I am now, have been and will be wrong

Going over some of my more recent entries, there's a somber tone in some of them. If it sounds like I'm discouraging you from being an entrepreneur, it's only that way to the folks who aren't ready yet.

To someone who is an entrepreneur, nothing I write, nothing they read, nothing they see will stop them.

It doesn't make sense to most people, and it's not supposed to. But the successful entrepreneurs don't really create businesses. They put businesses in places where “something” should be. There's an empty niche, just waiting for someone to fill it. There are obvious needs that the entrepreneur sees. The customers are there, and ready to buy. The products are there, ready to be introduced. The market is there, from generation to distribution. All the entrepreneur does is put them together. And the entrepreneur doesn't have a choice. It “HAS” to be done.

Nothing will stop these folks.

How are they different from the “visionaries” and other folks who claim to see the next opportunity? Entrepreneurs get it done. They are familiar with all the players, and can see what has always been intrincic opportunities in the business.

Funding, contacts, customers, suppliers. Nothing stops a true entrepreneur.

This is why they're special.

This is why they're rare.

Do I know one when he's sitting at the table across from me? Not always. Not until after he's done what he's going to do.

Something within is driving him. Giving the energy, insight, joy, and fun in his efforts. There are setbacks, but they are overcome. You have to love what you do, otherwise the problems can weigh you down. When you're passionate about the business, nothing out there stops you.