Have an Entrepreneurial Spirit? Here's Why You Shouldn't Give Up
As many of you know, my "day job" is being a communication professor. And I love what I do for a living! I really do. But I have to admit that for most of my adult life, I've had an entrepreneurial spirit. However, the problem was that I wasn't raised with an entrepreneurial mindset. Regardless of the fact that my father was a dentist and owned his own practice (so, technically, an entrepreneur), my parents never really encouraged us to do anything other than go to college, graduate school, and get a good job working for someone else. That's not necessarily a bad thing. And they didn't even tell us that directly, I guess it was just assumed. But most people are raised that way, right?
What my parents valued the most was education. So it's not surprising that I got my Ph.D. and became a college professor. But as much as I love teaching, there was always a nagging feeling inside me that I was meant to do more outside the classroom walls. The topics I teach, such as communication, gender, relationships, etc. are all applicable to everyday life -- and to everyone. So for almost 20 years, I have tried many entrepreneurial pursuits, and not many of them were successful. I don't want to say they failed, because I don't believe in "failure." I believe that if something doesn't work out, it's a learning opportunity.
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What my parents valued the most was education. So it's not surprising that I got my Ph.D. and became a college professor. But as much as I love teaching, there was always a nagging feeling inside me that I was meant to do more outside the classroom walls. The topics I teach, such as communication, gender, relationships, etc. are all applicable to everyday life -- and to everyone. So for almost 20 years, I have tried many entrepreneurial pursuits, and not many of them were successful. I don't want to say they failed, because I don't believe in "failure." I believe that if something doesn't work out, it's a learning opportunity.
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