I have met many friends who aspire to become a business person. Many have tried and failed. While some did not even started. One of the biggest difference between running your own business and working are the magnitude of the problems that you would face.
If you are running your own business, the survival of the organization is your problem. This may ranges from employee engagement to the cleanliness of the toilet. In work, you only need to worry about issues that revolve around your area of job.
Therefore, besides only having passion. Are you willing to handle whatever issues that are thrown at you, regardless of its sizes and magnitude? In your own business, there is no such thing as a small problem. If is not resolve, it will come back and may get bigger. Even if you have a team to support your business, you would still need to direct resources and have the right vision to solve the problem.
If you are already in business. Ask yourself, what are the problems that business is facing? How can you solve it? You better start to think about it now, as it will not go away and you will have to solve it. It is your problem. You have to own it.
