The classic book by Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead written in 1943 offers many insights to entrepreneurship through it’s main character – the brilliant architect, Howard Roark. If you have not read it, consider adding to your reading list. Fair warning, it’s a big book in size (similar to Atlas Shrugged).

Howard’s Roark’s resistance, grit and exceptional innovation reminds us of many great entrepreneurs – Steve Jobs being at the top of the list. As a follow up to my post a few days ago, this quote below sums it up – for the business owner to just take the leap forward and don’t look back, ever!

“To set up alone now? Without experience, without connections, without … well, without anything at all! I never heard of such a thing. Ask anybody in the profession. See what they’ll tell you. It’s preposterous!”

One of my life philosophies is that if your friends, family and colleagues don’t tell you that your crazy, nuts, insane or the common words “That will never work” then get a new network asap. That’s what it’s like being an entrepreneur. Building it on your own at the beginning. The challenge/wild ride is expansion and adding team members who share the same passion but with different mindsets and widely diverse backgrounds.

Seriously consider those words above of what’s holding you back if running your own gig has been in your subconscious for a long time. For many individuals, it seems to be the age 40 timeframe. So many individuals that have not taken the leap decide it’s time at that magic age of 40! There is no specific age or time in one’s life but most important a deep think commitment, action plan and above all a deadline date.

It’s just like attempting your first running race starting your own venture is all about just signing up!