Edith Yeung

Edith Yeung
One of the first names I heard in San Francisco related to the entrepreneurial world was that of Edith Yeung.

She organizes many events in the Bay Area to help entrepreneurs connect with each other. I met her at one of the events where she invites guest speakers to talk about specific business topics. I liked the energy she had that day while explaining her story.

BizTechDay Conference
Edith is the founder of the BizTechDay conference. Last year it was a two-day conference with a broad range of speakers (Tim Ferriss, Craig Newmark, Sue Kwon, etc.). My favorite part of the event was the “Genius Hour,” wherein entrepreneurs would gather in small groups from table to table for a short amount of time to engage in a discussion with an expert on a specific topic.

This year, after Seattle and New York in September, the next BizTechDay conference will take place on Oct. 23, 2010, in San Francisco.

Why not try?
Edith Yeung is an example of those rare people who have the courage to make the leap and leave their comfort zones in order to look for new business challenges. You can read more about her story on her website.

Edith started her events with a small number of attendees-numbers that have since increased tremendously. I like the fact that she is clear in what she wants or does not want. She is persistent and she is a “doer.”

So many employees dream about doing something other than their current job, but most of them will never try because they fear changing their life. If things don’t work out, will it be impossible to return to the “comfort zone”? Can we really call a comfort zone a life that has boundaries—one people would like to quit because they’re not happy with it?

In fact, there is no rule to start changing one’s life: several small steps can be as good as making a big leap. Instead of stepping outside your boundaries, you can first try to push them a little bit further.