Hey there,
Recently the Copenhagen post has invited me to write monthly a business column on their newspaper. You can read the article here, you you just have to click on the link, to read it on the newspaper. 🙂
September 13th, 2015 6:55 am| by Carlos Monteiro
In January 2012, my wife and I decided to flip our lives upside down. Sounds very certain and bold when I put it like that. But in truth, I had absolutely no idea how exactly we would pull this off. All I knew is that the decision was made and now we had to do it.
So I got the idea to build denmarkbrazil.com, a site where I gathered and collated information about Brazil aimed at businesses in Denmark. I did several video interviews with people in my network who had valuable information about the Brazilian market.
But I had no idea how it was going to work. I was not even aware of what content marketing was. I didn’t think about building email lists or using free information to upsell people to my consulting services.
Lessons learned
I learned many things along the way. Like how Denmark has a strong volunteering culture, and you should help out whenever you can. Gain a reputation for solving problems wherever you go. Danes are collectivist people – therefore contributing is both valued and rewarded.
And don’t forget, whether you are running a blog, posting job applications, or working on your business, be consistent. And don’t be held back by limiting beliefs like “I don’t speak Danish,” “I’m not a specialist,” “I don’t have experience,” and “First I will become an expert – then I will offer my service.”
To conclude
I chose entrepreneurship because I believe I can make a difference. I enjoy the thrill of being able to create something out of nothing.
But not everybody wants to be an entrepreneur – and that is okay. Several people want to work in a corporate environment and build a career. If that is you, pursue it. There are a multitude of jobs with very diverse roles
Regardless of where you are on your journey, keep on walking.
Source: http://cphpost.dk/opinion/give-yourself-a-chance-learning-from-experience.html
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