here once was an ugly Duckling was a regular at the
duckling with feathers all Waterfowl Post Office and his
stubby and brown. He didn’t profits grew to the point where
realize he would one day be a the Ugly Duckling bought the
swan so any face-to-face Blind Pigeon’s Inn and made it
marketing technique he ever used his corporate offices and product
ultimately resulted in widespread warehouse.
ridicule. This of course led the
duck/swan to venture away from He was nervous when Bird
his family (who also considered Entrepreneur magazine called to
him a bit of an odd duck). see if he would agree to a
beak-to-beak interview. He had
Everywhere the duck went he was previously put them off because
ridiculed and chased away from he was certain they would find
other better established (and his appearance distasteful. When
finely groomed) business fowl. they arrived, Spanky Duckmeister
continued to snap photos. The
Then one day while staying at the interview went very well and Ugly
Blind Pigeon’s Inn he discovered Duckling was happy to receive his
the Internet (free with the complimentary copy of Bird
weekly rate). The Ugly Duckling Entrepreneurs although the
had a wealth of work experience publisher must have replaced his
in his first few weeks of life so photo with a creature far more
he started a business catering to beautiful than he.
the camouflage needs of waterfowl
during hunting season. In time the Ugly Duckling (now a
glorious swan) would come to
Much to his surprise and delight, understand that time had changed
orders began arriving and he his appearance and his
became very busy. The Ugly entrepreneurial spirit found
ultimate freedom online. He that he had a personal use for
always wondered if it was the that resulted in a successful
entrepreneurialism that changed business and with his growing
his appearance or simply gave him success came a confidence, with
the confidence he needed for that confidence came respect from
others to see him differently. others who had taken notice of
his success.
The truth is entrepreneurialism
won’t change your appearance, but In the end it really didn’t
an online business does not matter what he looked like, where
discriminate either. Individuals he lived or how old he was. All
of all ethnicities and ages have that really mattered was that the
discovered the entrepreneurial Ugly Duckling understood the
spirit may be less difficult than needs of his fowl-feathered
starting a business in a brick friends.
and mortar store.
There’s a lesson to be learned
Most online stores begin because from this story – and it’s not
the entrepreneur has a passion about ducks. Where can your
for the product or service being personal passion take you in
offered. Like our fictional online business?
storybook hero it was something
About the Author:
Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of HighPowerSites and many other web projects. Get your own website online in just 5 minutes with HighPowerSites at: http://www.highpowersites.com. Start your own ebook business with BooksWealth at: http://www.bookswealth.com
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