I know what I want to be when I grow up!

At one point it was a paramedic, than an astronaut and later a game warden (glad I didn't choose that one.) But for as long as I can remember I always knew that I wanted to own my own business. I have grown up my whole life around a great businessman, my dad. He took a desire to do something better and built it into the best sprinkler system company around. I have always had that influence, and it has given me a great appreciation for what it takes to be successful as an entrepreneur, and a business owner. Over the last few months my business IQ has gone way up, I have become extremely excited about owning my own business; and I believe that I can finally answer the age old question "what do you want to be when you grow up?"

The answer to that question is an entrepreneur, a business owner, an investor, a wedding photographer and more. I have found something that I am passionate about, and more importantly an avenue with which I can use my talents. I enjoy the aspects of business, I love managing and teaching people, I love trying to be creative, and I enjoy trying to come up with better ways of doing things. Every time I have been an employee, I spend a large amount of time pondering how I would do things differently. I try and observe everything, what my boss does that I like, what he or she does that I dislike; how they interact with the employees, and others around them. I have gained invaluable experience and knowledge from every job that I have ever had.

I want to be able to put my time and effort into growing my own business, and making my own money; instead of trying to find a job, a paycheck, or someone who will hire me. Ideally, I will never work for anyone else again, realistically that may change, but using that idea as motivation will allow me to succeed. There are so many things that I want to do in my life, and I am beginning to realize that to accomplish those goals I need to own my own businesses, I need to be in control of my life. In the end I believe that is the most important point, control. I want to be in control of my money, my businesses, my talents, and my life.