A Historical Perspective From a Good Friend

My good friend & mentor Alex Mandossian posted and interesting historical perspective of entrepreneurship and the shift from entrepreneurial independence which created this great country (1755-1945) to entrepreneurial dependence which brought us much of the corruption and scandals we see today (1945-2010) to entrepreneurial interdependence which will takes us out where we are at today and bring us forward as entrepreneurs working together in strategic alliances to find a better way and to define the new era of growth, opportunity and success. When you think of these transitions it is similar to the growth of a child in the early years they are very dependent on their caregivers, yet as they move into their teen years they are fighting for their independence until they grow a bit older in age where they realize the importance of family, relationships, and interpersonal interaction with each to realize fulfillment in life.

The following is my response to his post for your review.

In gratitude,

Mel
www.melabraham.com

Alex – You are right on!! This is a great perspective and what I have been speaking about for a while now. Our economy is stagnated partly because our psychology and minds have stagnated. Only through as you say, “imagination” and creativity and innovation will we find our path out of the dilemma we are in. It starts with our own thinking though - we must shift our mindset and how we view where we are, how we believe we got here and where we are going. We need to go back to the roots that created this great country of ours and those roots are the ones you spoke about - What made those historical icons so great was not simply what they accomplish but also what they stood for and represented in the country’s eyes. They are what i call, “possibility thinkers” - they always asked themselves two other question “Why not?” instead of just, “Why?” and they continually asked themselves, “How?”

The power of those simple questions positioned them psychologically to find the path of a compelling, fruitful future. Our change and our future begins in our “inner world”, that 3 pound mass between our ears. If we reflect on the principles and ideals of the icons you talked about and “interdependent entrepreneurship” as you so aptly bring to the surface while shifting our psychology and focus not only will we emerge from our current state we will emerge with a whole new world of possibility.

And we owe that to our children - since it is my belief that they don’t inherit the world from us, we have borrowed from them and we have the responsibility to give it back in better shape than we got it.
I have touched on some of this in my blog post at http://www.BusinessSuccessSensei.com.

With grateful admiration,

Mel