From 0 to successful entrepreneur, Day 0: background

Bea Witty
Bea Witty
Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read

Hello World,

My name is Bea. I am a lover of entrepreneurship, house music, positive attitude, and good food.

But that doesn’t matter.

Bea Witty at work.

I have decided it was time for me to unlock my full potential and I wanted to share my journey towards this self-actualization. I hope this can inspire others who feel as life-stagnant as I have felt. I have hired a business coach (aka Mr. Q) to help guide me along the way. His first texts to me:

“Are you ready to unlock your greatness? Together, we can make it happen.”

“Put on your seatbelt, it may be a bumpy ride (:”

A first phone conversation includes words like:

“The first time I met you, I was like ‘woah’.” “ I could feel your energy and it made me take a step back.”

“I knew you would call, I was just waiting.” “You are the ideal candidate.”

My guard is up; I am skeptical. I don’t know if Mr. Q is being sincere, or if this is just how he lands his clients. In any case, his references are good, and I am ready to take the risk.

He has me fill out some personality assessments. Here are the results:

Holland Codes: EAS — Enterprising, Artistic, Social

Myers Briggs scale: ENTP — Extrovert, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceiving

The Holland Codes describe my profile’s ideal career to be in: Competitive environments, leading, persuading, selling, dominating, promoting, status

The Myers Briggs scale describes my personality type as: Clever, cerebrally and verbally quick, generally love to argue, optimist, innovative and ingenious at problem-solving

It is clear to me, and a confirmation that I am meant for some form of entrepreneurship. What is interesting is that the Holland Codes point me to some form of entrepreneurship in an artistic and/or social environment. For a long time, I have toyed with the idea of running a nightclub. I have also often dismissed this idea as 1) it is a typical dream of many in the hospitality and nightlife industry, and 2) it requires a good amount of capital to start.

1) I don’t like to be typical, 2) I do not have any capital to invest.

Despite this dismissal, the idea of building the next Space Ibiza has still been on my mind.

Space, Ibiza (Spain). Is building the next Space, Ibiza the result of unlocking my full potential?

A bit about me:

  • Computer engineering diploma
  • Extensive experience in graphic design and layout
  • Extensive experience in the hotel and hospitality industry
  • Experience in both the public and private sector
  • Currently working as a sales engineer
  • Hobbyist DJ

Goals for 2017:

  • Be happy in my current position (clear up all the outstanding tasks I can, and accept that there are some things that I can’t control)
  • Send in my taxes (I am late!)
  • Make a budget and stick to it
  • Reduce clutter and live as if I was ready for a move overseas
  • Produce a house music track
  • Start a plan to build a day- or nightclub

Current goals for 2018:

  • Produce a top-grossing house music track
  • Pay off a third of my debt

It’s 12:15 AM and my first meeting with Mr. Q is at 2 PM. I look forward to seeing just how Mr. Q can help unlock the potential of Bea Witty.

“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” -Warren Buffet

More to come…

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Bea Witty

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Entrepreneur, DJ, and a few things in between. This is my journey to self-actualization and success.

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