Can someone be an entrepreneur without owning their own business?
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When you hear the word “entrepreneur” what automatically comes to mind? Perhaps it’s one of those wildly successful guys like Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk, or maybe it’s the image of someone who gets to live life on their own terms.
Either way, you probably associate entrepreneurship with those who found/own companies and not with those who work for them. This is usually how most people understand entrepreneurship, but I think this definition is way too narrow. Instead, we should focus on a more inclusive and empowering conception of entrepreneurship as being about personal ownership rather than just company ownership.
Entrepreneurship as a Personal Ownership Mindset
What got me thinking about a more broad understanding of entrepreneurship is this stat:
70 percent of U.S. workers are not engaged or actively disengaged at work. (Gallup)
What explains this trend and how can it be addressed? For starters, I think the answer is tied to society’s celebration of entrepreneurship. We honor these people because we consider the pursuit of dreams to be admirable. We respect their motivation and determination and we value the fact that they have full equity ownership of their successes. But mainly, I think we delight in entrepreneurship because consciously or unconsciously we believe that those who work for themselves are simply more happy and self-fulfilled than those who work for others. Could this explain why employees are not engaged at work?
If so, does it mean that to reach the apex of happiness and engagement we should all work for ourselves? Does it mean that we should give in to the beat of the social drum telling us things like: “Why quitting a great job was the best decision” or “Make this the year you finally start your own startup”? I would argue that the answer is no.
Regardless of whether you’ve started your own businesses or work for an established company, you always work for yourself.
In fact, entrepreneurship begins well before business ownership. It begins with personal ownership of yourself and your career.
Recognizing that entrepreneurship is a mindset gets to the crux of why so many workers are disengaged at work. Sure we can blame bosses and businesses for not creating empowering and motivating work cultures, but ultimately we as individuals are responsible for our own happiness and self-fulfillment.
Become an Entrepreneur
So what could taking personal ownership and becoming an entrepreneur look like? Well to bring the energy and passion associated with entrepreneurship into your daily workflow, you need to change your frame of mind and start thinking about the “big motivation picture”. In his book, “Drive”, Daniel Pink lists three elements of the motivation formula: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
1) Find autonomy
Running our own show is our natural inclination. Studies have shown that choice over how to do things resulted in improved job satisfaction and better job performance. Look for more autonomy at work by showing that you think deeply about the success of your organization. Try asking yourself:
-How can I add value to my organization as a whole?
-How do I fit into the grand scheme of things and how can I personally contribute to my organization’s battle against the competition?
-What problems does my organization face and how can they be solved?
-What industry developments are relevant to my organization and how can they be harnessed?
-What innovations and opportunities could contribute to the growth of my organization?
2) Find Mastery
Deep down inside most of us want to learn and grow. We want to get better at we we do and we want to feel a sense of progress and accomplishment. Try asking yourself:
-Am I looking for opportunities to grow at my current organization?
-Do these opportunities exist?
-Have I talked to my boss about them?
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