stop to become unstoppable hub 13 helsinki 2014

Serial Entrepreneur Ilkka O. Lavas https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilkkaolavas www.ilkkaolavas.com


STOP to become

unstoppable

9 ways to booooooost upyour business and life

Ilkka O. LavasSerial Entrepreneur

ICT & Media


Ilkka O. Lavas• Started 1st company 17 years old

• 2 books about entrepreneurship

• Studied while working: MBA, CS

• Partner, board member, angel investor

– Portfolio of 14 businesses

– 10+ aquisitions done

– 4 exits

• Young Entrepreneur of the year 2009 in ’Southern Finland’

• 35years, 2 boys, 1 wife, 1763 fb connections, 1941 linkedin conns, twitter @lavas 2094 followers


Portfolio

EXITed:

http://www.ostohyvitys.fi/?source=IOL&def=lavasdesign

http://www.ostohyvitys.fi/?source=IOL&def=lavasdesign


STOP to become UNSTOPPABLE

STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE

1. STOP and define your GOAL: whatsuccess means to you

2. Visualise your PATH and steps

3. Start SOMEWHERE

4. Enjoy ADVENTURES, hard times makesyou stronger

5. Fail FORWARD

6. Learn from the BEST, hire the BEST

7. Manage your TIME

8. Think 80% of your time about the FUTURE (Avoid dwelling on PAST problems)

9. Become UNSTOPPABLE


80%ATTITUDE andhard work

20% technique

Enthusiasm, own thoughts, feelings,

attitudet, goals, strategies and

self-esteem (self-image).

Dream and run towards your dreams.

Work hard. Check where you are. Check

direction.

Move forward. Execute. DO IT.

Life skills

Understanding of your domain

/ your own thing / life

Learning skills, desire to learn and

experience

Success is …


How would you define

Success?

Success is not a destination

success is a journey


Step 1

1. Define what Success means to you


My definition on success:

1) I can do what I am good at and what I enjoy

2) I feel enough challenge in my projects and businesses. I can work with the people who are more skilled than I.

3) I learn new things and develop personally

4) Change the world:My life can give positive affect to my fellows, my friends, the City I am living in, Finland, Europe and World.

Notice:

SUCCESS FOR ME DOES NOT MEAN MONEY!



STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE



3. Start SOMEWHERE


5. Fail FORWARD


7. Manage your TIME




Good dream…• Is dream that you really want from the bottom of your heart• Makes you excited and motivated again and again• Makes you work hard toward your dream• Motivates you to learn all that you need to know to achieve your

goal• Is realistic• Is achievable• Getting closer to your dream is measurable

”If you can dream it, you can do it”, - Walt Disney


Personal Mastery

Dream

1. Where I have been?

How did I end up here?

What have I learded in my life?

Who I already know?

2. Where I am now?

What are my strenghts?

Where I am good at?

What opportunities do

I have?

3. What are milestones on my trip?

How do I know I am getting closer to

my dream?

What critical things do I need to do

to achieve ultimate goal?

What do I need to learn?

4. Where do I want to go?

How would I describe my

dream day?

Why this is my dream?

Who with I live?

What is my income?

Where do I live?

MILESTONE

MILESTONE


Tell others about your dream• When you tell others about your dream, they will help

you on your way.• Tell about your dream for your friends and outsiders• Ask your family

and peopleclose to help you to achieve yourdream


It requires about five to seven years of hard work for you to move to the top of your field. There are no short cuts. (2004)

-Brian Tracy

Felix Baumgartner

studied base jums

since 1995.

17 years of practise

Made jump from

space possible.


Why good self-esteem is so important?

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't

you're right.”

- Henry Ford


Your own thoughts

About your ability

Is often the

Biggest limiter

Of your success

Photo:

Robbie Grubbs



STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE



3. Start SOMEWHERE


5. Fail FORWARD


7. Manage your TIME




SUCCESS IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING BY DOING AND EXECUTING

My firstcompany, making web-pages

Artic.net portalExit Internet Operator

SuperWebja Nettipaja

Internet OperatorNettipaja ExitWebsite business growthComputuki business buy

Getting ready for 2001 IT-bubble17 peopleOwn productsMalesiaKauhavaWinnie

ArmyAlmost bancruptsyComputuki spinoffFirst turnoverSTOP

MBA

LifePlanningSWOT

First EntrepreneurshipbookNatural entrepreneurshipSecond biz: ilmainensanakirja.fi

Suomikauppa.fi

Kaannos.com

NO Spam

Samex

W3 Group newco,FTC, Tietoexpertit,Softsizing

Micro Aided Design

Karkkigalleria

Computuki buyback

Ostohyvitys.fi

NO Spam exit

City –magazineHuilil ekomagazine, MoonTV,City turnaroundCity Digital growthVivas newcoVivas internationalImprove Media

17-18v19v

20v21v

22v23v

24v25-26v

27-29v30-31v

32-33v33-35v

14-16v: Metal factory Happoteräs Ltd summer job



STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE



3. Start SOMEWHERE


5. Fail FORWARD


7. Manage your TIME




Don’t let failure crush you down

• Give yourself a change for success. If you don’tmake mistakes, you propably are not doing anythingelse.– Learn from your mistakes– Learn to laugh about yourself– Fail, fail, fail again.

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways thatwon't work.” – Thomas Edison who invented Electric Light Bulb



STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE



3. Start SOMEWHERE


5. Fail FORWARD


7. Manage your TIME




Learn from the best

Think about your idols: Whay are their leverages in life? What are they passionate about?What are their success factors?


Find a Mentor

• Find mentor, people to talk about, personal business trainer orsomeone who is interested about your proceeding toward yourgoals regularly: – How was your week. What actions did you take towards your dreams.

What did you learn? What are your next plans?



STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE



3. Start SOMEWHERE


5. Fail FORWARD


7. Manage your TIME




YOUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE IS


My 168 hours per weekWeek schedule

sleeping

w ork

personal

development

eating

w atching tv

w atching movies

active sports

other free time /

sports

being w ith friends

w ith kids and family

travel to w ork (per

w eek)

time for my self,

rest

Be efficient. Use 100% of your days



STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE



3. Start SOMEWHERE


5. Fail FORWARD


7. Manage your TIME




KEEP YOU FOCUS AND ACTION ON YOUR GOAL



STOP

TAKE BREATH

OBSERVE

PROCEED, EXECUTE



3. Start SOMEWHERE


5. Fail FORWARD

6. Learn from the BEST

7. Hire only the WORLD CLASS people




Entrepreneurial Tips and Tricks:

Prioritization and time management• Teach yourself all the tips and tricks to

– Prioritize things

– Manage your time

• Discuss with your friends about:

– What time management techniques they are using

• Learn from the best

– Read books, go to seminars, find a mentor


Fill your days with energizing habits

• Positive self-talkPositive self talk can improve your emotionaland physical health and well-being. “be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.”

• Visualize your future(imagine how it feels when you achieve the GOAL).

• Give your braint a positive mental diet(good books, seminars, blogs, etc. No ”soap opera and other crap from television”).

• Surround yourself with positive people.(inspiring people, people who courage youto continue ).

• Eat right. Rest enough. Drink well.“if you eat like crap, you’ll feel like crap.”(Food, Rest, Sports).

• Move on: no one is perfect. (Execute, work hard ).


Take care of yourself

• Physical health

• Do some exercise regularly

• Eat healty food

• Drink healthly

• Recognize your own strengts and use those


Create your own ”Success reminder”

• Take your smartphone calendar, • Schedule for Saturday at 10 am:

– Dear [me], ___this is my dream ___.– These things I want to achieve in my life:____________

My definition of success is ____ .My dream is to _________.

Set this reminder to repeatevery month.


Have a successful life!

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Ilkka O. LavasAngel Investor and Entrepreneurship Enthustiac

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