Acton Heroes

Bruce Thompson
   It's not just about the money, it's about the people you meet and the experiences you have. Work hard but set a boundary to have a life at home with family. treat your clients work like your own. Persevere. It's not about how smart or rich you are, just look to the future and be confident. Relationships are exceedingly important.

Tom Monaghan
   Be happy without money, give some away. The most important thing really is the eternal. Don't become prideful with a big growing business and lots of profits. Be committed to giving away money and helping others.

Dr. Deshpande
   With passion and optimism he went from $8 to billions of dollars. It's okay if your business doesn't work out, look at it as a learning experience. when things go wrong, you think it's the end of the world, but it isn't, you'll get through it and you'll be that much more confident. Setbacks are a way to expand your comfort zone. Where people start isn't that important, motivation is important. We need to understand that we here in the US are so lucky, we just need motivation and aspiration.

Paul Robshaw
   Learn from your parents how to really work hard. Keep you integrity, honesty, trust in God, and family and friends. Dreams are reality without boundary. Boundaries like money and resources. Becomes inspired by your boundary-less dreams and do them!

Ken Zolot
   An entrepreneur charges head on without knowledge and without being prepared and is still successful. Ask the question "who cares?" and "why?" What is the real problem you're solving? Break the rules. But don't go too far, just have the guts to stick to it.

Henry W. Stein
   It's important to be part of something bigger than yourself. It's okay to be graded or measured at work. You should want to be better and challenge yourself and find a better solution to problems. You will Have great employees if you really are passionate.

Phil Romano
   Go against the grain, don't be like everyone else. If it doesn't feel good to me, it's not going to feel good to the customer. Servicing a need is really what makes a profit. It's okay to do lots of things, don't just stick to one. Get out and do all you can do! Do it now, you can't do it when you're dead. Fear is a great motivator, you have to make it work. People will remember you for what you did.

Bud Brigham
   He sought refuge in role models and philosophy, and surrounded himself with the best and brightest. It's important to find someone or something that makes you feel important and makes you want to do something good with your life. It's virtuous to strive to be the best you can be. Discover for yourself your reason for being. Surround yourself with people who have similar values and philosophy as you.

Russ Rosenzweig
   Sharing your wealth with the world is a good thing. You need to figure out who your customers will be. It's better to have a highly focused customer spectrum, then marketing to all the people of the world. Happiness and freedom comes from an internal focus and goals.

Matt Stewart
   The businesses that succeed do so not because of a focus on money, but on a focus of making the world better. Define your core competency and don't go off track. Be the greatest that you can be. Revenue and success comes from focusing on anything but the profit.

Catherine Rohr
   Impact a society for good rather than just for yourself. Don't listen to the world when they tell you that you're making a mistake. Challenges and obstacles hurt but don't ever doubt that you're doing what you're supposed to be doing. Be faithful to your vision. Seek out the best people you can find and stay close to them and pick their brains. Seek their counsel continuously.

Corey Bell
   Create a place where the word can't does not exist. You can always go work for someone else but you don't want to look back on your life and think what if. The richest place in the world is the grave yard. People die with dreams that were never accomplished, business never pursued and loves never found. Try to live your life in such a way that there are no what if questions. If you want it bad enough, it doesn't matter what's in your way. Everything is possible if you want it. Everybody you encounter can inspire you. Try to get something out of every person you meet. Have a hear that says how do I give something back to the world. Live your life in such a way that makes an impact on the world.

Nicole Donnelly
   You can't stop half way, commit, and just do it. Keep everybody in your business together and happy. Have a service nature, and give back in a meaningful way.

Erick Slabaugh
   There's an initial investment that can be very painful, but it pays off in the end. Anybody can start a business, it just takes some courage to do it. It's okay that you don't know it all, just don't show that you don't. Get mentors, and get advice from them.

Tom Nall
   It's takes a lot of determination, some fear, maybe a little insanity, but you can't be afraid to fail. Be yourself, and be different. You have to be creative and you have to have more imagination then the competition. Be optimistically scared to death! Entrepreneurs are calculated risk takers. It doesn't matter how much experience you have, what matters is how much you want to do it and how hard you work. Treat people the way you want to be treated.