Entrepreneurial Attitudes Vs. Status Quo Complaints

Last night I attended the Entrepreneurial Mashup hosted by Silicon Flatirons.  It was an event honoring the biggest entrepreneurs in Boulder.

It’s quite amazing to be in a room with 150 fun, successful, optimistic dreamers committed to building a better future.

As you’d imagine, it’s the opposite feeling of hanging out with people who follow every tidbit in the news about how the world is falling apart.  (Garbage in, garbage out.  Turn off the corporate news and go make your own news.)

The other wonderful aspect of this is that Silicon Flatirons is a center for law, technology, and entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado.  The university and state government actively participate in supporting the visionaries, investors and advisors who are creating the next generation of meaningful companies to impact local, national and international concerns.

I spoke with a 23 year old entrepreneur who is getting free legal help through the university and other free assistance from advisors, investors and older successful entrepreneurs.  These are the kinds of things happening right now that aren’t in the news.

I’m sharing this with you as an invitation to look at the power of your own attitude and the attitude of the people you choose to surround yourself with.  By hanging out with smart, fun visionary people I’m constantly in creative conversations with people taking action to build a better future.

When those people are venture capitalists, tech geeks and entrepreneurs, it’s all about building community and  companies that are creating the architecture of our new societal systems.

After these conversations everyone in them leaves inspired, excited, connected to new great people, turned on to make great things happen and to give back to the community.

They’re also in action, not just talking about what they’re going to do ‘someday’ (have you noticed that ‘someday’ never actually comes?)

When I’m around people who are not in those circles I hear conversations about how horrible everything is.  These people are hanging way too much hope on the government and people outside themselves to solve our problems.  They are also notably in depressing moods most of the time because their minds are living in a victim mentality with a dark perception of current affairs.

Yes, the old status quo systems that have been corrupt and debilitated for 30 to 50 years are dying.  This is great because now we’re forced to create new and better systems.  Most people do not change unless they are forced to.  Now we all have to swim in new, better and more inclusive uncharted waters.

If you find yourself surrounded mostly by the Cathy and Ken Complainers of the world, then how about searching out the folks who are so busy creating great futures that they don’t have time to whine?

You can have the attitude of an entrepreneur even if you’re an employee.  Simply take responsibility for whatever is in front of you and start making something greater out of whatever opportunities and materials you have.

Ignore figuring out how to do it; that only comes by taking action. So do something now.  Make it happen.

Commit to the brighter future you know you deserve and get on with it before you waste any more time and miss out on more happiness.

The people in your life, the thoughts in your head and the actions you do or don’t take will either take you up or down.  You won’t be in the same place in one, five, ten or twenty years.  Which way do you want to go and what are you going to do today to create a better tomorrow?