Entrepreneur: Not for Everyone
by Miki Saxon
Back in the late Seventies/early Eighties women who chose to stay home, as opposed to working, were, demeaned, called “traitors to the cause” and looked down on for their choice.
Which was stupid.
Today, people who don’t start their own companies or choose to work for established corporations are similarly treated.
Which is just as stupid.
Not everybody should be an entrepreneur; not everybody should work in a startup; and those choices do not reflect negatively on the quality of a person’s skills or attitude.
Choosing to work for an established company or large corporation does not lower people’s intrinsic value; nor does it mean they are dumb, lazy, unmotivated or uncreative.
Some see large company experience as a training ground, while for others there is pride in being part of something large and ongoing and they enjoy the camaraderie.
Some are looking for stability, although that is mostly gone, and some don’t really care as long as they can pay their bills—their job (paycheck) is not their career; that energy is focused on a passion that just doesn’t pay.
Even some entrepreneur’s think traditional jobs can be a better fit.
Just as thousands of intelligent, educated, driven, passionate, creative women chose to stay home and raise their kids, thousands of intelligent, educated, driven, passionate creative people choose to work for large companies.
As I said Tuesday, it’s about fit and “fit” isn’t a reason to judge.
We are all different; you need to find what floats your boat and do it—not do what others say should float it.
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