Entrepreneur - Edward Rocha

Current or Primary Business(s) - The Morning Goals, Rola Languages

Topics of Conversation

• Don’t build the ship while sailing
• Sometimes you need to Pause and regroup
• Pause sooner rather than later
• Making the worst decisions when he didn’t have money, decisions out of necessity that were not necessarily the best 
• Learning to be unfocused in a very focused way - any seed he plants has to relate to the overall vision 
• Can you trust that your team will run the business without you? 
• Don’t hire someone like yourself
• We need more diverse voices with access to wealth
• Think about the 3 things that will make you happy. Be selfish. 
• Find your cheerleaders who are there to support you, people you can be authentic with and who will guide you to whatever your life plan is
• Be honest about your mission - opportunities will be more likely to arise
• Don’t negotiate your values, but give people the time and space they need to come around
• Make money with what makes you happy - It is possible 

Recommendations and Links

• The 4-hour workweek by Timothy Ferriss
• Never split the difference by Christopher Voss and Tahl Raz