Everyone is Entrepreneurial — But Not Everyone is an Entrepreneur

Everyone is entrepreneurial, but not everyone is an entrepreneur.

That truth hit me like a 2×4 over the long weekend when I sat down with an old friend.

He owns four different businesses — all of them successful — and he came out to one of my events to see me speak.

Afterward, he said, “Jason, people need what you teach. Half the time, I don’t even think I could explain how I do what I do.”

And what I took away from that was this:

Some of us are born with the right presets — just like some people are born with the voice to sing or the eye to create art, some of us are just lucky enough to be born natural entrepreneurs.

Most of the time, the people you see on social media who seem to “just get it” were born with those entrepreneurial instincts.

That doesn’t mean they didn’t work hard to get where they are. But they started with a head start.

The rest of us — maybe we weren’t born with those instincts. Maybe we were inspired to become entrepreneurs later on, driven by a desire to help others, to create, to build something meaningful.

And here’s the good news: all of those skills can be learned.

What I’m trying to suggest is that you shouldn’t compare yourself to the natural-born movers and shakers if you’re not that person right now.

There’s real power in surrendering the idea that you have to be them.

Wherever you are in the journey, your growth isn’t about getting to someone else’s level. It’s about looking at what’s in front of you.

If you’re like me — maybe you’re not a natural marketer, or you’re not great at speaking in front of people. Maybe your natural inclination is to be more introverted.

All of us can spend the time to get better — but it takes humility, a willingness to start where you are, and the courage to put one foot in front of the other.

Cheers,