Entrepreneurship Is A Weird Thing: Less Safety. Less Security. More Stress. But a Chance to Attain Massive Success and Change the World. Can You Handle It? Can You Rise Above?
I woke up this morning thinking about how weird entrepreneurship is. It’s a way of life that always keeps you on the edge. A life filled with little security and plenty of ups and downs. A life that can produce amazing and exhilarating emotions one day and stressful and chaotic emotions another day (well I guess your girlfriend could produce similar results).
In all honesty, I think that you need to ask yourself these questions from time to time: Why am I doing this to myself? Why don’t I just go the easy route and get a job with a stable income? Why do I put myself through so much stress day in and day out? Why am I keeping at something that seems to grow so slowly and while it — at times — feels like it’s ruining my life?
If you don’t have a clear answer for these questions — if you can’t figure out why you are putting yourself through this storm of stress, drama, lack of security, and ups and downs, then you, my friend, are a lost entrepreneur. You need to know what you are fighting for. Otherwise, you’re running around aimlessly without a head.
Want to know why I endure the trials and tribulations of being an entrepreneur? Well for starters, it’s something in my blood; something that I was born into. Something that fuels my life and if I wasn’t doing it — no matter how stressful it can be at times — then I would be incomplete. Entrepreneurship completes me.
And I do it for those magical and special moments. You know what I mean… those moments of success, those feats, those days when you say: “Wow, this is why I work so hard. Today was an amazing day! I love my business and I love how it’s making a difference.” And those money days aren’t too bad either! Those days when you close a huge deal or lock in a new client or bank that huge check that you just received after a few months of working on a project. When those days come — and they always do — you rejoice and remember why you are doing what you are doing.
So tell me, what keeps you going?
4 Comments
Luc Arnold
June 29th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Right now i enjoy grabbing a few projects when it comes to business and just having a bit of extra money coming in every month.
Down the road i could see taking it full time but right now i am using the money to develop assets that generate a good run-off of money. I work full-time currently as well so this is the way i am doing it. I see myself moving into an investment approach of developing a few strong assets the generate money. So i guess you could say “hey that sounds entrepreneurial” but i am thinking of it like an investment with a larger pay-off. Anyone else thinking similiar to myself or differently?
Luc
lawrence
June 29th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
i love this question/posts…it just adds fuel to your passion even more.
i can’t speak for all entrepreneurs, but i do it for(or at least in hopes for) being truly independent of any boss, the exponential profit potential, fame, and the ultimate feeling of creating something successful - a feeling you couldn’t possibly experience working under someone.
lol - i know about those little feelings, david…those that hit you suddenly that make you go “Wow!, this is what i’m doing it for”
Rick Fourie
July 2nd, 2007 at 5:00 am
What can beat the rush of a new idea or even better implementing it and seeing results! I know there is much less ’security’ being an entrepreneur but I think putting your security in a corporate to supply your salary is just as risky at times!
David Askaripour
August 2nd, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Thanks for the comments, guys! Entrepreneurship for LIFE!
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