I think I have two main reasons for wanting to be an entrepreneur. They neatly represent the two main categories of human decision making - sense and sensibility, if you like.
So what are my feelings? I feel excited about being able to determine my future possibilities myself - or put another way, to influence the future. I feel motivated to solve problems and to create something new. I enjoy problem solving as I might enjoy a game - like solving a puzzle. I like learning new things, acquiring new skills. And I feel, based on my own experience, that the kind of emotional reward I'm looking for will most likely be found in an entrepreneurial environment.
After the feeling comes reasoning, and like other humans, I too have reasoned with myself to justify my running after the expected emotional rewards. My reasons are mostly monetary and certainly long term.
I love sailing and photography. We have a 34 feet sail boat, and being out on the open water takes up most of our time, or as much as possible, from the moment the sea is free from ice all the way to when it freezes again. I love the silence, the clear horizon, sun and rain and the fresh air. I love the remote islands and deserted beaches, flocks of migrating birds early in May, the absence of people and street lights. Clear, starry skies, swimming in the sea. Falling asleep when the waves gently rock the boat - or when a storm plays the rig like a sad violin.
I love photographing these same things - the open horizons, when a remote island is nothing but a faint glimmer in the horizon. Empty spaces, absent of people and noise, filled with light and shadows. The amazing color palette of light itself. People too, when they are unaware of the camera - the mental absence.
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