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Today, People Idolize Athletes And Celebrities - And Yes, Highly Successful And Visionary Business People Like Bill Gates Or Steve Jobs, But Not The Innovators Who Perhaps Have Not Seen Such High-flying Levels Of Success. Can Anyone Name The Inventors Of Gps, Which Has Such A Huge Impact On Our Lives Today?

What Separates Sports From Entrepreneurism, However, Is That In Business We Constantly Have To Overcome Undefined And Unpredictable Challenges. Athletes Train For Specific Events And Conditions, Whereas Entrepreneurs Generally Have Little Idea What They Will Encounter Along The Way.

Why Is It That Our Young Kids All Across America Can Solve The Most Complex Problems In A Video Game Involving Executive Decision Making And Analytical Thinking, Yet We Accept The Fact That They Can't Add Or Read?

The Real Metric Of Success Isn't The Size Of Your Bank Account. It's The Number Of Lives In Whom You Might Be Able To Make A Positive Difference.

Apple Computer Would Not Have Reached Its Current Peak Of Success If It Had Feared To Roll The Dice And Launch Products That Didn't Always Hit The Mark. In The Mid-1990s, The Company Was Considered Washed Up. Steve Jobs Had Departed, And A String Of Lackluster Product Launches Unrelated To The Company's Core Business Had Failed To Catch Fire.