What’s Your Entrepreneurial Legend?
I couldn’t see it at first, but the more and more I live the life of an entrepreneur, the more that I see that “entrepreneurship” isn’t only about business, money, marketing, innovation, funding, etc…
It’s a Life Thing
The more I think about, the more that I see entrepreneurship as a way of life. There can be many forms of entrepreneurship. Many ways to bring about change. Many ways to help people.
The entrepreneur can be the Red Cross nurse who has raised funding from the government to help AIDS victims in Africa.
The entrepreneur can be suburban kid who gives 10% of his allowance to homeless people living on the street.
The entrepreneur can be public speaker who goes from school to school motivating kids to strive for better grades and go to college.
Entrepreneurship and bringing about change are one in the same
All to often we equate entrepreneurship with coming up with an idea, starting a business, and making money off that idea.
Nah…nah… it’s so much more than that and I have to admit, I didn’t understand that in the beginning.
The Red Cross nurse, the teenage kid, and the public speaker…. these are all entrepreneurs. They all have ideas. So what if they don’t run their own businesses or have some grand scheme to make millions – that’s not what defines us.
We each have a Legend to follow
It’s not what we think about, the ideas that we come up with, or the dreams that we have… it’s about what we do as people – our actions define who we are in life.
Each of us have different paths, courses, or legends to follow in life. Our legends are our individual blueprints and course of action to bring about change — in our own life, the lives of others, or both.
Whether it’s making millions, starting a company, or helping feed the hungry… we all have legends that unite us. And in that sense, entrepreneurs come in different shapes, forms, and sizes – not just the ones who create companies.
What’s your legend?
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