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Do Kids Make Better Entrepreneurs?

Canadian Entrepreneur:
Do kids make better entrepreneurs? Does ‘growing up’ kill the risk-taker inside of us?

These are some of the questions raised by a recent column by U.S. sales consultant Art Sobczak called, ‘We Should Be More Like Kids.’

He says most of us would be happier and achieve more if we acted more like kids every day.

Here’s why:

1. No’s don’t bother them. ‘My kids react to no’s as if they were hearing-impaired, relentlessly firing off their next salvo of requests.’

2. Kids take risks. … ‘Most grown-ups are too risk-averse, traveling the warm, safe, beaten path.’

3. Their imaginations run wild. … ‘Unharness your imagination, and let your ideas run wild. You’ll be surprised.’