Bajan Sun Magazine - Caribbean Entrepreneurs Vol 1 Issue 9 | Page 115

Granted, globally as a society, we are facing some of the greatest challenging economic times most of us can remember, but this is also a time when ideas are needed in response to shifts in financial, employment and industry systems that are desperately trying to recalibrate themselves out of the depths of ineffective and inefficiency cesspools. In response to job loss resulting from financial declines or job disappearance due to technological advancement, considering the entrepreneur life on some level, from home-based business to storefront, is becoming the reality for everyone. If you are pondering how to improve your financial game, and going into business is a consideration, ponder this, entrepreneurs begin with a perspective about how they envision their working life, and feel equally as compelled to explore it. Entrepreneurs are pioneers, displaying a passion for their idea and prepared to persevere to make it come to fruition, even if they are forced to step out of their comfort zone, or forgo some of their creature comforts. Entrepreneurs are action oriented, and practice persuasion in pursuit of the desired outcome. There is no mistaking what an entrepreneur is passionate about, as their persona will tell you, and their spirits will light up with glee when they share their big idea. Demonstrating tenacity, entre- preneurs are about performance; with their desired outcomes as the roadmap, eyes directed squarely on profits and the people that can make it happen. All of us at some point have said when seeing a product or service, “Oh, I had that idea a long time ago.” The question then becomes, what did you do? Did you act upon it? Or did you put the idea in your back pocket? Because if you did, you are sitting on your dreams, and you are going to find yourself inappropriately dressed for the season. This is the entrepreneurialism season, so dress accordingly!!! Creativity, innovation, inventive thinking, passion, digital-age literacy, effective communication, and high productivity are the core wardrobe, so embrace the change and stroll through the season, or find yourself shivering feeling as though you are standing outside in the cold. Learning how to create your own opportunities, based upon your “BIG IDEA” is what’s happening in the 21st century new frontier. Choose to embrace your dreams in 2015, face the fear but remain focused on your dreams. Your dreams may take you places that you never imagined! www.bajansunonline.com/MAGAZINE/ | [email protected] | @BajanSunOnline