{"id":808,"date":"2023-01-13T20:09:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franchisematch.local\/?p=808"},"modified":"2023-01-13T20:09:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:09:21","slug":"how-dreams-transforms-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/how-dreams-transforms-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"How Dreams Transforms Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taking a Cue From Martin Luther King Jr.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1986, the third Monday of January has honored the life and legacy of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kinginstitute.stanford.edu\/king-papers\/documents\/i-have-dream-address-delivered-march-washington-jobs-and-freedom\">Reverend Martin Luther King Jr<\/a>. It\u2019s a time for our country to celebrate one of the most, if not the most, important and transformative Civil Rights leaders in American history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. King is celebrated for his peaceful yet passionate leadership style and the unwavering resolve he displayed under the toughest circumstances as a civil rights activist.\u00a0And while his actions and advice have obviously benefited other political and spiritual activists, he shared wonderful lessons for business owners, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take, for example, some of Dr. King\u2019s most famous quotes.\u00a0Jeremy Goldman highlighted six key quotes that inspire business success in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/jeremy-goldman\/6-mlk-quotes-to-inspire-business-success.html\">a recent Inc. article.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0At\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneurssource.com\/about_us.html\">The Entrepreneur\u2019s Source<strong>\u00ae<\/strong><\/a>, we believe three of those are particularly powerful and parallel the advice we share with prospective franchise owners seeking an alternative career.\u00a0These three quotes are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><em>\u201cFaith is taking the first step even when you don\u2019t see the whole staircase\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>\u201cWe must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>\u201cThe time is always right to do what is right\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We agree wholeheartedly.\u00a0From our perspective, while his intended audience was different, we believe the message rings true for potential business owners \u2013 When faith and hope are combined with hard work, anyone is capable of \u201cdoing what is right\u201d and going from \u201chaving a dream\u201d to \u201cliving the dream\u201d of business ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of dreams,\u00a0there are key business lessons to learn from lDr. King\u2019s famous\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanrhetoric.com\/speeches\/mlkihaveadream.htm\">\u201cI Have a Dream\u201d<\/a> speech. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All American citizens have the \u201cunalienable rights\u201d of \u201clife, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.\u201d\u00a0It is our job as citizens, however, to exercise those rights and truly pursue the dreams that lead to happiness.\u00a0At The Entrepreneur\u2019s Source<strong>\u00ae<\/strong>, we believe the pursuit of happiness includes your ability to set your own expectations regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneurssource.com\/blog\/e-source-says\/entrepreneurs-source-franchise-provides-3-tips-identifying-l-w-e\/\">Income, Lifestyle, Wealth, and Equity (I.L.W.E.\u2122)<\/a>\u00a0you want to enjoy and develop an action plan to actually achieve it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/franchisematch.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TES-MLK-2023.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/franchisematch.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TES-MLK-2023-1024x607.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TES-MLK-2023-1024x607.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TES-MLK-2023-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TES-MLK-2023-768x455.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TES-MLK-2023-1536x911.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TES-MLK-2023-2048x1214.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Also, dreams are one of three things we encourage aspiring business owners to identify on their road to being self-sufficient.\u00a0These three things are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneurssource.com\/blog\/e-tips\/entrepreneurs-source-helps-discover-possibilities-options-dreams\/\">Possibilities, Options and Dreams<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Similarly, King always tried to help his followers uncover their own possibilities, options and dreams and stop at NOTHING on their path to realizing them.\u00a0He said, \u201cwe cannot walk alone\u2026and as we walk, we must take the pledge that we shall always march ahead.\u00a0We cannot turn back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the beautiful thing.\u00a0You shouldn\u2019t walk alone in your journey toward business ownership\u2026and you don\u2019t have to!\u00a0At The Entrepreneur\u2019s Source, we have all the tools and experience necessary to help you march ahead toward your goals with a purpose.\u00a0 In fact, here are three other people just like you who used The Entrepreneur\u2019s Source to turn their dreams into reality.\u00a0We\u2019ll be sharing blog posts highlighting their fantastic \u201cdream come true\u201d stories in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeffrey-smith-5ba00918\">Jeff Smith<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citywidefranchise.com\/\">City Wide<\/a>\u00a0Single Unit Franchise Owner in Indianapolis.\u00a0<strong>Jeff\u2019s dream come true =<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe pivotal moment for me came when we visited my ill father (who has since recovered) in the hospital.\u00a0He was a self-employed physician and he told me he thought I\u2019d be much happier working for myself than someone else.\u00a0He was right.\u00a0And thanks to the help from The Entrepreneur\u2019s Source<strong>\u00ae<\/strong>, I am enjoying wonderful lifestyle changes and building lasting wealth.\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/don-grindle-66a9b719\">Don Grindle<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneypagesfranchising.com\/\">Money Pages<\/a>\u00a0Semi-Absentee Franchise Owner in Ormond Beach, FL.\u00a0<strong>Don\u2019s dream come true =<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cI worked a lot of Saturdays and rarely travelled when I was the Sr. VP of Operations for a national sunglass company. But today, I can work from home whenever I want, give back to my community and finally visit those destinations we\u2019ve been talking about.\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tony-espeseth-43321026\">Tony Espeseth<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishwindowcleaning.com\/1\/\">Fish Window Cleaning<\/a>\u00a0Multi-Unit franchise owner with five locations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.\u00a0<strong>Tony\u2019s dream comes true =<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFor the first 17 years of my life, I was working my tail off for someone else.\u00a0With this franchise company, I\u2019m able to invest in myself and my franchise opportunity while enjoying much more time with my family.\u00a0I now have the cool and awesome lifestyle I\u2019ve always wanted.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They had dreams\u2026and now they are living them.\u00a0Isn\u2019t it time you pursued your dream?\u00a0Touch base with us at The Entrepreneur\u2019s Source<strong>\u00ae<\/strong>\u00a0to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information about how you and your family can find the ideal business franchise with The Entrepreneur\u2019s Source\u00ae and Franchise Match\u00ae, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.franchisematch.com\/step\/one\">www.franchisematch.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking a Cue From Martin Luther King Jr. Since 1986, the third Monday of January has honored the life and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":811,"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808\/revisions\/811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm2.dev.craftwebshop.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}