Unlock Your Potential with M. Lalia Helmer's Guide to Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Sara Hunter: I cannot recommend this book highly enough as an accessible approach not only for starting a company but for improving one's life. The energy and motivation of the author's interviewees are palpable and contagious. Ms. Helmer has spent time with eight groundbreaking entrepreneurs from a wide range of backgrounds. Their inspiring, cogent takes on qualities such as courage, resilience, agility, persistence and the importance of support systems are helpfully laid out in easy-to-read interviews, in each case followed by a clear summary and practical exercises to put the cumulative wisdom into action. It is no surprise that the author is also a supportive business coach. I am a writer not an entrepreneur but I will be using the ideas expressed in this book to improve all aspects of my process - from brainstorming to marketing. Great book for the classroom due to the practicality of the exercises and accessibility of the content!

United States on Apr 07, 2023

p.pal: Ms. Helmer's book delivers her research in a thoughtful, concise manner. Her questions of each interviewee, help to understand the motivation, recognizing unsuccessful endeavors and dealing with them, the thought processes and how entrepreneurs view success. Her detail in the interviews point us to her conclusions.
The summaries of each of her interviews are telling and we can understand the similarities of the entrepreneurs. The exercises at the end of each chapter are a benefit and an opportunity, if we choose, for self-improvement. I hope her curiosity will inspire her toward more research and writing.

United States on Jul 18, 2022

Amazon Customer: Valuable insight into how and why entrepreneurs can succeed.

United States on Feb 28, 2022

liliana williams: The Entrepreneur's Mindset is a valuable source of inspiration and advice for all entrepreneurs. It provides a unique blend of intellectual and psychological wisdom. Ms Helmer's candid interviews with start-up founders allows us a rare opportunity to learn from those who have worked hard and succeeded. As Ms Helmer prompts each founder to reveal their struggles and triumphs, we hear how the traits of resilience and positivity contributed to their accomplishments.
At the end of each chapter Ms Helmer sets the reader a series of Mindset Exercises and Goals drawn from the principles of cognitive and positive psychology. These exercises encourage us to examine our own thought processes and obstacles, and ultimately banish the critical inner voice that can derail us from our goals.

United States on Jan 30, 2022

Chris D: I work a lot with young people interested in starting their own businesses, either now or in the future, and I plan to give this book to some of them given the fact that it's both easy to read and quite helpful for would-be entrepreneurs. There are salient gems of advice throughout the book, and I like that you can read just one chapter at a time since they're all self-contained. The book includes excerpts from interviews that the author conducted with a wide-ranging array of entrepreneurs. In addition, it includes Key Strategies from each entrepreneur and Mindset Exercises at the end of each chapter. It's fascinating to see the similarities among the entrepreneurs--for example, all practice some form of positive thinking. One group of Mindset Exercises, intended to help develop your capacity for optimism, is titled Realistic Optimism, emphasizing that optimism with reality checks can lead to disaster. Each of the interviews in the book contains several thought-provoking tips from the entrepreneur being interviewed. For example, "When you're experiencing doubt or worry, ask yourself, 'What innovative opportunity lies behind this fear?'"

United States on Nov 10, 2021