Excellence, Imitation, Innovation: Which do You Choose?

Business owners, entrepreneurs are inundated with sage advice about being innovative from those who’ve gone before and prospered, like:

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men – that is genius. Emerson

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.  Steve jobs

Stick to your vision and tune out the naysayers.  Mark Zuckerberg

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.  George Bernard Shaw

Yes, it’s all great advice if you have the financing to be truly innovative and weather the tough times that are sure to come. Sure, it’s easy, if you’re a genius. [Read more…]