really like something but I am doing it on my
own everyday. It does not create value for anyone or
build relationships?”

31. Answer
Being in a room on your own and not sharing what you
love with anyone else. Is that passion?

32. Your Balance
Mind
Body
Spirit
Social

34. Your Business
Mind
Body
Spirit
SocialPassion

35. Your Business
Mind
Body
Spirit
SocialPassion
= Idea

36. Create ideas from each section and turn them into a
business that you are passionate about.

38. Core Passion Entrepreneurship

39. Richard Ong is the author of Mindsets and Core Purpose. He is
deeply passionate about helping others develop new products and
services for the future. He is also a business coach and keynote
speaker, with multiple IBM Bravo and Performance awards. He was
met by Prince Charles to discuss his entrepreneurial efforts in
Malaysia and was featured on national radio. Visit roptcreate.com to
learn more and to connect with him.