The Wantrepreneur: Take the Decision

By Leonardo Vasquez

The "Wantrepreneur" isn't just another guide; it's your indispensable tool for transforming dreams into reality. Discover essential concepts crucial for launching your business successfully. Understand that entrepreneurship isn't one-size-fits-all, but with this guide, you'll gain the confidence to tailor it to your unique journey.

This book champions risk-taking, goal clarity, and seeing failure as a learning opportunity. It advocates for building a robust brand, staying current with industry trends, and prioritizing self-care to avoid burnout. These principles are vital for entrepreneurial success, and this guide lays out your roadmap.

The author shares their personal journey, highlighting challenges and how they overcame them, inspiring readers to find their own mental shift. They offer guidance to help you sidestep their mistakes and seize control of your life to reach your goals.

"The Wantrepreneur" presents a fresh perspective on entrepreneurship, reminding you that your potential to achieve dreams is limitless. It offers guidance, direction, and actionable advice to transform those dreams into reality. This book isn't just about starting a business; it's about discovering your passion and purpose in life. It's a call to action to take charge of your destiny and realize your dreams.

"The Wantrepreneur" is the ultimate guide for aspiring business owners and dream achievers. It provides a clear path to success and reinvigorates your outlook on entrepreneurship. The author's journey serves as an inspiration, showing that no obstacle is insurmountable. With "The Wantrepreneur," you can trust in your ability to make your dreams a reality.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Mar 22, 2024
• ISBN: 9798350943627

Leonardo Vasquez

Leonardo Vasquez, a seasoned leader, entrepreneur, and trusted business advisor with 25+ years of expertise across fields like Supply Chain, Project Management, Business Development, and Precious Metals investing. He's led teams through multibillion-dollar projects globally, delivering exceptional results. Beyond the Oil and Gas sector, Leo's been using his SCM knowledge since 2018 to help businesses in diverse industries achieve their goals. His team offers comprehensive Supply Chain Management solutions, including training and coaching. Leo's passion for nurturing entrepreneurs stems from his desire to create a positive impact. His dedication to clients, his team, and his community inspires emerging leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Dedication

To all those dreamers with an entrepreneurial spirit hidden within, those who believe greatness can be achieved and dare not to look at what can be lost.

May the Wantrepreneur serve as a source of inspiration, empowering you to believe in yourself and unlock your full potential to achieve great things.

Author Notes and Acknowledgments

I want to express my deepest gratitude to all those who have contributed to the realization of this book. Your support, inspiration, and guidance have been invaluable to me, and I hope that you know how much I appreciate everything you have done. Even if I haven’t named you, I want you to know that I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Over the years, I have learned from both the good and the bad experiences that life has thrown my way. These experiences have helped me become a better man, husband, father, friend, professional, and entrepreneur.

I want to give a special thank you to my best friend, Dana, who has been incredibly patient and helpful in bringing this book to realization. You are awesome and never change. You have become part of our family, and we treasure your friendship.

To my dear friend and mentor, Emma, who once asked me if I had ever considered writing a book after reading some of my articles for fun and who put that curiosity in my head to write this book, I can’t thank you enough. It’s incredible how one person’s encouragement and belief in you can make all the difference.

To D-ta and Coco, thank you for always believing in me and supporting me in every way possible. Your encouragement and unwavering faith in me have been instrumental in my journey. - I love you both!

To my sister Liliam and Rolando, thank you for all the advice and guidance you have given me throughout the years. I am proud of you and excited to keep growing together as we create a legacy for our girls! And to my Paito, whose excitement was overwhelming and part of this accomplishment.

To my dear Dad, I know you are no longer with us, but your dedication to educating new professionals will always remain with me. Your wisdom, love, and support have been instrumental in shaping me into the person I am today. I miss you, Papi.

To my dear Mother, you have been an extraordinary role model and a pillar of strength in my life. You have always taught me the value of hard work and integrity, and your spirituality provides me with peace. I am blessed to have you as my mother, and I love you dearly, Sapito.

To my beautiful daughters Andrea and Gaby, thank you for trusting me to be your role model. You girls inspire me every day to be the best version of myself, and I am so proud of the young women you both are becoming. I can’t wait to see you both achieve your dreams. I am so proud of you and know that you will succeed in everything you put your heart into. This book is a legacy I leave you both, and I hope it inspires you to achieve greatness.

And to the love of my life, Carolina, you believed in me when I couldn’t believe in myself. Your thoughtfulness and encouragement have made me a better man. I am grateful for your patience and unwavering support throughout the long hours of writing this book. You’ve walked beside me through the good and the bad; battling together against all odds and learning together makes us unstoppable, and for that, I love you.

Finally, I would like to thank each of you for acquiring and reading this book. I hope to inspire you to overcome challenges and create a better life for yourself and your loved ones through entrepreneurship. Your support and encouragement mean the world to me, and I am honoured to share this journey with you.

Table of Contents

Author Notes and Acknowledgments

Introduction

Back to Basics | Remember Your Roots

The System, Are you Secure? | Where in the System Are You?

Education versus Mentorship | Dumbed Down or Lifted Up

Education versus Mentorship | Dumbed Down or Lifted Up

Money versus Currencies | What Is Money?

Intellectual Property, Trademarks,Copyrights, and Patents | Don’t Let the System Take Your Idea

Why Do You Give Up? | Deception, Distractions, and Lack of Leadership

Do you Babble? | Are You Talking Yourself Out of Business?

Time Management or Priority Management | Do You Have Time? (Tic-Toc-Tic-Toc-Tic-Toc)

Open for Business | Let the Dream Begin

Conclusion

Introduction

The Wantrepreneur is a tool and a guide to help you put your thoughts and project(s) into reality.

I want people to believe that they can achieve their dreams. You will have many successes along the way - big and small. How you define success may change along the way, and that will be part of your journey.

The concepts that I will share with you here are what I have found to be essential when starting my own business. I struggled for many years, wondering how what I once thought was my dream job had become a trap. I was working for someone else’s dream, and my reality opposed my dreams. I fell into the trap of following the status quo and working for someone else’s dream, but my own had faded away. I had always prided myself on being independent and successful, but the opposite was true. I struggled to realize that the identity I had built for myself was wrong. My reality didn’t match my identity and was far from where I wanted to be. Once I became aware of this and put myself back on track, there was no turning back.

I have divided this book into ten chapters representing different areas - some background basics, education, concepts and ideas on how I shifted my mindset to bring my dreams into reality and understand the system I was participating in. I broke down everything foundational to becoming independent into ten simple concepts entrepreneurs need to know or remember and decide if this is for you. The basic concepts people will tell you that you need to do for a successful business are:

Entrepreneurship is not a one-size-fits-all journey. What works for one person may not work for another, and that’s okay.

Be prepared to take risks and step out of your comfort zone. Success often requires taking a chance on something new and untested.

Develop a clear business plan and set achievable goals that help you stay focused and motivated as you work towards your vision.

Surround yourself with a mentor(s), professional and interest network groups, advisors, consultants, and peers who can provide guidance, direction, and recommendations and encourage you along the way.

Embrace failure as a learning opportunity, and don’t be discouraged by setbacks. Every successful entrepreneur has faced obstacles and challenges along the way.

Stay up to date on your industry trends and emerging technologies that will keep you ahead of the curve and remain competitive.

Build a strong brand and reputation by delivering high-quality products or services and treating customers with respect and integrity.

Be willing to adapt and pivot as needed. The business landscape is constantly evolving and expanding, and successful entrepreneurs must be able to change course when necessary and mandated.

Understand the importance of the scalability for work-life balance and prioritize self-care to avoid burnout and maintain a healthy perspective.

Remember that entrepreneurship is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the process and celebrate your successes along the way.

But! The big question has always been, how do we get to this decision-making point when, statistically, the majority of people have never been exposed or educated to these environments? That’s when I realized I needed to understand how the system I participate in works, whether it works for me or against me. This book intends to inspire you to find your mental shift and provide you with enough guidance so that you don’t make all the mistakes I did for all those years. I learned that it was up to me to get that dream back, and now part of that dream has become sharing that with you and explaining concepts in depth so that your dreams can be achievable. Writing this book reminded me of who I wanted to be and what I wanted to become; I hope it serves to remind you of the same.

You will read in this book that success is not an end destination – our dreams can grow and change continuously and even become a legacy after we leave. I am still on that journey, as I never stop learning and evolving and love for you to come with me. So, let’s get started!

I would love to hear about your journey and successes in the coming months or years. I believe in you! It’s time to believe in yourself.

Back to Basics |

Remember Your Roots

Chapter 1

I had to reset everything and go back to basics; You have to crawl before you walk, walk before you run, and (the knee) was all new to me.

Darrell Campbell. –

American Football Player

In this chapter, I will share with you what I needed to learn before I could really understand what I wanted. What I learned changed my perspective on where I was. I saw how far I was from where I wanted to be. I had to learn what I needed from my education, and what I still needed to learn. Once I understood this, the path to achieving my dreams became clearer. I didn’t have all the answers, but I had a place to start.

I was living very much in the I want it now world. And if I wanted it now, I got it now. I’ve worked hard my whole life, so I deserved it, right? I have had many blessings along the way, but I worked hard. I worked hard in school and worked hard at my career. If I wanted it now, then I was going to get it now.

But where did this attitude of entitlement come from? I saw my parents work hard to provide me with a wonderful life of abundance. I didn’t get it from them, so where did this come from? And I noticed that it wasn’t just me. I saw it in my friends, colleagues, random strangers, and in the media (TV, radio, social media, you name it). It’s all around us. What I came to understand is that society is selling us unrealistic lifestyle expectations, and that is affecting us physically, emotionally, and financially. And it’s distracting us from the work we need to do to truly live abundantly.

More than ever, we seem to believe that we should expect quick and easy results. For anything and for everything. Everything has a shortcut. Everything has a hack. But these shortcuts don’t consider your personal situation, nor do they advise you to do so. They tell you that you want it now, and this is the easy way to get it. Couple this with the expectations of the society we live in, and you find that quick and easy results are a necessity just to be able to keep up. It’s no wonder that we find ourselves struggling to