Where Does Entrepreneurship Start

 

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I was intrigued to learn that Entrepreneur is a french word meaning "Adventurer".  It makes perfect sense because to be an Entrepreneur is truly an adventure.  An adventurer is someone who is willing to take risks.  And that is really what an Entrepreneur does; take ethical risks.

Entrepreneurship and becoming an Entrepreneur starts in someones mind and heart at a very young age when they have a strong urge to do more with their life.  Even before they have ever heard the word "Entrepreneur" they know they can and will achieve more out of life and do something extraordinary. 

It's in us to be Entrepreneurs at an early age 

In some to be an Entrepreneur is in their hearts and minds from birth. I have heard many Entrepreneurs state they "always new" they wanted to be an Entrepreneur even before they knew what the word was.  They just knew.  They were adventurers before they could ever articulate it.

I think I always had that mindset to be an Entrepreneur.  Over the years I tried things like trading stocks, owning a vending machine business.  Even my very first job as a kid was a paper route.  And in the winter time I would walk around in the neighborhood offering to shovel driveways for $5 a driveway.  And in the summer knock on doors to mow lawns.

Those who know their life is meant for something more will often search for their life's purpose.  Whether it be to change the world in some way or just to make an impact in their lives financially. To start something without knowing whether you will fail or succeed but you still go forward and take that chance is the mark of a true Entrepreneur.

 

The Adventurer

To be a modern adventurer today takes on a whole new meaning when we associate it with being an Entrepreneur.  To think outside of the box and be willing to take risks others may not be willing to take. The Entrepreneur is willing to take a leap and is not afraid to fail.

A true Entrepreneur knows they may see failure after failure but the adventurer in him or her knows that failure is part of the journey to success and as long as they keep going and never give up they will see results.

An Adventurer knows the journey is part of the growth in all areas of their lives and the overall path to success.  If you are an Adventurer you are an Entrepreneur, and you have probably been all your life.

Ignores the "Go get a Job" Mindset

Many people who have jobs today know there's more to life then just working to barely survive. But even though there is a better way; and I think many people believe there is, life tends to break us down.  

From an early age we are taught to get an education and get a job.  Sometimes we aren't even told to get an education.  Just finish school so we can go get a job.  I am not belittling school and I believe it has its place.  But school does not encourage the entrepreneurial instinct within us.  Instead it tries to quiet that adventurer within us.  School does not encourage us to start our own business.

Instead of being the adventurer we know we can be we break and go find that job that pays the bills and ultimately give up on our dreams.  We stifle the adventurer in us and ultimately settle for a life we know could be better and more rewarding; more fulling.

Don't get me wrong.  It is important to have a source of income.  A job is necessary if there is no other money coming in but the problem is we get settled in that job and we bury that Entrepreneur spirit deep inside us.  We settle for the weekly or biweekly paycheck.

If you have the Entrepreneurial spirit inside of you you will know it.  You will always be searching for that adventure.  Searching for that next opportunity to change your life or the lives of those around you.  An Entrepreneur will never settle for the mediocrity our society tries to put on us from a young age.


 

Entrepreneurs take Risk

To be an Entrepreneur requires us to take risks.  It requires us to be adventurers and forge through and do what ever it takes ethically to make our dreams a reality.  For most it is much easier to go get a job.  But I think Warren Buffet said it best: "If you don't find a way to make money in your sleep, you'll work until you die".

When someone loses their job their only response after is "I need to go look for a job".  Very few people think to themselves "I should take a risk and create my own job; be an Entrepreneur and create my own adventure; my own path. Learn how to create wealth that can change my life and those close to me".

And before we know it 20 years has passed us by.  It took me that long to finally embrace my Entrepreneurial spirit.  And what I think now is I wish I would have done this 20 years ago, 10 years ago.  Even 5 years ago.  I let life and the thinking of others to put out that flame.  A flame that started long ago when I was just a child.

Entrepreneurs are not created.  They are born.  If your reading this I think you know what I am talking about.  That strong feeling that you know you have what it takes.  The fortitude to continue on when others will quit.  The willingness to take risks and most of all be able to accept failure but not defeat.

If you are an Entrepreneur - no matter what level.  If you have tried and failed many times to be what you know you can be; achieve what you know you can achieve.  I encourage you to look into learning how to create passive income using the power of the Internet.

You can go to this site and learn how to create wealth with your own online business.  This program is how I learn how to make passive income online in my business.  It will show you a way to make $35 - $1,000 per sale just by using the internet in a way you may have never thought of.

Entrepreneurs are born not made.  And only you will know when your ready for that adventure that can and will change your life. Are you ready?