Entrepreneurship is a Sport
There seems to be this universally accepted opinion that entrepreneurship is something special. A mission, a crusade with sacrifices. And together with that goes the whole martyrology and glorification of the efforts, the risks, the commitments: The Hard Thing About Hard Things . As a person which can be considered an entrepreneur, I strongly disagree with all that. Entrepreneurship is a sport, a competition. Some win, some lose. And as with every sport you need to have predispositions for a certain discipline. And then you need to work hard. Just because you decided to compete, and if you don't work hard enough, there will be others working harder and outcompeting you. As every sport, it involves a certain lifestyle, generates a lot of sweat with the rewards of becoming a glorified celebrity, the financial gratification - and - important and motivating in many cases - the adrenaline while competing and the dopamine when achieving the results. So please don't mix this with mart...