Are you ready to be an entrepreneur?”

Much is written about: “How to succeed as an entrepreneur”, but rarely are you asked: “Are you ready to be an entrepreneur?” 

Are you the right person at the right time in the right place? This is question number one. The quality of the opportunity matters only if you can answer this first question with a sold “YES”.

You may be the wrong person, today, tomorrow and forever – sorry. In that case I can’t do much for you, other than to encourage you to invest your time and energy in some other productive way.

You might be the right person at the wrong time or find yourself at the right time but the wrong place. I worry about this because if you have all the makings of a terrific entrepreneur but fall flat on your face the first time out, you may be hesitant to take the plunge again.