why entrepreneurs are rockstars

Most people know the story of the singer Jewel who was broke and lived out of her car to follow her dream of being a singer. Something about the fact that she's a beautiful singer romanticizes her story and makes it almost seem like such a "cool" life and way to live, come up.

Well most small business owners don't live out of their car, unless they are sneaking wi-fi from their neighbors up the street. but we do the business equivalent, we have our office in our bedroom, we go to kinkos to fax papers from our "other office," we create this wonderful product and then we work all day waiting for our "record deal" to come through, waiting for people to hear about us, playing the little shows waiting for the big ones.

we travel for trade shows (our world tour) we live rough in hopes of living large later. but we have a dream and we are following it, just like those rockstars!

and our family and friends are always trying to convince us to "get a real job"

the singer feist sums it up "it may be years until the day, my dreams will match up with my pay" in her song mushaboom

dixie chicks sing "Now me, I went to nashville,
Tryin to beat the big deal
Playin down on broadway
Gettin there the hard way
Living from a tip jar
Sleeping in my car
hocking my guitar
yea im gonna be a star" in long time gone

Plain White Tees sing "Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good"

aesop rock sings in NO REGRETS
"You can dream a little dream
Or you can live a little dream
I'd rather live it
Cuz dreamers always chase
but never get it."

good old aerosmith,
"Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream until your dream comes true"

AND OF COURSE, the great Tom Petty, if your having a bad business day, turn this one up and play it loud.

"Well I won't back down
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

No I'll stand my ground, won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin me down
gonna stand my ground
... and I won't back down

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
hey I will stand my ground
and I won't back down

Well I know what's right, I got just one life
in a world that keeps on pushin me around
but I'll stand my ground
...and I won't back down"

Comments

[online investors]

Your comparison is extraordinary. You did a good analysis on Entrepreneurs.

I love to see you again.