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Richard Branson – It never works out like you think it will


it never works out like you think it

it never works out like you think it well if you look at any famous

well if you look at any famous

well if you look at any famous entrepreneur you look at how they got

entrepreneur you look at how they got

entrepreneur you look at how they got started and where they came from to what

started and where they came from to what

started and where they came from to what they end up building their plan always

they end up building their plan always

they end up building their plan always changes over time and that’s okay one of

changes over time and that’s okay one of

changes over time and that’s okay one of my favorite stories is of Richard

my favorite stories is of Richard

my favorite stories is of Richard Branson the founder of Virgin

Branson the founder of Virgin

Branson the founder of Virgin multi-billionaire his first company was

multi-billionaire his first company was

multi-billionaire his first company was a magazine a newspaper called student he

a magazine a newspaper called student he

a magazine a newspaper called student he was trying to make a go of it and it

was trying to make a go of it and it

was trying to make a go of it and it wasn’t working and and even though he

wasn’t working and and even though he

wasn’t working and and even though he brought on great writers and had amazing

brought on great writers and had amazing

brought on great writers and had amazing content it just wasn’t ever turning a

content it just wasn’t ever turning a

content it just wasn’t ever turning a profit and so he wondered maybe I can

profit and so he wondered maybe I can

profit and so he wondered maybe I can achieve my same goal to inspire people

achieve my same goal to inspire people

achieve my same goal to inspire people and help them you know change the world

and help them you know change the world

and help them you know change the world through music and he started virgin

through music and he started virgin

through music and he started virgin which was a record label at the time and

which was a record label at the time and

which was a record label at the time and he started it because the name virgin

he started it because the name virgin

he started it because the name virgin came because nobody in his company had

came because nobody in his company had

came because nobody in his company had ever started the business before there

ever started the business before there

ever started the business before there are all virgins in business and that’s

are all virgins in business and that’s

are all virgins in business and that’s where the name kick came from and he

where the name kick came from and he

where the name kick came from and he started advertising his record company

started advertising his record company

started advertising his record company in his newspaper and the record company

in his newspaper and the record company

in his newspaper and the record company started taking off it started becoming

started taking off it started becoming

started taking off it started becoming highly profitable and that’s what helped

highly profitable and that’s what helped

highly profitable and that’s what helped eventually make him a billionaire well

eventually make him a billionaire well

eventually make him a billionaire well the newspaper ended up shutting down and

the newspaper ended up shutting down and

the newspaper ended up shutting down and so your plan will always change over

so your plan will always change over

so your plan will always change over time and that’s okay this is a mistake

time and that’s okay this is a mistake

time and that’s okay this is a mistake it almost sunk my first business when I

it almost sunk my first business when I

it almost sunk my first business when I had my software company I was 19 years

had my software company I was 19 years

had my software company I was 19 years old now it was convinced that there was

old now it was convinced that there was

old now it was convinced that there was this company that was gonna buy us I

this company that was gonna buy us I

this company that was gonna buy us I said it makes total sense this is what

said it makes total sense this is what

said it makes total sense this is what Nina she’s going this company’s a

Nina she’s going this company’s a

Nina she’s going this company’s a number-one player in the industry

number-one player in the industry

number-one player in the industry they’re gonna want to buy us there’s so

they’re gonna want to buy us there’s so

they’re gonna want to buy us there’s so many synergies between what we can do

many synergies between what we can do

many synergies between what we can do together and I spent an entire summer

together and I spent an entire summer

together and I spent an entire summer working on proposal planning it out you

working on proposal planning it out you

working on proposal planning it out you know getting all the details perfect

know getting all the details perfect

know getting all the details perfect just right and it turns out when we

just right and it turns out when we

just right and it turns out when we actually spoke to them they didn’t care

actually spoke to them they didn’t care

actually spoke to them they didn’t care they didn’t care so much and I spent all

they didn’t care so much and I spent all

they didn’t care so much and I spent all that time planning and it didn’t work

that time planning and it didn’t work

that time planning and it didn’t work out we then quickly realized that one of

out we then quickly realized that one of

out we then quickly realized that one of their competitors a number four player

their competitors a number four player

their competitors a number four player in the industry was interested but we

in the industry was interested but we

in the industry was interested but we weren’t ready to go out and close that

weren’t ready to go out and close that

weren’t ready to go out and close that deal because we spend so much time

deal because we spend so much time

deal because we spend so much time working on this first company

working on this first company

working on this first company we still ended up making it far it was

we still ended up making it far it was

we still ended up making it far it was between us and our biggest competitor

between us and our biggest competitor

between us and our biggest competitor which was a international company that

which was a international company that

which was a international company that was publicly listed and we lost to them

was publicly listed and we lost to them

was publicly listed and we lost to them and that deal was 40 million dollars

and that deal was 40 million dollars

and that deal was 40 million dollars I lost a 40 million dollar deal you know

I lost a 40 million dollar deal you know

I lost a 40 million dollar deal you know when I was 19 20 21 years old in that

when I was 19 20 21 years old in that

when I was 19 20 21 years old in that area forty million dollar deal I lost

area forty million dollar deal I lost

area forty million dollar deal I lost because I was too busy planning down the

because I was too busy planning down the

because I was too busy planning down the wrong path

wrong path

wrong path and planning definitely has a purpose

and planning definitely has a purpose

and planning definitely has a purpose okay you’re not just running off in some

okay you’re not just running off in some

okay you’re not just running off in some crazy direction and taking action but

crazy direction and taking action but

crazy direction and taking action but you can’t just plan it you can’t just be

you can’t just plan it you can’t just be

you can’t just plan it you can’t just be out there writing things down you’ve got

out there writing things down you’ve got

out there writing things down you’ve got to actually go and talk to people and

to actually go and talk to people and

to actually go and talk to people and put your plan in motion and realize that

put your plan in motion and realize that

put your plan in motion and realize that your plan is gonna change your plan will

your plan is gonna change your plan will

your plan is gonna change your plan will change just like Richard Branson’s

change just like Richard Branson’s

change just like Richard Branson’s planned change just like my plan change

planned change just like my plan change

planned change just like my plan change just like every famous entrepreneur you

just like every famous entrepreneur you

just like every famous entrepreneur you could think of their plan changed and

could think of their plan changed and

could think of their plan changed and that’s okay so don’t be so worried about

that’s okay so don’t be so worried about

that’s okay so don’t be so worried about making the perfect plan before you get

making the perfect plan before you get

making the perfect plan before you get started because that perfect plan

started because that perfect plan

started because that perfect plan doesn’t exist it’s gonna change as soon

doesn’t exist it’s gonna change as soon

doesn’t exist it’s gonna change as soon as you start running but don’t let that

as you start running but don’t let that

as you start running but don’t let that be or hold you back from starting

be or hold you back from starting

be or hold you back from starting because you could be sitting at your job

because you could be sitting at your job

because you could be sitting at your job writing the perfect business plan only

writing the perfect business plan only

writing the perfect business plan only to see somebody else make millions up

to see somebody else make millions up

to see somebody else make millions up for your idea because you didn’t have

for your idea because you didn’t have

for your idea because you didn’t have the courage to take action on it believe

the courage to take action on it believe

the courage to take action on it believe for those of you watching like the video

for those of you watching like the video

for those of you watching like the video thumbs up below let me know how you took

thumbs up below let me know how you took

thumbs up below let me know how you took action on your plan leave it in the

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