The Pilot Who Wanted to be Steve Jobs (aka What makes a great entrepreneur)
Great entrepreneurs have four key qualities that they are born with.
Recently I met a airline pilot who has been flying for more than 20 years. Now in his early fifties, he confessed to having a mid-life crisis. He wasn’t sure if he had spent his life doing what he wanted. He felt very inspired by Steve Job’s famous Stanford commencement speech. He quoted to me, “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” He wanted to quit and start a business. But he didn’t know what in…
And so I asked him, what are you passionate about. He said, “I don’t know”. Our conversation last 40 mins. I asked him that question three times. Each time it drew a blank.
Passion
Some people love money. They become successful at sales or business because of it. That’s fine. Some people are obsessed with solving a particular problem. They become a scientist or start a company to provide a solution because no one else would or has. Some people believe in their ideas or products. They want to sell it to the world.
