Wired a Certain Way
This is my first blog post and I plan to become an active blogger. I plan to blog mostly about entrepreneurship and tech with some occasional food, music, movies and sports talk worked into the mix.
To kick it off, I’ve chosen to share my thoughts on the entrepreneur. I believe entrepreneurs are a special kind of human being and are wired a certain way. What I mean by this is, whether your born one or not, once you are one, there’s no turning back. I’ve been one as far as I can remember. When kids were selling lemonade, I would compete and sell Kool Aid, no contest in the neighbourhood I grew up in.
My point is this, you’re either one or you’re not. It’s sort of like knowing your sexuality. You may still be in the closet, but you know. I think you’re born this way in most cases, but occasionally you can learn it. Whether you grew up in an entrepreneurial family or are just sick of working for the man, a lot of people think they’ve got “it”, but ask yourself, do I?
Most entrepreneurs I know, or people I would classify as entrepreneurs are serial entrepreneurs, repeat offenders, if you will. They can’t help themselves, it’s like an addiction, they can’t give up if they tried. I sometimes joke that I should check myself into EA Entrepreneurs Anonymous, I’m mostly joking but people do laugh. The funny thing is, I couldn’t quit if I tried.
I am wired a certain way and I love every minute of this roller coaster ride. I wouldn’t change it for the world and I think this is how most entrepreneurs feel. If you can’t relate to this, then maybe you aren’t one. Whether you are, or you aren’t, you have to learn to focus, and work your ass off. It’s a serious uphill battle and the path to success, likely means some battle scars along the way. Don’t give up your dreams and follow your passions. You do this, and your chances for greatness, are that much higher.
The last thing I leave you with, before segueing into my next post, is this, validate your ideas before going to work. This can save you a ton of time and money and is also good practice. My next post, titled, Ideas are Cheap, will talk about my realization that ideas are cheap, and that execution among other things, are almost more important. I did say almost right?
