Ep#38 - Entrepreneurial Lessons (Part 2 of 2) (Allan Wills)

Allan Wills
Oct 26
2 min read

Updated: 3 hours ago

This two part series will take you a wild ride through my past leading to how I ended up becoming an entrepreneur - and all the hard lessons learned along the way from different sources.

Welcome to part 2 of 2; This episode will be very layered and deep, but I promise a full circle reward awaits you if you get to the end. And perhaps you can learn from my mistakes and successes.

A quick recap of Part 1:

A Disney Land high school music trip taught me about the value of practice, but then just winging it when on stage in front of a large audience and getting them to cheer
From my brief time in law enforcement, I learned about integrity and reputation, which earned me unforeseen (but totally legal) money that I didn’t anticipate
My friend JF taught me about empathic judo and the power of perception change
The bears of the Rockies taught me about blustering and how to think bigger to outwit danger instead of taking on a dangerous fight
A conversation with someone at Microsoft changed the course of what I would do next

So in this episode we’ll drive through the final few chapters that lead me to becoming an entrepreneur, and all the lessons I learned along the way, including how I convinced several companies to sponsor a group of us to travel through Australia, a death threat from the middle east, how my brother’s spirit guided me to the opportunity that got me to where I am today, and some battles with a Swedish conman and blustering Scottish Trump.