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title: "The ten challenges"
description: "Ten tasks that must be done for real to activate the entrepreneur mind and remove the factory worker mentality."
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# The ten challenges

> Ten tasks that must be done for real to activate the entrepreneur mind and remove the factory worker mentality.

Daniel Priestley's framework, from Entrepreneur Revolution, pp. 58 to 83.

Framework 1 of 13 from [Entrepreneur Revolution](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/entrepreneur-revolution/index.md) by Daniel Priestley. Category: Hiring and teams.

## The steps

1. **Make Three Calls.** Begin something bold and let it unfold by making three calls to people who can advance the idea.
2. **Get Your Reptile Brain a Bank Account.** Put 10% of all earnings into a separate account you never touch for business or spending.
3. **Stop Spending Time with People who Bring You Down.** List the people you spend time with and decide who stays and who goes.
4. **Carry Cash.** Carry $1000, or the amount you would love to earn in a day, to recalibrate what feels like a lot.
5. **Take Someone New Out to Lunch.** Pay for lunch with a new person each week to build your network.
6. **Tune Out from the News.** Drop all news and feeds for at least 90 days.
7. **Keep an Entrepreneur Journal.** Write lists, goals, diagrams, copy and milestones to explore ideas on paper.
8. **Plan Inspiring Holidays First.** Block out at least 8 weeks of holiday on a yearly planner, then fit work around it.
9. **Get Structured.** Meet an accountant and a lawyer about tax planning, wealth protection and attracting investment.
10. **Get Your Entrepreneurial Team in Place.** Build a small team to implement your ideas and reach your big goals.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: CHAPTER 3: TEN CHALLENGES TO SPARK YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENTS, pp. 58–83

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