What It Means To Be An Entrepreneur

I love being called an entrepreneur and it is not that I have created any big business that is employing thousand of people. It is only that I love to think, be innovative, creative and go on a wild goose for something that is there and has always been there but I do not see or have not bothered to to see. Some people entertain the myth that they are entrepreneurs but do not really understand what being an entrepreneur is about.
So for me to call myself a real entrepreneur I had to believe in these simple principles:

I do not choose to be a common man.

It is my right to be uncommon, if I can.

I seek opportunity, not security

I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humble and dulled by having the state look after me.

I want to take a calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and succeed.

I refuse to barter incentive for a dole; I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, to enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say:"This,with my God's help,I have done".