Are You A Virgin?
I lost my virginity in a Days Inn motel when I was 16.5 years old. She was super hot. I weighed 120 lbs and had acne.
I've been following the career of a guy who looks like Santa Claus and speaks funny. Sometimes I think about this dude and wonder why I am not like him. Usually, the thought "what is my excuse" rattles around in my brain.
I have lots of excuses. All valid, of course.
The dude has been up and down in the business world but seems to have landed on top. I don’t think he gives a shit about failure.
He dropped out of high school when he was 16. Perhaps it was because he is dyslexic and couldn't read. Maybe he is stupid. He tried to become an entrepreneur by growing and selling Christmas trees. It failed. Then he tried to raise and sell parakeets. Failed again.
He kept trying though. He started more companies. Here are a few:
Cosmetics company - failed
Wedding dress company - failed
Vodka company - failed
A social media company - failed
A lottery - failed
A car company, a computer company, a soda company - failed, failed, failed
Poor bastard.
When I was 16, I built and sold rabbit cages. I would go to construction sites and take wood and nails from the scraps then build the cages and sell them. Talk about shitty cages. I have started about 15 companies. Five of them worked. Not bad. They say 9 out of 10 small businesses fail.
This crazy dude has started hundreds of companies. Most have failed.
However, a couple of days ago he flew into outer space in his own spaceship. He is worth 7 billion dollars and turns 72 years young in five days.
Richard Branson is the greatest entrepreneur of my time.
When asked about the disaster concept Virgin Cola that failed horribly he said, "I got to drive a tank into Times Square and also to create a cheeky bottle in the shape of Pamela Anderson. That business taught me not to underestimate the power of the world's leading soft drink makers. I'll never again make the mistake of thinking that all large, dominant companies are sleepy!"
Not bad.
What I love about Richard Branson is he has tried EVERYTHING and is still standing. He doesn’t let the unknown stop him. He wears stupid costumes and lives on an island he rents for $42,000 a day. He also still has cool hair.
When asked why the name "Virgin" for his empire that has over 400 companies he said that when he and Nik Powell started their first business together in the form of a record shop, they were “virgins” in the business.
One of their first employees suggested the name, which is a humorous acknowledgment of their inexperience when first starting their company. Being new to something is being a virgin to it.
We are all virgins until we aren’t.
Do you have an idea, dream, or goal to try something new but are scared because you are a virgin?
Lose your virginity and go to the moon like Richard.
LET'S GO!!!!!!!
Trey
