An Entrepreneur's Words to Live By

I think there must be a business book for everyone in America. And there are countless books about entrepreneurship. But this isn’t a book about business or entrepreneurship. No, this is a book about life. It’s about how to lead a rich, full and happy life as an entrepreneur. After all, isn’t that what each of us is striving to achieve? If you are a Baby Boomer there is still time for you to have success as an entrepreneur and enjoy a long and vibrant life. For those members of Generation X or Y who want to become entrepreneurs, the world is your oyster. Perhaps what you read between these pages will provide a perspective that helps you reach the goals you have set. Above all I hope that what I share with you may help you become a better, well-rounded human being who will eventually take the time to pass along to others that which you learn over the course of your life. Entrepreneurs have a complex collection of traits and tendencies. Entrepreneurship is all about harnessing these traits and tendencies into a positive driving energy force. Yet it’s even more than that. True entrepreneurship is a state of being. Are you ready to find out more about what makes an entrepreneur tick? Fasten your seatbelts because here we go.

I think there must be a business book for everyone in America. And there are countless books about entrepreneurship. But this isn’t a book about business or entrepreneurship. No, this is a book about life. It’s about how to lead a rich, full and happy life as an entrepreneur. After all, isn’t that what each of us is striving to achieve? If you are a Baby Boomer there is still time for you to have success as an entrepreneur and enjoy a long and vibrant life. For those members of Generation X or Y who want to become entrepreneurs, the world is your oyster. Perhaps what you read between these pages will provide a perspective that helps you reach the goals you have set. Above all I hope that what I share with you may help you become a better, well-rounded human being who will eventually take the time to pass along to others that which you learn over the course of your life. Entrepreneurs have a complex collection of traits and tendencies. Entrepreneurship is all about harnessing these traits and tendencies into a positive driving energy force. Yet it’s even more than that. True entrepreneurship is a state of being. Are you ready to find out more about what makes an entrepreneur tick? Fasten your seatbelts because here we go.

R. Lee Harris grew up in Manhattan, Kansas and has lived in the Kansas City area since 1977. A 1975 graduate of Kansas State University, Harris began his career with Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services, LLC, as an apartment manager two weeks after he graduated. Now president and CEO, he is involved in apartment management, development and investment; construction and tax credit syndication on a nationwide scale. Over the course of his career Harris has overseen the management of more than 27 million square feet of office building, shopping center and industrial space and nearly 60,000 multi-family units. In 1991, Harris wrote a book entitled, The Customer Is King! published by Quality Press of Milwaukee. He has mentored a number of business people over the years and has been a long-time participant in the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program. He and his wife Barb have two grown daughters and one grandson. They are active in their church, community and university.