How I got Interested in Entrepreneurship

It's interesting to think back how while growing up I never had any intention of running my own business. That was especially odd since my dad, during that time, ran a successful car instillation business which many people assumed I would take over. I never had any interest in cars, so I had no desire to take over his business. I guess in a way that was a good thing since he ended up having to close his business down after twenty years due to his small business not being able to keep up with current technological trends.

Anyway, it wasn't until after spending four years at a two year community college that I accepted that I had a problem. At that point I had gone through two college major changes and at that point was interning at local radio station as my final course for graduation. I was thrilled and had a blast doing it. However there was a problem, the guy who was in charge of me at the station seemed to do everything he could to convince me to get out of the radio industry. He would complain to me about the long hours and of course the low pay.

This was the same problem I ran into whenever I had asked people about pursuing a career in their field. Instead of trying to convince me to pursue a career in their field of work, they told me that I should avoid it at all costs. While their complaints varied, one common thing they all said is that if I chose their field as a career, I would be poor or broke for the rest of my life. It always came down to not making enough money. Now here I was on the verge of graduation being told the same thing yet again. 

It was during during that summer that I really struggled with what I was going to do. It seemed like if I could somehow overcome this problem of not making enough money, I would be free to pursue whatever I wanted. But I didn't know what I could do about it. Than one day sitting at home that I noticed a book on our shelf, the title of the book was "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki.

I was instantly hooked and devoured the book. It was after reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad" that I dedicated my life to the pursuit of financial freedom.