| One of the most important things to do when | | | | This takes some more thinking and soul-searching, |
| considering becoming an entrepreneur is to know | | | | because in reality starting your own business takes |
| your "whys." Why do you want to start your own | | | | time and commitment - so "making your own |
| business? | | | | schedule," at least at first, means scheduling yourself |
| This seems like the most obvious thing that anyone | | | | 12-16 hour days and "burning the midnight oil" more |
| could say - that it would be easy to explain why | | | | often than you have since undergraduate school |
| someone would want to become an entrepreneur. | | | | (only then it was more fun and you might not |
| Some common answers to "why" include: | | | | remember it the next day!). |
| -Be my own boss | | | | So to make the decision to become an entrepreneur, |
| -Set my own schedule | | | | you must be a very self-aware person; often you |
| -Make more money | | | | know, deep-down, that you want to start and run |
| -Enjoy my work | | | | your own business, but you don't truly know why. So |
| -Etc. etc. | | | | you fall back to one or more of the cop-out answers |
| Having said that, most of the above reasons are | | | | above. And then, if you're lucky, you have an |
| cop-outs. Everyone wants to set their own schedule, | | | | epiphany as to REALLY why you want to be an |
| make more money, and enjoy his/her work. But why | | | | entrepreneur. |
| do only a few decide to become entrepreneurs? It's | | | | Find out that "why" for yourself before you start, |
| possible to make more money and enjoy your work | | | | and the rest of the journey will be easier. Not easy, |
| in a "traditional" career-path… so what's the | | | | mind you, but easier. |
| REAL reason you want to start a business? | | | | |