This was a fun and interesting session. Diana White, incidentally, was a talented interviewer … a natural. Ordinarily “10 Lessons it took me 50 years to learn” is about inspiring and insightful life lessons (or business lessons) from experienced leaders. And originally I did indeed provide my own personal “10 Lessons Learned from a Lifelong Entrepreneur” – but Diana and her colleagues had a different idea:
You see, as part of my upcoming book on Mentorship (The Startup Brain Trust – out this summer) – I wrote a humorous and slightly cynical “8 Simple Rules for Dating your mentor” – and for those not over a certain age, this is a homage to “8 Simple rules for dating my teenage daughter” – so they decided instead to base this interview on my 10 [cynical] rules for entrepreneurs who want to work with a mentor or an advisor.
The Synopsis
Dr CJ Cornell shares his experience as an entrepreneur and tells us why we should “Be Up Front” why we “Don’t play hard to get” and “If you have to tell me how great you are — you’re not”.
Hosted by Dianna White.
00:00 Intro
07:03 Lesson 1. Be Up-Front: Are you really just looking for a hookup, eye candy, or a sugar daddy?
08:20 Lesson 2. Don’t ask me how to lose 20 pounds the night before the prom.
10:44 Lesson 3. Don’t play hard to get.
11:48 Lesson 4. If you have to tell me how great you are — you’re not.
15:43 Lesson 5. Have a thick skin: Your idea is not as good as you think it is.
18:35 Lesson 6. If all you want is someone to rave about your idea, then call your mother. (If you merely want someone to agree with you, then adopt a parrot)
21:38 Lesson 7. Please be smarter than me — at least about your own business.
26:08 Lesson 8. Please tell me if you’re dating other people.
28:50 Lesson 9. We’re not going all-the-way after the first date.
44:30 Lesson 10. Promise you’ll call me in the morning.
You can find the full transcript and show notes at here https://bit.ly/CJCornell10Lessons1
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