What’s one piece of conventional advice that you disagree with?

We love rebels and people who challenge the status quo, conventional wisdom and mainstream narratives and so we asked some really bright folks to tell us about one piece of conventional advice they disagree with.

Layne Booth | CEO | Dashboard Designer for 6 & 7 Figure Businesses

Going with your gut. Going with your gut is keeping too many businesses owners broke. The sad stat is that over 50% of small businesses fail in the first 5 years due to the inability to nail down a profitable business model. (BuzzFeed) Why would that happen? People aren’t looking at their numbers. They don’t know that they’re going for broke until it’s too late. Instead, flip the script and start making data-driven decisions from day 1 and you’ll be 10 steps ahead of most business owners out there. Read more>>

Brittney Durbin | Entrepreneur

I cannot stand when aspiring entrepreneurs are discouraged from starting the business of their dreams because, “The market is saturated with abc…” It’s extremely important to do your due diligence of market research before starting a business but the most important thing to keep in mind is; No one will be able to execute ideas quite like you will. I disagree with trying to avoid a saturated market. Go for it! Read more>>

Tamara Smith | Teacher & Entrepreneur

The most important lesson I’ve learned is always “do you”. Nobody can do your business how you can, so don’t go looking at other’s success because most people don’t even post their failures. Continue to be genuine and true to yourself and your business will grow! Read more>>

PETER KINGS | DJ & PRODUCER

AN IMPORTANT LESSON MY CAREER HAS TAUGHT ME IS TO KNOW LOVE WITHOUT LIMITS. WHEN A PERSON DOES WHAT THEY LOVE, WITHOUT A DOUBT THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GET WHERE THEY WANT, IF THEY ARE ALSO WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE. Read more>>

Michelle DJ Chelley Chelle” Warren | Electrical Engineer

The most important lesson I’ve learned is to do everything I want to try. I want to make sure my perspective is not rooted in a possibility of things not being able to happen. I seek to fully immerse myself in anything I want to do, so instead of saying “I’ll try”, I just do. Having the courage to go for something builds those muscles of resilience and trust in oneself. And that inner trust and intrinsic motivation is the most important thing when pursing a professional engineering career and an entrepreneurial career at the same time. Read more>>