Comments on: What Being an Innerpreneur Means to Me (And Only Me)

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:20:19 +0000

Mike,

You leave such beefy comments, full of ideas, references and more
books to consume. Thank you for your continued education of me and my
readers. I especially found the 5 discovery skills of innovators to be
interesting.

Your support and kind words are appreciated to no end. I thought you'd
like my reference to having my cake and eating it too;)

I agree, entrepreneurs are some of the most celebrated people in our
culture... now we just need a stronger representation in the media of
business owners with a more holistic view of business (enough of
celebrating entrepreneurs just because they make money). I am
confident that day is slowly arriving.

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:19:44 +0000

Thank you, Joanna, for the affirmation. It's so simple but it's true,
I need to allow myself the freedom and permission to just be me.
Labels be damned.

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:23:07 +0000

Thank you, Jan. Thank you. It feels so good, yet so scary to share it.

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:23:05 +0000

Oh… Sam… you hit the nail on the head. I can't use the word you
mentioned… to describe myself… artist. I am an artist. I need to
embrace it. And I don't. I'm afraid of it. Thank you for pointing that
out. I am forgetting the artist in me.

By: Tara Joyce

Tara Joyce — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:22:56 +0000

I'm an INFP. I wrote a while ago that I thought it was the Intuitive
Feeling connection that linked Innerpreneurs. Not sure though.

My strengths with StrengthsFinder 2.0... a great book was:

1. Learner
2. Input
3. Adaptability
4. Empathy
5. Strategic

By: HERO

HERO — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:04:53 +0000

Tara,
A truly fantastic post! I have not seen such a frank, honest and giving off creative sparks writing, since ages. The great Howard Gardner (Harvard psychologist),who made a practical
revolution in education with his theory of multiple intelligence, couldn’t have done better.
Starting from your amazing talent for writing and the ability to express yourself ,you have made a Quantum leap in Trans -disciplinary-design thinking. A true radio signal for listening
to all kinds of significant music, without any formal obstructions. In this post one does not stumble into silly and pretentious instructions of what to think and what to think, just as
6.5,year olds that stop asking questions because they quickly learn that teachers value the right(according to them) answers more than provocative questions.
It is revealing to learn what Tara and the Innerpreneur/ Entrepreneur community that we intuitively represent (It sounds funny to be trying constantly to strictly define the terminology in something so young and constantly evolving). I share the open classification she does, in explaining what she believes in and can’t stop myself from smiling at the reflection that she considers herself both right and left brain thinker, that has the ability to come up with ways to make a cake and eat it to. In this context I can recommend two books that were successfully
Tested over time: ”Value Migration-How to Think Several Mo9ves Ahead of the competition,
by Adrian J. Slywotzky.” And “Growing To Be Great –Breaking The downsizing Cycle, by
Dwight L Gertz and Joao P.A. Baptista.” Something that comes in mind is speculating a little
more on how innovators think or creativity at work generally speaking. Five “discovery skills” could be specified: The first skill is what we call "associating." It's a cognitive skill that allows creative people to make connections across seemingly unrelated questions, problems, or ideas. The second skill is questioning — an ability to ask "what if", "why", and "why not" questions that challenge the status quo and open up the bigger picture. The third is the ability to closely observe details, particularly the details of people's behavior. Another skill is the ability to experiment — the people we studied are always trying on new experiences and exploring new worlds. And finally, they are really good at networking with smart people who have little in common with them, but from whom they can learn. One might summarize all of the skills we’ve noted in one word: “inquisitiveness.” It’s the same kind of inquisitiveness you
see in small children. Asking the question :How innerpreneurs /entrepreneurs came up with a strategic or innovative ideas? –Interestingly all of them talk about being triggered, or having what one may call “eureka” moments. In describing how they came up with a product or business idea, they would use phrases like "I saw someone doing this, or I overheard someone say that, and that's when it hit me." It was found that 15% of executives are deeply innovative, meaning they've invented a new product or started an innovative venture. But the problem is that even the most creative people are often careful about asking questions for fear of looking stupid, or because they know the organization won't value it80% of executives spend less than 20% of their time on discovering new ideas. Unless, of course, they work for a company like Apple or Google. It is our firm belief that the most innovative entrepreneurs were very lucky to have been raised in an atmosphere where inquisitiveness was encouraged .
Finally I would like to argue that innerpreneurs /entrepreneurs are among the most celebrated people in our culture. Celebrity people like them often grace the covers of prominent publications. These company founders and innovators fuel economic growth and give the nation they belong to its competitive edge.

By: JoannaYoung

JoannaYoung — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:27:20 +0000

Labels always get in the way. I get hung up on 'writing' all the time and try and think of other things to call it, and other ways to do it, so I keep allowing myself the freedom and permission to just be me.

So please, just be you :-)

By: JanScottNelson

JanScottNelson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:20:55 +0000

I love, love, LOVE this post. I visit your site and am inspired by it because of your music. You sing in a key that resonates for me. There's no way I'll get bored. Please keep on growing and sharing. It's awesome stuff. x