Inspiring speech by George Moen of Blenz Coffee:

Below I have summarized the key points of his presentation at Networking with Purpose organized by Ricky Shetty, an amazing individual (which I highly recommend you check out) enhanced with my views:

–          Most great wealth has been created during tough economic times. You can make money in both good and bad times, if you are looking for it. It’s the moment you stop looking, that you’ve given up the opportunity

–          People lower their dreams to meet their current financial income, but remember that what you think you are worth is what you’ll be worth

–          Build value and build trust first with people, before trying to

sell them something

–          Be likeable

–          Don’t network with an immediate expectation of return

–          There is great opportunity in our current technological age, a lot of the barriers we once had have been broken with the dawn of the internet

–          Money is not a motivator, it’s a result of what you do, and love doing

When your goals and dreams have a bigger priority in life than the obstacles that stand in your way, you will overcome the obstacles and achieve those goals and dreams. ~ George Moen

Takeaway points:

When your goals and dreams have a bigger priority in life than the obstacles that stand in your way, you will overcome the obstacles and achieve those goals and dreams.

If you don’t have a dream that keeps you motivated every day, your goal is to get a dream, something to pull you through the tough times in life, something that will get you up in the morning.