{"id":956,"date":"2021-03-06T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/?p=956"},"modified":"2021-03-04T20:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T20:35:32","slug":"entrepreneurship-6-redenen-ondernemer-worden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/entrepreneurship-6-reasons-to-become-an-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"6 reasons why people become entrepreneurs. Is there an entrepreneur in you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur is not easy. It takes dedication, a lot of hard work, and a willingness to fail countless times and still stand up and try again. There is certainly a chance that an entrepreneur's company will go bankrupt. However, if done properly, you have several benefits as an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many reasons why individuals choose to become an entrepreneur rather than the more traditional route of becoming an employee. Only you can decide which life suits you, but with the uncertainty of entrepreneurship comes tremendous freedom and responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are six real reasons people become entrepreneurs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexibility: no lifestyle tied to 9 to 5. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Een van de meest voor de hand liggende redenen waarom mensen ervoor kiezen om ondernemer te worden, is omdat ze hun eigen baas worden. Als je als ondernemer even naar een tandartsafspraak moet of voor een korte boodschap de deur uit gaat, kun je gewoon gaan zonder in principe aan iemand verantwoording af te moeten leggen – behalve aan jezelf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of hype about having a flexible lifestyle, but the truth in entrepreneurship is that you are going to work really hard and for a long time, so don't go for this way of life if you think it's a shortcut. That said, your heart will work, but the entrepreneurial lifestyle offers a lot more flexibility than the traditional nine to five and two week vacation that business allows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone can tell you the risk.
An entrepreneur can see the reward.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the old saying goes, entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people don't, so you can spend the rest of your life when most people can't. It's hard work, but with that effort comes the ability to shape your life the way you want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passionate about continuing to learn and grow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leren mag nooit stoppen. Veel mensen stellen leeftijd, status of bepaalde prestaties gelijk aan het einde van hun opleiding, maar leren is leven. Ondernemers zijn nooit verzadigd met de kennis die ze hebben – ze zijn altijd op zoek naar meer. Als je merkt dat leren je interesseert, van formeel onderwijs tot ontdekkingen op het werk, en dat je nooit genoeg kunt weten over de dingen die je opwinden, dan heb je een van de echte redenen ge\u00efdentificeerd waarom mensen gedreven worden om ondernemer te zijn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Becoming an entrepreneur ensures that your motivation to keep learning will be continuously stimulated. (fig<\/a>.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As mega-successful entrepreneur Michael Gerber puts it: \u201cDe ondernemer in ons ziet overal kansen waar we kijken, maar veel mensen zien alleen problemen overal waar ze kijken. De ondernemer in ons maakt zich meer zorgen over het maken van onderscheid tussen kansen dan over het niet zien van kansen.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to flexibility, entrepreneurs are also creative and financially independent. A business owner can choose how they want to advertise and market their business and products. If they have an eye for design, they can choose to create their own advertisements. Financial independence<\/a> is one of the main reasons why someone starts their own business. The ability to decide for yourself which course you want to sail and in which you want to invest appeals to many people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their ideas are unconventional.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurship requires imagination and maybe even a touch of total madness. Entrepreneurs are the ones who change the world. They see the world as they want, not what it is like. From the brilliant idea that the Wright Brothers<\/a> driving a flying machine into the madness that drove Steve Jobs and Bill Gates to develop personal computers, entrepreneurs pursue the ideas that others at the time think completely crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albert Einstein said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Logica brengt je van A naar B. Verbeelding brengt je overal.”<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs intrinsically understand that logic is limiting, but unconventional ideas can actually change things. An important reason for them why they become entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They want to do things.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki said:
“De beste reden om een organisatie te starten is om betekenis te geven – om een product of dienst te cre\u00ebren om van de wereld een betere plek te maken.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring meaning and doing work that changes the world is something that drives every entrepreneur. If you find yourself dissatisfied with a life that is pushing you to the sidelines or the background, entrepreneurship may be the right path for you. Entrepreneurs learn by doing and discovering with a voracious appetite, drive and motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the status quo is too simple for you, then you understand one of the real reasons why many people choose entrepreneurship. Do you think and are you different from many others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“‘Als de gelegenheid niet op de deur klopt, bouw dan een deur.'”<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Change the world: help others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurs don't just want to change their lives, they want to change the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Twain best explained the appeal of entrepreneurship when he wrote:
“Over twintig jaar zul je meer teleurgesteld zijn door de dingen die je niet hebt gedaan dan door de dingen die je wel deed. Dus gooi de ankers uit. Vaar weg van de veilige haven. Vang de passaatwinden in uw zeilen. Verken. Droom. Ontdek.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources including Entrepreneur (link<\/a>), InspireStyle (link<\/a>), Small business (link<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Het starten van een bedrijf en ondernemer worden is niet eenvoudig. Het vergt toewijding, veel hard werken en de bereidheid om talloze keren te falen en toch op te blijven staan en het opnieuw te proberen. De kans dat het bedrijf van een ondernemer failliet gaat, is zeer zeker aanwezig. Als het echter goed wordt […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[39,127],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=956"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":975,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions\/975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}