Ep. 526: Willing to fail?!
Guest: Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK
Taking the road less traveled is hard – that’s why it is less travelled.
In his book, “WTF?! Willing to Fail,” Brian Scudamore says that “being an entrepreneur means letting go of fear.” Letting go of fear takes courage. “Courage,” Scudamore says, “isn’t an absence of fear; it is a willingness and a belief to face those fears and proceed because you have faith in yourself and your ambition.”
In 1985, US President Ronald Reagan posed the question, “To young people wondering ‘where will I go?’, ‘what will I do with my future?’, I have a suggestion – why not set out with your friends on the path of adventure and try to start up your own business?”
Scudamore did just that, as an 18-year-old high school dropout sitting in a McDonald’s drive-thru, wondering what he would do. While waiting for his order, he saw a pick up truck with a sign about hauling junk from people’s homes. “I can do that,” he said – and days later, he was in business.
We invited Brian Scudamore, the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how to build your own business, be your own boss, and go on the ride of a lifetime.
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