
Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters
Clarify Your Thinking To Become A Better Entrepreneur, with Erik Solbakken
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Quick takeaways
- Erik Solbakken emphasizes the importance of embracing unique abilities and mindset to achieve the 'three freedoms' of time, relationships, and money.
- His journey from accountant to entrepreneur illustrates the significance of personal transformation and clarity in defining one's true purpose.
Deep dives
The Journey of an Entrepreneur
Eric Silbacan shares his diverse journey from being a chartered accountant to discovering his passion as an entrepreneur. Initially focused on a successful accounting career, he faced a challenging turning point when a partnership collapsed, forcing him to rebuild his life and career from scratch. Rather than repeating past mistakes, he redefined his practice by embracing entrepreneurship, implementing strategies that afforded him three critical freedoms: financial success, ideal client relationships, and the freedom of time. Ultimately, this transformation led him to recognize his true identity as an entrepreneur trapped in an accountant's role, prompting him to create the Accountant Success Formula to aid fellow accountants in reinventing their business models.