The more you learn about the world of small business and entrepreneurship, the more you learn of the hardships that one must go through to follow their dream. The road for an entrepreneur is often times not very smooth. You will have to face more challenges and hurdles than you knew existed. Every time you solve a problem, a new one will pop up right in front of you. Sometimes it can be hard to find the courage to keep moving forward.
The most successful entrepreneurs have to be a little crazy about their business. The kind of passion it takes to succeed in any small business environment is not possessed by most people. That is why others around you will constantly challenge what you are doing, saying things like, “why don’t you just get a normal job?”
The easy thing to do is just give up and get a job. Join the rest of the working class and wait for your paycheck at the end of the week. But, as entrepreneurs, we have a responsibility to ourselves to hold true to our vision and see it through to the end. People with that kind of drive and determination will always come out on top when it is all said and done. So embrace the “crazy” inside of you and channel your energy toward achieving success.
This is DEAD ON! Entrepreneurs MUST push the limit. We must be crazy.
Check out this Apple commercial that talks to the entrepreneurial spirit (you may need to cut and paste, but it is well worth it):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1079174106814723971&q=apple+here%27s+to+the+crazy&total=79&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
Posted by: Mike Michalowicz | April 11, 2008 at 03:45 PM