So Do You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?

We as human beings are so much in numbers that if we walk in a crowded road we will get lost and nobody will even bother to notice us. But, if in the same group say, Mr Mark Zuckerberg walks with other people, almost all will recognize him. Don’t they?

So what’s the difference between us and him? Probably you may already have guessed the answer. He is a successful entrepreneur.

When I was in senior school, I was a House Captain and at that time it was so good experience that everybody in that big school used to recognize me. Let me tell you frankly, it feels really great to be recognizable. But, now as the time is passing by I am also bit lost in this crowd too.

In school we study to become successful people in our lives and come up with many dreams; but as we move forward with the time we somehow loose our inner spirit to become successful due to life challenges. Having been worked almost a decade in good job positions, yet I am not satisfied after all these years; and I assume many of you are in the same positions.

I am writing this article just to wake myself up from my dreams and come into realty and try to take some actions so that I can convince myself that I am on the right track. May be some of you will read this write up and may remember my name for few seconds, but sooner or later you will again forget it. I don’t want that. I came to know that to be remembered for long time you need to do extraordinary things.

To be famous and successful need dedication and persistence to hard work and that is what Entrepreneurship is all about. You will get recognized  you will be successful and you will even have plenty of Cash for your retirement and your family welfare, and you will surely add some value to economic development by creating jobs.

So what it takes to become an Entrepreneur?

Whenever we see this word, we all feel to become one but there are very few who succeed.   In this instance I remember a quote from Mr Peter Druker ‘The best way to predict the future is to create it.’

Entrepreneurship is all about creating yourself and foreseeing a better future through your hard work and, of course that doesn't come easily. Every great responsibility brings greater challenges and risk and takes time.

Though I am not an entrepreneur at this moment but after working with some of them and watching their actions, I like to highlight some questions which may be of assistance in knowing ourselves whether we have that courage and passion to become an entrepreneur.

But let me first tell you one thing, by just opening a firm you don’t become an entrepreneur unless you 100% devote yourself to make you succeed. And, that’s what makes a difference to become a big company and successful business person.

 So here are some questions putting down in front of you, just if you think of becoming an entrepreneur.

Can you bear the burden of financial instability?

You may be at present getting good salary in the form of pay checks or through bank transfers by doing a job, and that might be going pretty well. If you think of becoming an entrepreneur you may have to suffer huge losses and even you may go bankrupt; and this needs an answer. Would you like to continue your job and have safety net or would you like to leap forward and see a bigger world? Choice is yours.

Can you manage your family life along with operating your business?

 You may have noticed many of the successful entrepreneurs spend their more time focussing on developing their businesses instead into family, which may not look good to your spouse, children and other family members. Thus family and business life may not go in the same direction.

Are you a good manager who can lead a team?

Opening a company surely needs support from many other people, and as we know people differ in their behaviors and beliefs and can resist change. Even they may not like your behavior  Are you the one who can take them on your board for your successful entrepreneurial journey?

Can you Sale?

Selling is an art. Knowing things may sound good at one instance, but implementing and selling is a key feature to get your ideas, plans and products into action. You may have knowledge and dreams but when knowledge meets skill then there comes a speed that takes you on to a successful implementation and closing better deals.  Selling is key to entrepreneurial success. Are you comfortable enough in taking selling pressures?

Are you a risk taker and decision maker?

 Being an entrepreneur you will face many challenges and you will have to implement many strategies. Implementing risky strategies needs a decision maker in action. Can you decide on a course of action by yourself even no body supports you?

Think of yourself as an entrepreneur for while and find out some of these questions answers. If you have got an idea, and have the passion and persistence to make it happen then you can do it. It’s you who know what you want, and it’s again you, who knows what is best for you.

Once again bringing an end to this write up with an entrepreneurial zeal quoting Peter Drucker:

 “Any time you see a business, somebody once made a courageous decision.”

So are you the one to become that successful entrepreneur?

-Digvijay Thapa