Comments on: Entrepreneurial path creates benefits that can go beyond financial rewards

By: Edison Reis

Edison Reis — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:59:41 +0000

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and experiences

All the best as always

Edison Reis

By: Karin Lindner

Karin Lindner — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:39:10 +0000

Hello Edison,

My rewards for entrepreneurship are………

- Freedom (I can organize my days)
- Fulfillment because I do the work I love to do
- Flexibility (of my hours)
- Creativity (I can create whatever I choose to create)
- My network expanded substantially
- Being in control of my life
- I have an awesome boss - she gives me time off whenever I want
- but most of all - I realized what life is all about!

The biggest difference between North America and Europe is:
People in NA “live to work” and people in Europe “work to live”.
Guess what? I refuse to live the North American way……….

I consciously choose to keep my European mentality alive and to have real meaning in my life!!!

By: Scott McNutt

Scott McNutt — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:37:22 +0000

After 10 years of this and due to the fact that much of my personal work is done in my head, I find it extremely difficult to quantify my work time. After a while, all lines seems to blur. Fly fishing anyone?

By: David Hegarty

David Hegarty — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:36:19 +0000

I would add that, though there are many working hours that cannot be invoiced (I reckon between 33 and 50%), often when you are working late into the night, or over the weekend, it is time that you will get paid for, not time you are gifting to an employer because they love you so much…

By: David Willour

David Willour — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:34:11 +0000

Couldn’t agree more, Edison.

If you’re ambitious, have vision, know your market, have a good sense of timing and adequate capital to get started—go for it.

You shall have the best career (and lifestyle) there is.

Regards and all the best.

David Willour