Summary of Pat Flynn's Will It Fly?

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#1 Entrepreneurship is a path of freedom. You can choose to live life on your own terms and shape it into whatever you want it to be. However, building a successful business is not the same as building a successful life.

#2 The truth is that if you don’t have a passion for what you are doing, your energy will eventually fizzle out. By understanding your goals and the reason why you do what you do, you will be more motivated and keep going when times get tough.

#3 The Airport Test is a thought experiment that takes place at an airport. You find yourself in a DeLorean time machine five years into the future, waiting for your next flight. You meet an old friend, and you both catch up over a cup of coffee. Your friend asks you how your life is going, and you respond, AMAZING! Life couldn't get any better.

#4 The ideal future exercise is a thought experiment adapted from the hiring process at Keller Williams Realty Inc. It helps you visualize what makes your life amazing, and whether or not your target idea aligns with it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350001914

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Insights on Pat Flynn's Will It Fly

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Entrepreneurship is a path of freedom. You can choose to live life on your own terms and shape it into whatever you want it to be. However, building a successful business is not the same as building a successful life.

#2

The truth is that if you don’t have a passion for what you are doing, your energy will eventually fizzle out. By understanding your goals and the reason why you do what you do, you will be more motivated and keep going when times get tough.

#3

The Airport Test is a thought experiment that takes place at an airport. You find yourself in a DeLorean time machine five years into the future, waiting for your next flight. You meet an old friend, and you both catch up over a cup of coffee. Your friend asks you how your life is going, and you respond, AMAZING! Life couldn't get any better.

#4

The ideal future exercise is a thought experiment adapted from the hiring process at Keller Williams Realty Inc. It helps you visualize what makes your life amazing, and whether or not your target idea aligns with it.

#5

When thinking about the future, it’s important to consider why we’re talking specifically about five years into the future, and not just one or perhaps ten or more. Five years is a long time, but not too long. It’s about as far as anyone can project into the future with an executable plan to reach certain milestones and goals, but it’s not so far into the future that ideas go beyond the capability of immediate action.

#6

Before we get into the technical details of your idea, we must first understand who you are and what you want. This is crucial to define before you proceed because