102: Are You Ready to Take the Entrepreneurial Leap? with Gino Wickman

<p>Many business owners and entrepreneurs have read books like <a href="http://biggerpockets.com/traction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Traction</em></a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Fuel-Essential-Combination-Business/dp/1942952317" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rocket Fuel</em></a>, both of which talk about <strong>how to build a successful business</strong>, partnership, and how to use the EOS (entrepreneurial operating system). Today we have on the author of both those books, and a new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Have-Takes-Become-Entrepreneur/dp/1948836815/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781948836814&amp;qid=1551399457&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Entrepreneurial Leap</em></a>, <strong>Gino Wickman</strong>.</p><p>Gino always had the <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/takes-succeed-entrepreneur" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>entrepreneurial drive</strong></a> in him, but wasn’t able to label it for a long period of time. He <strong>went to work out of high school</strong> and found himself<strong> transforming his family business into something that was not only profitable</strong>, but would <strong>sell for a high price</strong>. Gino learned that<strong> his “gift” was helping entrepreneurs</strong> make their businesses more lean, efficient, and profitable.</p><p>We walk through many different components of being an entrepreneur, such as the <strong>six key </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/3-must-have-traits-successful-entrepreneurs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>traits of successful business builders</strong></a>, the <strong>eight critical mistakes entrepreneurs make</strong>, and how to know where you’re at on the “<strong>entrepreneurial range</strong>”. Gino argues that although many people want to be entrepreneurs, it may not be the most logical decision for them. Likewise, many of those who are successful at corporate jobs may be