Entrepreneurship, Leadership and feeling Important.

When I was younger (everyday it feels like it was further and further ago) I thought being an entrepreneur meant you had your own business and that you had all sorts of money to back it up. The more and more I learned about the “entrepreneurial spirit” – the more I realized we can all be entrepreneurs. How is that? We all don’t have the time or the money to go into business for ourselves. Understood. I don’t either - not right now. There was a time that I did partake in a family business (making cookies!)– but that is a whole other story.
So, what is the deal? The way I see it, no matter where I work, or what I do, I work for myself: Fernando, Inc. Why? Having this ownership and responsibility of my “services” makes the subconscious believe in a greater good than “working for someone else”. Furthermore, working for one’s self is, in a way, part of the leadership attributes people seek anyway. You’ve taken charge of your own life and are capable of seeing the big picture. Just need to widen the view from yourself and include those around you. I am by no means a “sales person” – but we are all “salesmen” in some way or another. Think about it: Whenever you interview for a job, you are trying to sell your services (Your name Here, Inc.). That is right, providing service and support to all of those that will be working toward the common corporate goal. After all, to lead is to serve. No?