I am reminded of my mom (she definitely has the entrepreneurial mindset and the eyes) a minute ago, we (self & mom) were in a conversation and I was think, why is she like this? - never let go of something she wants me to have? why - why - why? (I didn’t want it)

Now I understand why she was right! -
After reading this journal, meanwhile she came back starting that conversation again - this time I agreed to her thought. While she was talking, using the synonyms of opportunity -
I paused her and said, “Mom, isn’t this an opportunity.”
she said, “That’s the word son! Now you are looking at it the right way”

Man! now even I have entrepreneurial mindset and the eyes TOO

Boy this Amigo is Qool - way to go!

and one more thing - “There is nothing like a ‘Jewish mother’ “

You have been stumbled again.

“Imagination is Everything”
- Einsten

I have the entreprenurial eye but I was raised in a strong “nay sayer” environment; my parents were incredibly risk-averse and that influence is what I spend a lot of my time trying to overcome.

Ironically, I married a man who is very much the same. We both see opportunity all around us and for years we discussed different ideas that were, on the whole, good ideas…until we talked each other out of them. We are now at the point of saying, “well, why NOT us?” and laying down plans for our dream businesses.

I think it is important to understand how powerful the Nay Sayers are in our culture; they protect the status quo and they use it as well to justify their own decisions. However in today’s world there is no such thing as a “secure” job that will take care of you; everyone is an entreprenure whether they know it, like it, or not.

Funny story: I work temp jobs to keep money coming in while we are in college. One group of office workers was discussing retirement, and I said, “I can’t wait to not have a job.” Meaning, of course, that I would not have a “normal” job and could spend all my time doing the businesses I want to do, the “hobbies” I always have on the burner so to speak. They were adament that I would hate it, because without a job, I would get bored. I have to admit, that idea never occured to me. Their worldview was so different from mine, I had no way to translate!

Keep up the great posts, Christine!

Бедни сме, защото нямаме предприемачи. Хората в България за предимно нае…

We are poor because we don’t have entrepreneurs. People in Bulgaria are mostly employees, proletarians. We never take the initiative, we always wait for someone else to do it….