Business Plan – When did I realize I was an entrepreneur?

when did I realize I was an entrepreneur

when did I realize I was an entrepreneur so I got a question that came in on

so I got a question that came in on

so I got a question that came in on Twitter love you guys from Crawford &

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Twitter love you guys from Crawford & Wilcox wrote in to say when did you

Wilcox wrote in to say when did you

Wilcox wrote in to say when did you first realize you were an entrepreneur

first realize you were an entrepreneur

first realize you were an entrepreneur that’s a great question i think i’ve

that’s a great question i think i’ve

that’s a great question i think i’ve been i’ve had entrepreneurial tendencies

been i’ve had entrepreneurial tendencies

been i’ve had entrepreneurial tendencies my whole life one of my earliest

my whole life one of my earliest

my whole life one of my earliest memories was when I was five years old

memories was when I was five years old

memories was when I was five years old and I encouraged my three-year-old

and I encouraged my three-year-old

and I encouraged my three-year-old little sister to create drawings with me

little sister to create drawings with me

little sister to create drawings with me paintings with me that we then went door

paintings with me that we then went door

paintings with me that we then went door to door and started selling to our

to door and started selling to our

to door and started selling to our neighbors for five or ten cents and so I

neighbors for five or ten cents and so I

neighbors for five or ten cents and so I made my first you know nickel from my

made my first you know nickel from my

made my first you know nickel from my neighbor selling them a piece of art

neighbor selling them a piece of art

neighbor selling them a piece of art that I made and she probably just felt

that I made and she probably just felt

that I made and she probably just felt sorry for me or saw this cute little kid

sorry for me or saw this cute little kid

sorry for me or saw this cute little kid and wanted to support the cause and I

and wanted to support the cause and I

and wanted to support the cause and I guess a nickel or dime is not much money

guess a nickel or dime is not much money

guess a nickel or dime is not much money through my childhood I was always

through my childhood I was always

through my childhood I was always involved in various entrepreneurial

involved in various entrepreneurial

involved in various entrepreneurial ventures so I sold lemonade ice old

ventures so I sold lemonade ice old

ventures so I sold lemonade ice old baseball cards I created garage sales I

baseball cards I created garage sales I

baseball cards I created garage sales I remember one time trying to turn raisins

remember one time trying to turn raisins

remember one time trying to turn raisins into grapes on a hot summer day and was

into grapes on a hot summer day and was

into grapes on a hot summer day and was going to hit this plan to sell these

going to hit this plan to sell these

going to hit this plan to sell these grapes not realizing that it was the

grapes not realizing that it was the

grapes not realizing that it was the opposite where you turn grapes in the

opposite where you turn grapes in the

opposite where you turn grapes in the radar grapes and the reasons anyway you

radar grapes and the reasons anyway you

radar grapes and the reasons anyway you know that being said throughout my my

know that being said throughout my my

know that being said throughout my my early life I thought I was going to have

early life I thought I was going to have

early life I thought I was going to have a job you know one of the one of the

a job you know one of the one of the

a job you know one of the one of the greatest experience I had was with

greatest experience I had was with

greatest experience I had was with Junior Achievement which was a program

Junior Achievement which was a program

Junior Achievement which was a program that’s in elementary and high schools

that’s in elementary and high schools

that’s in elementary and high schools and I remember when I was a great nine

and I remember when I was a great nine

and I remember when I was a great nine they taught us the basis of running a

they taught us the basis of running a

they taught us the basis of running a company through this coupled a course

company through this coupled a course

company through this coupled a course called business basics where you launch

called business basics where you launch

called business basics where you launch the pen company yourself and then they

the pen company yourself and then they

the pen company yourself and then they have a program called company program

have a program called company program

have a program called company program where you launch a company in school

where you launch a company in school

where you launch a company in school after hours and you have advisors and

after hours and you have advisors and

after hours and you have advisors and mentors who come from companies to help

mentors who come from companies to help

mentors who come from companies to help you actually launch your own product and

you actually launch your own product and

you actually launch your own product and I started off just as a as an employee

I started off just as a as an employee

I started off just as a as an employee at that company and then the next year

at that company and then the next year

at that company and then the next year became vice president of production and

became vice president of production and

became vice president of production and the next year became the president of

the next year became the president of

the next year became the president of the company and so grew through that and

the company and so grew through that and

the company and so grew through that and I enjoyed the challenge enjoyed the

I enjoyed the challenge enjoyed the

I enjoyed the challenge enjoyed the entrepreneurial spirit but still when I

entrepreneurial spirit but still when I

entrepreneurial spirit but still when I graduated high school when they asked

graduated high school when they asked

graduated high school when they asked you in your yearbook you know what do

you in your yearbook you know what do

you in your yearbook you know what do you want to be when you you know in 10

you want to be when you you know in 10

you want to be when you you know in 10 years what do you see yourself I said I

years what do you see yourself I said I

years what do you see yourself I said I would be a VP at some invest

would be a VP at some invest

would be a VP at some invest bang that was still my goal I guess

bang that was still my goal I guess

bang that was still my goal I guess getting out of high school and it

getting out of high school and it

getting out of high school and it changed in university I had an

changed in university I had an

changed in university I had an opportunity to partner up with two

opportunity to partner up with two

opportunity to partner up with two people who are at my university and they

people who are at my university and they

people who are at my university and they had started a software company biotech

had started a software company biotech

had started a software company biotech software they needed help getting it off

software they needed help getting it off

software they needed help getting it off the ground they had a great piece of

the ground they had a great piece of

the ground they had a great piece of software but needed help promoting it

software but needed help promoting it

software but needed help promoting it marketing it I didn’t know anything

marketing it I didn’t know anything

marketing it I didn’t know anything about software I didn’t run over biotech

about software I didn’t run over biotech

about software I didn’t run over biotech and I i joined in to help them just as a

and I i joined in to help them just as a

and I i joined in to help them just as a fun thing to do new experience see what

fun thing to do new experience see what

fun thing to do new experience see what happens and it got to the point where

happens and it got to the point where

happens and it got to the point where you guys have heard this story probably

you guys have heard this story probably

you guys have heard this story probably watched my channel for a whiles make it

watched my channel for a whiles make it

watched my channel for a whiles make it 300 bucks a month you know barely

300 bucks a month you know barely

300 bucks a month you know barely surviving with this company and I had

surviving with this company and I had

surviving with this company and I had opportunities to go work with with two

opportunities to go work with with two

opportunities to go work with with two companies who were in investment banking

companies who were in investment banking

companies who were in investment banking in strategic consulting things that I

in strategic consulting things that I

in strategic consulting things that I would have loved to do like that was my

would have loved to do like that was my

would have loved to do like that was my that was what I thought I wanted to do

that was what I thought I wanted to do

that was what I thought I wanted to do with my life and they were courting me

with my life and they were courting me

with my life and they were courting me and they flew mid in New York and put me

and they flew mid in New York and put me

and they flew mid in New York and put me up in nice hotels and you know why

up in nice hotels and you know why

up in nice hotels and you know why didn’t dine me offering 80 $100,000

didn’t dine me offering 80 $100,000

didn’t dine me offering 80 $100,000 starting salary traveling around the

starting salary traveling around the

starting salary traveling around the world doing lots of fun cool things that

world doing lots of fun cool things that

world doing lots of fun cool things that jobs that that my friends were were

jobs that that my friends were were

jobs that that my friends were were killing for jobs that even you know two

killing for jobs that even you know two

killing for jobs that even you know two years ago would have been wow I can’t

years ago would have been wow I can’t

years ago would have been wow I can’t believe I got this opportunity it’s so

believe I got this opportunity it’s so

believe I got this opportunity it’s so great and I had to decide between taking

great and I had to decide between taking

great and I had to decide between taking these you know high-paying dream job of

these you know high-paying dream job of

these you know high-paying dream job of a lifetime and continuing with the

a lifetime and continuing with the

a lifetime and continuing with the business that I had joined as an owner I

business that I had joined as an owner I

business that I had joined as an owner I make it 300 bucks a month and rationally

make it 300 bucks a month and rationally

make it 300 bucks a month and rationally it makes sense that go for the job right

it makes sense that go for the job right

it makes sense that go for the job right like everything leads you towards a job

like everything leads you towards a job

like everything leads you towards a job it’s it’s stable that secure it’s tons

it’s it’s stable that secure it’s tons

it’s it’s stable that secure it’s tons of money it’s what I always wanted it’s

of money it’s what I always wanted it’s

of money it’s what I always wanted it’s travel it’s it’s like the dream

travel it’s it’s like the dream

travel it’s it’s like the dream opportunity and yet something in my mind

opportunity and yet something in my mind

opportunity and yet something in my mind was just telling me I want to like I

was just telling me I want to like I

was just telling me I want to like I feel there’s more out of my business I

feel there’s more out of my business I

feel there’s more out of my business I feel like I feel like I could turn this

feel like I feel like I could turn this

feel like I feel like I could turn this thing around I feel like it can become

thing around I feel like it can become

thing around I feel like it can become something great I feel like I really

something great I feel like I really

something great I feel like I really felt like I would regret it for the rest

felt like I would regret it for the rest

felt like I would regret it for the rest of my life if I didn’t at least try yeah

of my life if I didn’t at least try yeah

of my life if I didn’t at least try yeah I didn’t want to leave it in the

I didn’t want to leave it in the

I didn’t want to leave it in the situation where was just struggling to

situation where was just struggling to

situation where was just struggling to get by and I would

get by and I would

get by and I would Brett that I didn’t give it my best and

Brett that I didn’t give it my best and

Brett that I didn’t give it my best and I had a really hard time with it I

I had a really hard time with it I

I had a really hard time with it I struggled and and I making that decision

struggled and and I making that decision

struggled and and I making that decision of what camp to go with and what I

of what camp to go with and what I

of what camp to go with and what I finally came down to was it’s you know

finally came down to was it’s you know

finally came down to was it’s you know I’m gonna I’m gonna take a year so my

I’m gonna I’m gonna take a year so my

I’m gonna I’m gonna take a year so my friends were taking a year off out of

friends were taking a year off out of

friends were taking a year off out of after graduating University explore the

after graduating University explore the

after graduating University explore the world doing whatever and I thought you

world doing whatever and I thought you

world doing whatever and I thought you know what those jobs may not be those

know what those jobs may not be those

know what those jobs may not be those specific jobs the job opportunities will

specific jobs the job opportunities will

specific jobs the job opportunities will still be available for me in a year if I

still be available for me in a year if I

still be available for me in a year if I go trying something and come back but I

go trying something and come back but I

go trying something and come back but I felt once I got on that corporate track

felt once I got on that corporate track

felt once I got on that corporate track then be super hard to jump off it takes

then be super hard to jump off it takes

then be super hard to jump off it takes a lot of guts and courage to leave a

a lot of guts and courage to leave a

a lot of guts and courage to leave a corporate track once you’re on and once

corporate track once you’re on and once

corporate track once you’re on and once you start having family and other

you start having family and other

you start having family and other commitments and I’m huge mortgage to pay

commitments and I’m huge mortgage to pay

commitments and I’m huge mortgage to pay all that stress that’s what gave me the

all that stress that’s what gave me the

all that stress that’s what gave me the confidence to focus on my business I

confidence to focus on my business I

confidence to focus on my business I said I’ll do it for a year and it can

said I’ll do it for a year and it can

said I’ll do it for a year and it can come back I can always go back and I

come back I can always go back and I

come back I can always go back and I never went back and I think that was a

never went back and I think that was a

never went back and I think that was a defining moment for me making that

defining moment for me making that

defining moment for me making that decision that was a moment where I felt

decision that was a moment where I felt

decision that was a moment where I felt like I am an entrepreneur and I’m so

like I am an entrepreneur and I’m so

like I am an entrepreneur and I’m so glad that I took that path and and wish

glad that I took that path and and wish

glad that I took that path and and wish I could say that I was simple of course

I could say that I was simple of course

I could say that I was simple of course young entrepreneur just makes sense but

young entrepreneur just makes sense but

young entrepreneur just makes sense but but I was scared I was nervous I didn’t

but I was scared I was nervous I didn’t

but I was scared I was nervous I didn’t know if it was the right thing to do I

know if it was the right thing to do I

know if it was the right thing to do I lost sleep I was stressed out over it

lost sleep I was stressed out over it

lost sleep I was stressed out over it but I listened to my heart instead of my

but I listened to my heart instead of my

but I listened to my heart instead of my head in that moment and it paid off so

head in that moment and it paid off so

head in that moment and it paid off so that was a moment that I decided to

that was a moment that I decided to

that was a moment that I decided to become an entrepreneur thank you for the

become an entrepreneur thank you for the

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