If Nobody Loves You CREATE THE DEMAND

If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it
Jonathan Winters

Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there. 
Will Smith
 Have you ever tried to navigate your way through a dense fog or a blinding blizzard? It can be both dangerous and exciting. Growing up in Alberta, Canada, I have encountered a few of those  “can’t-see-my-outstretched-hand-in-front-of-me” blizzard.

I have also driven and walked in dense fog on the coast of Maine. Both type of experiences are challenging on many levels. You’re lucky if you can see a few feet ahead you at any given time.

An entrepreneurial pursuit is somewhat similar – forward motion in a thick fog. The kind of fog that seems to weigh you down, though it weighs nothing. An immensely oppressive and ponderous weight of lightens. You cautiously pace yourself, feeling your way toward an unformed shadow of an idea that initially looked like a promising expenditure of your time, energy and money.
You know what it’s supposed to look like. You once had a fantastic view of it. Whatever it is. But when you arrive, what you currently see is rally desolate and troublesome – What could be called “destination sickness.”

The best laid (business) plan can become fuzzy and out of focus, or can even seem to vanish. It may even seem like you have squandered your limited reserves of time, energy, and finances. You are engaging in the process of going down alley to see if they go anywhere… or if they are blind.

 Kind of like a research scientist, propelled by the vision of developing the cure for a ravaging disease or an inventor trying to conceive of something that no other human on the planet has ever imagined. Wernher Von Braun (one of the most important rocket developers and an early champion of space exploration) said, “research is what I am doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Ever felt that way. 
An Entrepreneurial Pursuit and You 
Some people just do not have the stomach for this kind of startup work – walking in a fog or going down blind alleys. They want a secure and settled environment complete with benefit, retirement plan, insurance, all systems and protocol in place. There’s nothing wrong with that, but you get the picture.

 Entrepreneurial pursuits aren’t for everybody. If every person stepped out on his own, corporations would falter and a nation’ economy would suffer. Working In a corporate environment is a noble profession.
 In fact, your start-up business may grow to become a secure and settled corporation some day, complete with benefits, retirement plan, insurance, and all the systems and protocol in place.
 It’ just that some people do not need to exit their day job to become entrepreneurs. Most are “evening executives,” midnight moguls” and/or “weekend merchants” – selling stuff on eBay or some other home-based business that brings in extra cash. Some of those ventures may even become substantial enough a few years from now, inviting that individual to flirt with the idea of quitting his or her day job.