There are two serious myths about entrepreneurship and they are paradoxical in nature. The first is that working for yourself means you don't have to answer to anyone - nothing could be farther from the truth. Every customer, every interpersonal relationship, everything you do will determine your success or failure. Being self employed simply means that rather than answering to one boss, you have many. You are now accountable to your clients, your employees, your family, everyone who is dependent on you running a successful venture.
The second myth is that even though you are in charge, you need to follow a pre-defined set of guidelines if you are to be successful. Most successful entrepreneurs and adventurers get past the first myth pretty quickly. Whether they are in business, or just adventure junkies, they realize their actions impact others. The second myth is more about what is in our DNA. You can't explain why conventional thinking may work for everyone else - but it doesn't work for you. You simply cannot and will not accept that flying around the world in a baloon, or starting a new telecommunications company just isn't possible.
It's this second group of people that generate the most change in the world. They create new music, establish whole new industries and explore new worlds. So when someone asks the question, "Who's in charge?" My answer is, "I am, but I still have a lot of people I answer to."
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