Raise your hand if you had a lemonade stand when you were five. Raise both hands if you ran backyard carnivals and sold greetings cards and candy door-to-door. Yes, you were born to be an entrepreneur. At this very moment, scientists are working toward discovering the entrepreneurial gene in DNA that will alert the public early on that this determined behavior to change the business world is inevitable. All one needs do is view the new movie "The Social Network" to realize the little bit of CRAZY that Mark Zuckerberg displays as he reinvents socializing in the 21st century. Yes, I believe that every true entrepreneur displays a bit of crazy behavior along the way as (s)he develops a business based on a new idea filling a niche others never knew existed.

Entrepreneurs must think out of the box and believe in their ability to change the world in some small way. Having to educate the public, attract potential customers and inspire new employees is not a task for the faint of heart. The challenge is to believe strongly enough in your innovation that you can influence others to follow you. Once you have them you must continue to keep them motivated and believing that you will not fail. Your optimism is key to the success of your venture. Your positive attitude can attract the money you need, but it will be your ability to continually demonstrate your optimism, privately and publicly, that will keep you moving forward. Successful entrepreneurs never take no for an answer. They visualize winning and create it through their shear determination. People like to do business with winners -- it is as simple as that. To be a winner you must be relentless.

So, check off the qualifications of an entrepreneur and see if YOU fit:

_____ Believes in Self

_____ Educator

_____ Innovator

_____ Optimistic

_____ Never Gives Up

_____ Just a little bit Crazy

If you have less than six checkmarks get a job and let someone else be the entrepreneur.