STRUGGLES OF AN ENTREPRENEUR

Entrepreneurship is beyond an act it’s an ART and a SCIENCE. No matter how long you dream big or come up with the best ideas until you do something, put your ideas to work, all you are is a dreamer. Entrepreneurship is HARD-WORK and I mean really hard work. You think your job is frustrating well you ain't seen nothing yet.

 People prefer to see entrepreneurship as the basic cash machine you go in and cash out while others like to see it as the dungeon house, you go in and get stuck. Well, let me just say it’s neither, it’s not a cash machine, not a dungeon house, it is a LIFESTYLE, it’s the right thing to do. It’s not as simple as white or black you just know it is to be done and you do it. It’s like when you have kids no matter how old your kids are they will always be kids in your eyes. You will endure and sacrifice almost anything for them because it’s the right thing to do. So is entrepreneurship you'll endure and sacrifice because it’s part of you. Are you willing to endure?

THE VOICES OF NAY SAYERS? Imagine a fly hovering over your head and its buzzing and buzzing and buzzing and you keep driving it yet it just won’t stay away, sometimes you even hit yourself in the process of driving it. That's exactly the scenario to explain. People talk, we all know that but when you decide to strike out on your own, multiply the talk by 1000. Family, friends and everyone (though they really mean well) they try to talk you down. Do you have the money? Do you know what it entails? How on earth could you quit your job? What were you thinking!!!!!!

To make it in the world of entrepreneurship, you must learn to ignore the flies.

COMPETITION IS UNFRIENDLY. You have an idea and you are all excited about it... GREAT, you launch into the market with the enthusiasm of a little boy at his first daddy and son game. Getting the picture? Well, you get there all excited only to be reminded that you are a newbie and the big guns are still around, you try to market and people laugh, like literally laugh in your face. That little part of your mind begins to see how rusty and rugged your packaging is and then there is that question 'was this a really good idea'.

Trust me, if you make it through this storm you are half way to becoming an entrepreneur. DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!!! There is no gain without pain and no glory without a story. It’s even these times that are most important so you can look back as say VENI... VIDI... VICI... (I came... I saw... I conquered)

Give a shout out to at least one entrepreneur, let them know that we feel them, we understand and appreciate where you have been.

WE ARE PROUD THEY ARE ONE OF US.

Authored by: Funmike Adeleye