Are You Satisfied?
No, we're not talking about the big meal you had a few hours ago. We're talking turn-of-the-century, down-to-the-nitty-gritty, is-my-business-everything-i-hoped-it'd-be satisfied.
Once upon a time, I asked every entrepreneur I interviewed if
they were satisfied with their accomplishments. And without
exception, they were not. Absolutely not. It was as if I'd
inquired about criminal activity Or the prospect of death. Finally,
I stopped asking. Here were great icons of entrepreneurship--many
with companies worth tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars,
all constructed from nothing--and satisfaction was still a dirty
word. They might admit to being successful. But if they were
satisfied, they wouldn't say the word. Perhaps they thought
admitting it would sound too boastful. Maybe they wereafraid of
tempting fate.
But with the year 2000 approaching, Entrepreneur decided
it was time to ask again, just in case the answers had changed. Are
entrepreneurs satisfied with their businesses? Their lives?
In a word, yes. From Wunderkind and seasoned pros, the
word came down, resounding and positive: Yes. It was yes,
regardless of age or the size of their ventures; yes, regardless of
past challenges or future expectations. It was absolutely
yes. Here's why . . .
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Gayle Sato Stodder, a freelance writer in Redondo Beach,
California, has been writing for Entrepreneur for 13
years.
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