We sat in the corner of a popular local restaurant,
surrounded by members of the military, families, casual diners immersed in
their casual conversation. It was nice to have the secluded back corner to
ourselves, five people with one common thread: we are all entrepreneurs.
We aren't competing; quite the contrary actually. We are bringing our unique talents and perspectives to the table in order to learn from one another and encourage each other. Novel idea, right?
As we got right down to business, as sometimes we small
business owners tend to do, we also took time to laugh, label our group the Eagle
Tribe, and pretend to flap our wings and call out in our native eagle tongue
while our server pretended she wasn’t laughing at us.
The week prior, we had attended a Dave Ramsey
EntreLeadership conference together. We learned a lot from those much wiser
than we, brainstormed together, and took note of some of the things to which
Dave Ramsey and his fellow presenters attributed their success.
One of these was Dave’s Eagle Team. He described a tight
group of men who met once a week for many years. This group shared similar goals, paths, and
business ethics and they weren’t afraid to be straight shooters around one
another. They could trust one another to lift them up, call them out, and point
out red flags. Dave says they weeded out the turkeys so that only true eagles
remained.
As I have learned so much about my passions and merging them
into a lucrative business, I am understanding the importance of choosing wisely
those you spend time around, share details of your life with, and trust enough
to solicit and accept advice. When you find one or two of those eagles, fly
close to them and don’t take that for granted.
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