Are You A Natural Entrepreneur?
photo credit: Aline Velter
“Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.
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How to know if you’re meant to be an entrepreneur/your own boss:
The thought of someone giving YOU a deadline feels nauseating.
You care about the growth of a project and the timeline more than anyone else does on your team.
You really are bossy to some extent. But if you’re a good boss, then you’re able and willing to step back and listen to your colleagues and employees.
Burning the midnight oil sounds like a good idea and necessary if it means getting the job done and done well.
There's no excuse.
Your brain never stops working and scheming. There is no “OFF” button.
You don’t necessarily have a “can do” attitude, it’s more like “just fucking do it”.
You believe in going the extra mile.
Personally, I have felt all of these things every day of my life. Even as a very young kid, while my kindergarten classmates followed each other up the arduous climbing steps to the slide, somehow in my head I was thinking of where is there a better looking lunchbox? I bet I can make one, so I thought. Not much thought went into my lunchbox predicament, but it was things like that that occupied my then little brain.
My friend just celebrated a one year anniversary being her own boss. I wish I had remembered to celebrate mine, although it was many years ago. (Pinching myself that I can even say that) Being my own boss has been a thrill ride. There’s been a lot of up’s and down’s and fortuitous lessons along the way with more to come I am sure.
You really just know if you were meant to be your own boss.
“ENTREPRENUERS ARE WILLING TO WORK 80 HOURS A WEEK TO AVOID WORKING 40 HOURS A WEEK.”
