If you are anything like me, you’ll have an aptitude for entrepreneurship and making money using the skills in your heart and the tools in your hand. The challenges however are always the same. Lack of finance, fear of success, perhaps even “where to begin?” I started my own part time business many about 8 years ago and now I’d like to encourage you with this article I found, “why you should start a business in your twenties.”
The Case for Pursuing Your Entrepreneurial Dreams
I can fill up a notebook with people I’ve met who’ve gotten solid degrees but have coasted through their twenties afraid to try new things and unsure of their purpose.
If you’re like me, you were fed the expectation that you’d finish college and immediately get lined up with a fulfilling job that utilized your knowledge.
But unless you majored in a very specific field, this is rarely ever the case. We take the safe route, bounce from one unfulfilling job to another, and stay weighed down by indecision. We develop experience, but we don’t often acquire new skills. Many of our hidden gifts and abilities go untapped in favor of doing what seems practical. We often exchange opportunity for a sense of security, and we end up unfulfilled.
For those with an inner entrepreneurial drive, we end up hardly taking the risk of trying to bring our crazy business dreams to life—and building a business could be exactly what God designed you to do.
If there were ever a time for entrepreneurship to flourish, it’s now.
It’s easier than ever before to start a business.
All you need to be in business is an idea, a computer, an Internet connection, a phone and perhaps an Amazon account. Many businesses have successfully launched via online crowd-funding campaigns.
The Internet is the ultimate equalizer, and if you’re willing to put in the work and be smart, you can find ways to connect with clients and customers. There are countless free resources online to enable you to build your business quickly and soundly, and earn a little extra cash.
It’s easier to quickly learn new skills and develop specialized knowledge than it ever has been.
Another benefit of the Internet is its strong educational potential. If you know where to go and how to go about it, you can learn almost anything about anything, usually for free. There are online courses easily accessible to the public that can equip you with knowledge and skills to develop products and services as an entrepreneur. Additionally, there are loads of great resources for helping you get your business off to a healthy start.
Developing new skills might be easier than you think.
Specialized skills are in high demand.
If you want to increase not only your financial security but your personal freedom, you have to find ways to add a specialized base of knowledge and skills (what economics calls “market value”) to yourself. Our evolving marketplace trades dollars for the value you offer to it, and the need for specialized skills is increasing rapidly. Developing more of these skills or services may help you devote more time and resources to building God’s Kingdom, pouring into your family, into others, and making the most of your time on earth.
Paul’s Example
The Apostle Paul set a fine example of using his skills in the context of his earthly ministry. In Acts 18 we learn he made tents, which was no menial task. He had likely studied and practiced intensely as an apprentice to develop the skills required to make tents, and the tools he used were portable enough to allow him to conduct business along his missionary travels.
Because Paul had a specialized trade that earned respectable compensation, he had relative freedom to give his life to the precious work of Gospel ministry.
Credit: Edited // Relevant Magazine