本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Doing a successful business requires the right risk attitude (risk attitude here refers to risk averse, risk neutral or risk loving), strong belief in your value system such as valuing freedom way more than money, high confidence in your competitive advantages and be bold enough to say you're the best, fake it till you make it for at least five years or longer, no passion no persistence.

Last but not the least, money leverage is extremely important in buiding up a business. For everyone who is bold enough to try, I would suggest them read "Relentless: The True Story Of The Man Behind Rogers Communications" and listen to Ma Yun's speech(马云）to get the idea of the level of courage and how much risk you should take. Dragon's Den is another good one.

Once emotionally ready, starting small and consider an Exit plan right at the beginning. There're many franchises listed on the website (http://www.cfa.ca/) for you to explore, which has much better chance for you to succeed. Making a business run into a level of financial freedom, it's so far still a fantasy to me unless you're in the real estate business or your business is highly-leveraged, or you're affluent already with enough capitals and support. For most of us in this forum, I believe we only can be called as life-style entrepreneurs, which in my view no difference than other 9-5 employees in terms of money earning.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net