Erik Hanberg's Giraffe

The idea of waking up on a Tuesday afternoon to go to work really seems like my kind of work.

There were a lot of new ideas and perspectives that I learned when listening to Erik Hanberg’s presentation. What I found most interesting was the graph he showed of his total income during the past few years. It really put into perspective how exactly an entrepreneur lives in comparison to someone who works with a steady income. Seeing how quickly and suddenly his income would change not only for himself, but his wife as well was both fascinating and somewhat frightening at the same time. It taught me that to be an entrepreneur; there is a certain level of mental preparedness that one needs to go through. This was especially surprising given that Hanberg came from an English major background with assumingly little knowledge of business.

What I also found interesting was the concept of passive income. While it may not be the largest amount of income, the idea of slowly gaining a return for working on something like a book did help me see a different perspective as to how one can take on the entrepreneur role.  This not only applies for the books that Hanberg has written, but also for the entire entrepreneur process as well. The stress of making money seems to be unavoidable no matter what kind of entrepreneur process one takes. Although, using Erik Hanberg as an example, success seems to come to those who are patient.