Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Entrepreneurship: The New Educational Technology for Blackmen

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“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”

“Government enriches itself by controlling the minds of its citizenry; therefore, entrepreneurship is a threat because it rejects programming and requires innovation and creativity” – Vaurn James

Well, the School to Prison pipeline is well documented, reported, researched and heavily invested by state governments, teachers unions, politicians, police departments, Black mums (yes…. even, Black mums) and especially, American Corporations like GEO Group & Corrections Corporation of America, who generate billions of dollars to ensure their facilities (Private Prisons) are filled with human capitol that guarantees revenue for them.  Not enough male bodies being arrested and incarcerated then, their business model FAILS.  Clearly, law abiding individuals are not desired by these “Captains of Industry” because like true “Economic Mercenaries” there is PROFIT in a Free Market Economy that has invested in the projected generational incarceration of men who are at the bottom of the S.E.S Ladder compared to men from other communities.  So, from an economic perspective the Black family loses at minimum 50% of its earning potential if, there’s no father in the home and multiple children reared by a single mum who relies on government assistance.  So, do we see an opportunity to exploit and profit from this generational mess that began in the 1960s thanks to Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society Project? 

Business is Business and I am not referring to corporations but, to failing schools, who have multiple problems (poverty, neighborhood violence, female-headed homes, children with poor nutrition, drugs, medical/health issues, pay check-teachers, racist staff members, cultural challenges, etc.,), that most suburban schools encounter infrequently; yet, get paid well, while failing to provide adequate education to prepare young men of colour for the future challenges of life.  So, what’s the SOLUTION to the problem of young black male academic under-achievement? 

Time to think outside of the box and become innovative and non-traditional.  Time to think like a renegade Social Entrepreneur.  Yeah, someone who is solution-focused financially, socially and societally.  After 50-years and billions of dollars invested in higher education it’s safe to say there’s a problem.  The traditional approach of education for many young Blackmen doesn’t work; therefore, new plan needed and to be implemented.  Unfortunately, “The aim of public education isn’t to spread enlightenment at all, it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same level, to breed a standard citizenry to put down dissent and originality” (H. L., Mencken).  In truth, the goal is to monetize and program the public starting from cradle to grave in real time.  Seems J.D Rockefeller, was right when he said, “I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers”.   Indeed, to achieve it you control the way a man thinks then, you control the man.  Yep, sounds like the remnants of slavery and Jim Crow; however, schools are the new overseers using programming to insert or encode specific operating system into an apparatus (young black men) to produce a specific outcome (Department of Corrections). 

So, for many Blackmen another approach is needed and that’s entrepreneurship because it centers on addressing self-limiting beliefs which for many is the chokehold that prevents them from achieving success.  When you are reared in an environment that reinforces a poverty mindset then, remaining in one’s comfort zone ensures a self-imposed restriction on growth both currently and often, generationally.   Now, despite many adversities young Blackmen face daily they still retain a hunger for learning, hunger for growing, hunger for progress and hunger to not get satisfied.  This hunger despite the deficit in psychology and skill, the science of achievement and art of fulfillment are critical components for entrepreneurial success for young blackmen.  It’s about working, developing and implementing the internal qualities of an individual to problem solve, while creating financial independence through innovation which is contrary to traditional education which nourishes a worker mindset versus entrepreneurship that nourishes a business mindset.   So, entrepreneurship is a threat to the status-quo but, how you ask?  Think about the terms “push” and “pull”.  Notice when you’re being pushed to achieve a goal then, success maybe 50-50; however, when you’re being pulled through your passion and you identify with the process then, your success is increased exponentially.   
 “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
Malcolm X

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Avoid The School of Fools with Entrepreneurship



                                           Avoid The School of Fools with Entrepreneurship
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“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
Jim Rohn

Well, it’s safe to say Teachers Unions across North America wouldn’t embrace the above quote nor   school voucher programs because nobody likes competition when you’re comfortable with a monopoly.  Thus, entrepreneurship with its objective of creating innovation through new ideas and technology to make something better has emerged.  Unfortunately, or fortunately depending upon your point of view, education in the 21st century is being critiqued due to its rising exponential costs at all post-secondary institutions, while failing to help uplift those in the lower socioeconomic strata.  Sorry, the middle-class wasn’t mentioned because they’re a segment of the population that are often taken for granted, which explains why entrepreneurship is strongly embraced and traditional education being rejected.

Today’s educational institutions are an extension of state control both in and out of the classroom with increasing authority over children who are being programmed to function like mindless automatons to eventually, replace the current workforce for the greater benefit of the state without question.  “The aim of public education isn’t to spread enlightenment at all, it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same level, to breed a standard citizenry to put down dissent and originality” (H. L., Mencken).  In truth, the goal is to monetize and program the public starting from cradle too grave in real time.  Seems J.D Rockefeller, was right when he said, “I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers”.   Indeed, to achieve it you control the way a man thinks then, you control the man.

So, entrepreneurship is a threat to the status-quo but, how you ask?  Now, let’s seek assistance from British author and public speaker David Icke, who has written many articles, lectured and shared his concern about schools functioning as “Programming Prisons” for your kids.  Well, Mr. Icke shared the answer which is found in neuroscience or more specially in our right and left brain hemispheres.  The left-brain controls rational thought (logic, structure, discipline, conformity), while the right-brain hemisphere controls creativity (originality, uniqueness, emotions).   Now, if you wanted to control a society of people what part of the brain and segment of the population would you manipulate?  You got it, left-brain and children.  As Mr. Icke coined the phrase, Left-Brain Prisoner is programmed through the educational system.  No doubt, you can see how entrepreneurs could cause disruption for the power elite due to the fact, the traits/qualities of an entrepreneur are primarily right-brain and contrary to the indoctrination process found in almost all educational institutions.          

Now, the Digital Age and its economy are here and those unprepared or refuse to adapt will become victims of Economic Darwinism, while ensuring their arrival in what I call the MLM Cemetery. 

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
Malcolm X

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

MarketHive: The Evolution from Social Network To Market Network



MarketHive: The Evolution from Social Network To Market Network
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“Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows the resources with a new capacity to create wealth”, “while also, creating some enemies” ………Peter Drucker


Social Networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit and countless others exploded globally and increased their influence in the way we communicate and interact act with each other.  Technology has impacted our daily lives and MarketHive is one of many participants that impacted those who are in the realm of entrepreneurship.  Now, Markethive is a social network for entrepreneurs and provides a blogging platform with the essential tools, training, traffic and resources to operate a successful online business.  Consider Markethive to be your bullet train versus an old Choo Choo train. 

Now, in the Digital Economy where research & development are the oxygen for business success Markethive has now evolved into the next level of business models for the 21st century and NO LONGER just a Social Network but, a Market Network.  Now, the assimilation and integration of "Marketplaces" (buyers and sellers conduct transactions on sites like eBay, Amazon, etc.); "Networks" (created profiles that identify Individuals or groups who communicate with each other on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.,) and "Saas" (Software as a service.... is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted) forms a web-based collective specialising in a specific business industry.  The benefits of the Market Network are obvious as indicated by the following: facilitating long-term business relationships, enhanced consultation among experts, increased referrals, customizing solutions for complex projects and increase the desire to become an entrepreneur.  So, another revolution has begun (Digital) and people are adapting to the changes in the environment; otherwise, they become a Darwinian casualty that is certain in life called DEATH.

Unfortunately, with any new technology or innovative business model there are skeptics and “Old Guard” who have heavy and long-term investment in maintaining the status-quo.   Instant customized service is the new standard and failure to keep up means the immediate demise of a business or at least the way business has been traditionally conducted.  So, brand loyalty is increasingly moot and marketing or connecting is more Inbound than Outbound for consumers.  So, here's my shameless plug.... consider the unfair advantage given to members who have access to an arsenal of FREE Inbound Marketing tools and content creation resources within this blogging platform for serious minded marketers who bring value to their customers:
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If, you watched Rise of the Entrepreneur then, you would recognize that this company embraces change and adapts to the reality of the conditions of its customers so as to achieve a solution.  Ironically, many companies are resistant to making adjustments to satisfy their customers base.        
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