Michael Gracie

Entrepreneurs and consultants often differ in their goals and thinking. And, we all know that politicians differ from most every other homosapien in their desires and intelligence. So when I hear about a guy who lacked credentials for his job, completely screwed up a major project, and was subsequently dismissed, I often think he is headed into politics next. Unfortunately, my thinking is off - he is starting a consulting firm right along his failed lines.

I call that different, mostly because given the same situation, I’d be rethinking my career path instead of running head on into it again.

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” - Benjamin Franklin

I have been an entrepreneur and a consultant, and I personally feel I am fair to middling at both. But I have seen some good ones, and have a few observations in the noggin archive.

There is a fundamental difference between the two, which relates to their target audience. It is all about who they have to please.
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