{"id":4321,"date":"2015-08-28T19:32:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T23:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2024-02-14T10:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T15:38:13","slug":"weekend-reading-list-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/blog\/weekend-reading-list-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_262335101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-37037\" title=\"Weekend Reading List\" src=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_262335101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for a roundup of some great content we found over the last few weeks online for entrepreneurs. Need a weekend read? Here is a list to power through and help motivate and inspire this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mystartupcanada.com\/2015\/08\/19\/the-act-of-mentoring-will-forever-influence-what-i-do\/\">The act of mentoring will forever influence what I do<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 My StartUp<br \/>\nFuturpreneur Board Member, and Founder of Blo Blow Dry Bar, Devon Brooks has devoted much of her time mentoring young entrepreneurs to success. In this article she discusses why she spends time on mentoring, and what the key is to mentoring success.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mystartupcanada.com\/2015\/08\/19\/the-act-of-mentoring-will-forever-influence-what-i-do\/\">Why you should follow before you lead and other lessons from a five-time entrepreneur<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Financial Post<br \/>\nAfter having failed businesses, and successful ones, Guillaume has learned a thing or two from his successes, failures and experiences. His approach to entrepreneurship is learning focused which is centered on the \u201cfollow the leader\u201d and \u201cconfident humility\u201d strategies that have led him to better decision-making and outcomes. Read this article to learn about his approach to entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/249785\">Seven reasons your audience isn\u2019t connecting with your brand<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Entrepreneur.com<br \/>\nIf you don\u2019t connect with your customers in a personal way, you\u2019ll fall behind competitors that do. Aaron Agius discusses what you may be doing wrong for your audience to not be receptive to your messaging and brand in this article on Entrepreneur.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youinc.com\/content\/leadership\/7-traits-of-great-mentors\">Seven traits of great mentors<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 YouInc<br \/>\nHow do you tell whether or not a person is mentoring material or just someone to admire? YouInc identifies some key traits that can help you determine if someone would make a great mentor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/why-i-decided-to-forgo-medical-school-to-become-an-entrepreneur-2015-8\">Why I decided to forgo medical school to become an entrepreneur<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Business Insider<br \/>\nDonny Zanger thought he had it all figured out\u2014he was going to go to medical school and become a Doctor like everyone else in his family. It wasn\u2019t until one summer when he was trying to make some extra cash did his first company bloom out of his neighbours needing their deck washed. Before he knew it, it was the end of the summer, his business had flourished and he was hooked on the entrepreneurial lifestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time for a roundup of some great content we found over the last few weeks online for entrepreneurs. Need a weekend read? Here is a list to power through and help motivate and inspire this weekend. 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