20 Great Reasons to be an Entrepreneur
I don’t like introductions to lists because the title is supposed to be descriptive… so let’s get to it:
20. You want to stick it to “the man”… or woman. You want to show your boss “HA! See this? Yeah, well now the rims on my car cost more than your entire net worth!”
19. To get away from the people who actually care whether or not I put “… or woman” after saying “the man.” There is always that person in your office that you have to totally avoid saying jokes to - as an entrepreneur; it is your employees’ job to laugh.
18. You can have competitions with other young entrepreneurs to see who gets on the most “young entrepreneurs” slide shows and articles.
17. Because you are the only one that truly understands the beneficial properties of having one Xbox 360 for every 4 employees. It improves efficiency! Promise!
16. You get to make an “I started out of my garage with no electricity, food, or water - and built my way up” story.
15. Your retirement plan includes celebrating your 35th birthday.
14. Your friends will be jealous of your success.
13. You have the freedom to show up in shorts to a job interview - and not hire them because they are wearing a suit.
12. Degree? What degree?
11. Because Dilbert comics aren’t funny, and everyone in your office seems to be obsessed with it. It’s not that you don’t have a sense of humor - it’s that office humor makes you sick, and seeing a dissatisfied low level employee say the same dry jokes on everyone’s cubicle gets very old and ironic.
10. In the beginning, you set all of the deadlines.
9. It is different from anything else you have done before… except that time when you walked naked into a frozen lake. That was very different…
8. You have the freedom to be creative. You can think so far outside of the box, you’re hitting yourself in a parallel universe.
7. There will always be something new to do - either with creating new networks or improving your business plan, there is always something. This is a challenging career move, but it is rewarding.
6. 2 words. Job security.
5. You will have something to call your own, and be able to build a team around it.
4. You gain the respect of professionals, not just for making a successful business, but for working hard and persevering.
3. You get to see all of your ideas materialize in front of you. You grow it, and then turn it into something that could be very profitable.
2. Anyone can do it.
Now it’s time for us to create the number 1 reason to become an entrepreneur.
I don’t like introductions to lists because the title is supposed to be descriptive… so let’s get to it:
20. You want to stick it to “the man”… or woman. You want to show your boss “HA! See this? Yeah, well now the rims on my car cost more than your entire net worth!”
19. To get away from the people who actually care whether or not I put “… or woman” after saying “the man.” There is always that person in your office that you have to totally avoid saying jokes to - as an entrepreneur; it is your employees’ job to laugh.
18. You can have competitions with other young entrepreneurs to see who gets on the most “young entrepreneurs” slide shows and articles.
17. Because you are the only one that truly understands the beneficial properties of having one Xbox 360 for every 4 employees. It improves efficiency! Promise!
16. You get to make an “I started out of my garage with no electricity, food, or water - and built my way up” story.
15. Your retirement plan includes celebrating your 35th birthday.
14. Your friends will be jealous of your success.
13. You have the freedom to show up in shorts to a job interview - and not hire them because they are wearing a suit.
12. Degree? What degree?
11. Because Dilbert comics aren’t funny, and everyone in your office seems to be obsessed with it. It’s not that you don’t have a sense of humor - it’s that office humor makes you sick, and seeing a dissatisfied low level employee say the same dry jokes on everyone’s cubicle gets very old and ironic.
10. In the beginning, you set all of the deadlines.
9. It is different from anything else you have done before… except that time when you walked naked into a frozen lake. That was very different…
8. You have the freedom to be creative. You can think so far outside of the box, you’re hitting yourself in a parallel universe.
7. There will always be something new to do - either with creating new networks or improving your business plan, there is always something. This is a challenging career move, but it is rewarding.
6. 2 words. Job security.
5. You will have something to call your own, and be able to build a team around it.
4. You gain the respect of professionals, not just for making a successful business, but for working hard and persevering.
3. You get to see all of your ideas materialize in front of you. You grow it, and then turn it into something that could be very profitable.
2. Anyone can do it.
Now it’s time for us to create the number 1 reason to become an entrepreneur.