This document discusses Karen Southall Watts' philosophy of "Big E Thinking" and entrepreneurial mindset. It argues that traditional thinking no longer works and an entrepreneurial mindset provides advantages. It encourages taking risks, seeing opportunities in problems, being flexible, and taking action rather than waiting. Karen Southall Watts is a business trainer and author who promotes entrepreneurial thinking for all stages of life.

1. Big E Thinking: change your thinking
and increase your success
© Karen Southall Watts
2012
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2. Karen Southall Watts
Business trainer & coach
Experience college instructor
Author of :
• “Teaching the Big E”
• “Go Coach Yourself”
• “Business Plan Basics”
• “When You Guide”
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3. Big E Thinking—My Philosophy
Entrepreneurial thinking gives a competitive
advantage to everyone whether or not they
open a business and during all phases of life.
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4. We have a problem--traditional
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5. We have a problem-entrepreneurial
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6. Who’s in control of your life?
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7. Early attitudes about work and
money
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8. Job security is dead
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9. Adult realities
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10. Seniors: redefining and reinventing
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11. It’s not all about the “natural”
entrepreneurs
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12. Your new Big E Thinking
• Risk and failure are okay
• Opportunities hide within problems
• Fast and flexible wins
• Activity trumps waiting every time
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