American Checklist

Individualism is a characteristic of the American way, and it’s a key part of an entrepreneurial mindset. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about the importance of maintaining your individualism in the face of temptations to join the collective. Disorderly leeway: Because the United States gives so much leeway to individuals to pursue their own path, there isn't the kind of orderliness and sense of neatness you get in a lot of other countries. Upside and downside: The upside of the notion of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” is that you get an enormous amount of entrepreneurism and ingenuity, and the downside is that a lot of people have voices that you might not like. Individualist questions: Individualism means deciding, “Does this serve me? Does this make sense? Are these the values I hold?” No collective importance: If you really believe in individualism, then you believe that the collective doesn’t really matter. Entrepreneurial start: In all cases, entrepreneurism starts with