Young entrepreneurs, if I could whisper advice back at myself when I was your age, I would say “Don’t get jaded. People will make everything out to be terribly complicated and heavy, but that is only one way of looking at things. You don’t have to change the whole world, just one tiny corner of it.”
Middle-aged entrepreneurs, if I could whisper something in your ear right now, it is “Listen to your younger self. There are many who will tell you you are not qualified, certified, that you lack pedigree, that your credit score is not perfect and your business background is lighter than milk. Don’t believe them. All you need to do is touch one person’s heart. That is enough.”
Don’t get jaded.
—Pam Slim, Note To Younger Self: You Were Right
