The Founder of Virgin Group: Richard Branson

I wish to be an entrepreneur in future and so Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group which controls more than 400 companies at present. He is my idol and I have learnt a lot from him. He began his business from an early age. No one is born with an innate understanding of life and things associated with life. We all need a right direction in life to move ahead and live successfully. The difference lies in the fact that where some people stick to vanity and don’t seek for mentorship, others and the smart ones look for mentors with a learning attitude in life. Richard Branson emphatically believes in the process of mentorship. He does not shy away in asking for the assistance of any kind. No matter how successful you become, you have to be updated with the emerging trends in order to face the competition in the world. Moreover looking at the predicament that people come across in today’s growing market, mental toughness and alertness of the changing circumstances are important for growth in life.

Richard Branson believes in saying yes to everything. He has a quality to defy the conventional wisdom, thinking outside the box saying exactly what thinks and doing exactly what he wants to do. He has an attitude where he says, “Screw it, let’s do it”. He certainly believes that saying yes in life is a lot more fun than saying “no” and then be the best at whatever task you indulge yourself it. No out of the box results comes sitting in the box. You need to step out of the box i.e. the comfort zone to get out of the box results. The main reason behind his success because he has constantly expanding his comfort zone and has literally learned loving being uncomfortable. He took a huge risk when he founded Virgin Atlantic. He entered as a direct competitor to British Airways, and it was an audacious move that likely made Branson feel quite uncertain as to whether he would succeed or not. Though the company experienced great financial losses in its early days, but the Virgin group went on to become a venerated brand.

The learning process is perennial and there is no expiry date to it. Lessons can be taken from either experiences and mistakes or from books. Branson does not fear failures or mistakes as he deems it important to learn in life, but real world experiences take time, so being a voracious learner, he devotes his time to reading. Even the smallest decision of your life can bring a big change to you, and it is often advisable to consider all dimensions of an aspect before taking a final decision regarding the same. You cannot judge about the weight of a particular aspect of life without contemplating on it. Richard Branson believes that no decision in life should be made with a blink of an eye. The minor decisions of life can still be made in haste but talking about the major decisions, Branson likes to give adequate time to every critical decision he makes.

It is better to work with small breaks in between than to work in a lethargic manner at a stretch. Good results do not come from the lethargic manner of work. The man has a habit of invigorating his mind by taking naps between his works to let the innovative ideas flow from his mind. It is better to work with small breaks in between than to work in a lethargic manner at a stretch. Good results do not come from the lethargic manner of work. The man has a habit of invigorating his mind by taking naps between his works to let the innovative ideas flow from his mind.

Every time or anytime Branson appears on any sort of social media, he stays inclined towards the promotion the virgin brand. He is one of those people who stay goal-oriented irrespective of any limit it demands to be transcended. In order to promote his launch of the airline, he once gave an appearance at the press conference dressed like “Biggles” in a brown leather aviator helmet. And then guess what? The flight was automatically publicised as the press splashed Branson’s image all over the newspapers and the Virgin group didn’t really have to advertise its first flight.