Let’s talk for a minute about business, entrepreneurship, leadership, and creativity.
I just recently began re-reading *[The Lean Startup](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887898/ref=nosim&tag=shabla-20)* by Eric Ries. In it, Ries defines a startup as this:
> A startup is a human institution designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.
If you’ve read Frank Chimero’s fantastic book, *[The Shape of Design](http://www.shapeofdesignbook.com)*, you’ll know there are a metric ton of parallels and overlaps between startup entrepreneurs and designers-slash-creative-folks.
Next, I listened to a [recent podcast episode](https://www.entreleadership.com/podcasts/145-dave-ramseyentreleadership-define) on the EntreLeadership podcast…
In the podcast episode, Dave Ramsey shares what his [definition of an EntreLeader](https://www.entreleadership.com/solutions/videos/entreleadership-defined) is. Which — surprise surprise — is someone who has the qualities of both an entrepreneur and a leader:
* Someone has entrepreneurial characteristics: being comfortable with risk, having tenacity, vision, and a genuine desire to provide value to others and make the world a little bit better.
* Combined with someone who has leadership characteristics: integrity, focus, diligence, discipline, servant-hearted.
And so — and stick with me on this — do you see just how much overlap there is between artists and creative folks and entrepreneurs?
**Artists and entrepreneurs alike are both those who aim to live with diligence and focus in order to take a risk to create something new under conditions of uncertainty.**
This person says things like:
*“I have no idea what I’m doing.”*
Or, my favorite: *“This might not work.”*
This person also cares deeply about doing their best work.
#### And so, here are Three “P”s that will help:
1. **Persistence:** Do you have the tenacity and discipline to show up every day?
2. **Place / Platform:** Do you have an outlet for showing your work, shipping your product, and/or showcasing your art?
3. **People:** This is multi-directional: Who are you providing value to? Who are you learning from? Who are you working with?
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Starting tomorrow, and over the coming weeks, I plan to unpack these Three Ps. Both here on the podcast and also on my weekly email [newsletter](https://shawnblanc.net/newsletter).
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