The Journey of a Digital Entrepreneur

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

My ongoing journey as a Digital Entrepreneur

Since I made the commitment to become a Digital Entrepreneur and to start my own online home based business, it has been a whirlwind. All of the obstacles that you face and all the learning and growing that is involved in the process of starting a business is intense and sometimes overwhelming. Besides being a Digital Entrepreneur, I am a solo entrepreneur.

And the business has been and is still evolving as I discover new opportunities and income streams. Everything falls under the corporate umbrella of AB Diamond Consulting LLC. And the center of the business is this website and blog. But there are several additional arms to this business as a Digital Entrepreneur.

My mission as a Digital Entrepreneur

What unifies the different facets of my business is a common mission. Everything I do or am associated with is centered on providing exceptional value to other small businesses and the Digital Entrepreneur. I am committed to a business based on complete integrity and consistent action that awakens others to the opportunities and possibilities that exist right now in their lives.

What this means to me is that anything I do is based on this mission and the values that underlie them. Everything I associate myself with or promote, I believe is of great value to others and is aimed at improving their personal and professional experiences. I try to provide products and service that can bring positive change into the lives of others.

Now I don’t claim to be a saint. I am a self-interested capitalist and my aim is to create wealth for me and my family. But I believe that this can best be done by providing value to others. I am associated with products and services that have great value and create opportunity for other people.

Associate with likeminded people as a Digital Entrepreneur

As a Digital Entrepreneur it is not always easy being a solo entrepreneur. There is a lot to be said about your association with others, interacting with others, networking with likeminded people, collaboration and mentoring. I think it is more difficult if you isolate yourself. If you can establish relationships and collaborations based on synergy you are able to multiply effectiveness.

For that reason the business opportunities that I promote each has its own community. You can share your experiences with others and they share with you what they have learned. Everything is based on a belief in abundance. This says that there is enough to go around. There is enough money, customers, and profits available that you don’t have to work from a position of competition. Rather you can work in these opportunities from a position of cooperation.

Therefore you are able to network and share with others who are also looking to build their businesses. In fact I believe that my success and the success of those around me are multiplied by the extent that I give, help and share with others. What you give will come back to you.

As a digital entrepreneur, you are exposed to many very successful leaders in your business opportunities. In fact most of the business opportunities that I promote are based on the principle that the more successful the people you bring in are, the more successful you will be. So there is a self interest in helping the people you work with. That is built into most of the business opportunities.

And you are exposed to many extraordinary people as a Digital Entrepreneur. You associate with leaders that have created wealth from nothing and will share their experience with you. In fact it is so important to find a strong mentor, someone who has experienced success and is still humble enough to work with you on a personal level. The more one on one coaching and interaction you can get from your leaders and mentors, the greater your chances of success become.

Because being a Digital Entrepreneur is by no means a quick and easy path to riches. It requires hard work, commitment, tenacity, knowledge, skills and coachability. It can be frustrating at time. But you have to remember when you are at the point that you want to give up, that tomorrow might be the day that you achieve a breakthrough. So don’t allow yourself to give up on your dream of being a Digital Entrepreneur.