I believe that being an entrepreneur is an American dream; Who wouldn't want to choose their own hours and have a successful business that they could leave as a legacy? I also believe that very few people have the skills and qualities necessary to succeed in becoming entrepreneurs; This is partly because many entrepreneurs don't have the skills to build around their vision. I think this is why some people believe that entrepreneurs are born and not made, because it is stated in our assigned reading Entrepreneurship 8th Edition, that the working definition of acquiring and maintaining entrepreneurship is described as “entrepreneurship being in the process of creating something new. with value by devoting the necessary time and effort; assume the resulting financial, psychological and social risks and uncertainties; and receive the resulting rewards in terms of monetary and personal satisfaction. (Hirsch Robert D., 2009).I consider myself a born entrepreneur, but I lack the skills to follow through with the necessary focus, time, energy, creativity and resources. As can be seen, I started my journey naive thinking that vision and effort were enough to achieve the American dream. Another major lesson I quickly learned was that I worked harder and put in more hours on my own than when I was working a job. It was the complete opposite of what I envisioned entrepreneurship to be. Nonetheless, it was an experience that I found rewarding and stressful for a short time. When I found a successful entrepreneur to write about, I wanted to choose someone I could relate to. The person I found most interesting in Pro Quest was a woman named Lisa Price....... middle of paper ......cccess. Lisa found a need and the community and stuck with it. The most important part of this biography that I would like to take with me and give to others is that empowerment comes from within through confidence, faith, strength, creativity and resources. References Hisrich Robert D., PM (2009). Entrepreneurship 8th edition. New York, NY 10020-1095, ISBN−10: 0−39−012345−5 ISBN−13: 978−0−39−012345−9: The McGraw−Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. AT CAROL'S DAUGHTER, THE FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW Julie Naughton. WWD. New York: July 27, 2007. Vol. 194, Iss. 19; p. 5http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1319640141&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=74379&RQT=309&VName=PQDMemo to self: don't take it personally; [Question]New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, NY: August 22, 2010, p. BU.2