Do You Have Entrepreneurial Spirit?

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Do You Have Entrepreneurial Spirit?

I'm convinced that you're born with it.  I'm also amazed that I
gave birth to two completely different children.

Let me explain. 

I have two children - Matthew is 9 and Samara is 6.  Talk about
night and day!  Matthew wants to run his own business.  He's been
talking about starting a lemonade stand for years now but I can't
get him to grasp the fact that we live at the end of a dead end
street and it's all about location, location, location.

He did come up with a website idea and we're working on that now.
When we get it up and running, I'll let you know.  I'm really proud
of what he's come up with.

But let me tell you about what spawned this post.

The 100th fundraiser came home the other day.  (I'm exaggerating of
course, but I know this has to be the 5th or 6th fundraiser we've
done this year.)  When Matthew returned from practice he was
begging me to let him go out and sell.  Samara didn't even bring me
her folder.

I agreed and gave Matthew the rules - only go to the houses on our
street, don't go to the houses that have kids in your school, and
be home in time for dinner.

Dinner's on the table and no Matthew.  He made it home shortly
thereafter with two sales and a beaming smile.  I asked Samara if
she had also gotten her fundraiser packet and all she said was "yes".

After dinner we had to run to the store and when we pulled back in
the driveway, Matthew grabs his packet and says "Mom, I have to go.
  The neighbor just pulled in the driveway and if I don't get to her
before she gets in the house I won't get a sale."  Off he went.

I asked Samara if she was going to go out and sell too.  She looked
at me and said "No.  Nana will be here on Friday."

Two different children.  Two very different children.

Matthew's always been like this.  He'll work hard to get what he
wants.  He saves money and is always looking for ways to earn
money.  Samara on the other hand loses money faster than she can
spend it.  If she does happen to hang on to it, it's gone in a few
days.

So, I tell you about my children but what can you learn from this?

Matthew's going to get more prizes from this fundraiser.  Samara
will get a few but she's going to be upset when she sees the treats
that Matthew brings home.

Are you running your business admiring what someone else is doing?
Are you working as hard and putting as much into it as you possibly
can?  If you're doing your absolute best that's all anyone can ask
of you or that you can ask of yourself.

However, if you're waiting for Nana to show up, you're going to
find that you're not going to make it as far or as fast.

About the Author:

Heather Jacobson doesn't pay for marketing if she doesn't have to and uses the power of article marketing to elevate her business. Discover how she does it and claim 10 free marketing tips at http://www.10freetips.com