An entrepreneur is a person willing to take-on the various risks related with bringing an idea alive--to bring it to market. As defined by Wikipedia, an entrepreneur is a person who undertakes and operates a new enterprise or venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks.
Have you ever wondered, “Do I have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?” Or, have you ever thought, “I’m just not sure I’m the ‘entrepreneurial type’. If so, you’re not alone. Many talented people with great ideas believe they don’t have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. For many, the thought of running their own business leaves them feeling anxious and apprehensive. For most people, the notion of leaving a secure job or profession creates a host of questions, fears, and uncertainties that kill their dreams before they even have a chance to breathe. I believe the fear of becoming an entrepreneur stems from a flawed thought-process, which if corrected, can help you find your inner entrepreneur.
Most people believe that entrepreneurs somehow emerge from the womb at birth. Many of us believe that being an entrepreneur is an innate skill, and you’re either born with it, or you’re not. While I agree there are certain people who know virtually from birth that their one mission in life is to found a start-up “widget” company, take it public, and then spin it off into several international widget conglomerates, most of us don’t find our inner entrepreneur quite as naturally. My conversations with many successful entrepreneurs of all ages, sexes, and races have led me to this conclusion. Entrepreneurs are not born. They are made. Being entrepreneurial is not an innate quality that some of us get and others of us don’t. Rather, an entrepreneur emerges from an individual’s identification of his or her talents, which he or she develops through a course of intentional acts and persistent conduct. I hope to share insights from my personal journey through this blog and hope that it might be helpful to you in finding your inner entrepreneur.
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You have much to share. I look forward to learning more about your experiences and what insights you have to share with the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteWow, you said a mouthful! This, helping people become entrepreneurial minded, has become my life's work. Your perspective is an interesting one in which you explore the thought that entrepreneurs are not born and do not have an innate quality. I agree with you if you look at it from today's philosophy. But if you go back in time, there were no "real" jobs, everyone was an entrepreneur. So how could that be?
ReplyDeleteI believe Entrepreneurs are absolutely born! But here is the catch: I believe that it is called creativity. The means to make that creativity help you to make a living becomes our word entrepreneur in its simplest form.
Creativity is something I believe we are all born with, and if we tap into it deeply enough, we can survive with it by using it to trade for whatever our needs are. For example, today, we trade money for "things". Those things create a living for us: food, shelter, water, cars, vacations, education, etc.
I would love to have you on the "N-Syte-On-Air" radio show, Sterling, to explore your endeavors more. We are a non-profit business and professional development organization at: www.nsyte.net