First let me start by explaining what the term entrepreneur means; is someone who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome. I guess the surefire way to find out if you are an entrepreneur is to give it a try. To be an entrepreneur is to be a creator and a visionary; a person who recognizes opportunities, cultivates a strategy, and creatively organizes resources to turn passion into profit.
Being an entrepreneur means to me that I own my time, I live my life to the fullest without worrying about finances. Being an entrepreneur means loving day in and day out what you have chosen to do whether times are going great for your business or if they are going horrible for your business. Why stay in the dead end job you’ve had for years when you could be making a lot more money and have the freedom of working for you?
When you are in business for yourself; you wear many hats at once: janitor, salesperson, human resources, finance and PR are just a few. Being an entrepreneur means risking everything on your own abilities, so it’s not for the faint of heart. If you think being an entrepreneur means more available time for your family and/or friends you’re wrong.
The entire purpose of working for yourself is that you get to do something that you think is valuable, instead of doing someone else’s bidding. Working for yourself can be an ideal career path, especially in today’s tight job market, but it is also ripe for failure if undertaken without the right tools–and mindset.
Are you willing to get up and work hard every day (most days), even when success seems crazy? Are you a risk taker; seizing the enormous opportunities before you, and taking calibrated risks that will help you make your dreams a reality? Money makes the world go around and starting your own business working for yourself means you have a greater potential to see more money then if you are working for someone else.
When you’re working for yourself you do not have the luxury of relying on people to look after your books, take the phone calls, sell your services and products, design, develop, and market. Being an entrepreneur means thinking about the business all the time, accepting its responsibilities and its failures. Not waiting for things to happen but rather to be the agent of change. Working for yourself is incredibly difficult but with time and patience you can build up a name for yourself and eventually you will find people coming out of the woodwork looking for you rather than you having to seek them out
A move toward working for yourself will dramatically impact your freedom of time and movement, and greatly improve your happiness. Working for yourself at home can be lonely because there’s no one to challenge you and push you towards your goals. No matter what type of business you are in, being an entrepreneur means working your butt off and shouldering all the responsibilities. Successful entrepreneurs are risk-takers; being an entrepreneur means having the ability to trust your hunches and acting on them.
