Coming from the most entrepreneurial continent on the planet, Steven Adjei brought this spirit from his birthplace, Ghana. Overcoming hardships, people have to find ways to make things work. Mike asks Steven about his best selling book ‘Pay the Price’ and Steven talks about how the reality he knew of for most people was not the ‘reality’ he read in books at one of the most prestigious business schools in the world (2:20). He knew he needed to write about his story and more. Everything looked good on paper for him, but 250+ rejections later and then what did he do? He get’s into the three phases of being an entrepreneur (8:15). Each phase is an important part of growing a successful business. He color codes the different types of pain one faces in the second phase of an entrepreneurial journey (10:00). They all demand different responses. For American’s listening 'amber' is yellow, by the way. (ohhhh .. the Brits) :D (12:20). Steven’s struggle with epilepsy (white flag pain) became the inspiration to write his book (16:40). Steven’s struggles really resonate with Mike as he soon publishes his story and opens up about similarly sensitive and personal ‘red flag’ issues in his own life (20:00). Steven adds examples of prominent people who have fallen from grace because of not dealing with the red flag pains in their lives (22:00). They pivot to talk about Steven’s children for a moment, (22:20) always of constant interest to Mike who loves the next generation so much. Steven’s final remarks should be an encouragement to any TCK and others coming from another country wanting to make a difference in “someone else’s” world (24:45). You can find Steven Adjai on his website here: https://www.stevenadjei.com/ Mike's Kickstarter Campaign!! Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/building-bridges/building-bridges-can-we-love-and-relate-in-a-polarized-world

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