The Entrepreneurs' Organization

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Happy day after New Years....

Is it time to live up to those resolutions you made after a few glasses of bubbly? Like I really should do a better job running my business in 2010?  Then this post may be for you.

The Entrepreneurs' Organization is not for every entrepreneuer, in spite of its name.  Imagine a monthly late afternnon meeting where you can bare your business and personal soul to seven other entrepreneurs in a highly managed discussion group and then have a totally unscripted dinner. Sound appealing? or not?

Over 6600 entrepreneurs participate in these monthly forums worldwide.  The protocols are very strict--being late costs you $100 towards dinner; no one give advice, only shared similar experiences; five minute time limits on updates are rigidly enforced.  In return, you can share your deepest thoughts and issues with a group of people who are going through similar experiences. It's sort of like AA for entrepreneurs, I'm told, as in "Hello, I am Bob and I am an recovering entrepreneur".

Entrepreneurial friends of mine who are members swear by the therapy sessions where they can share thoughts they could not express in their business or personal worlds.  Others who have tried it find it too intimate and would rather just get the needed advice straight up from advisors or board members. You can test drive a session in a forum near you to see if you like.