The Dark Side
February 2, 2007It’s a little easier now to understand why women don’t like to marry entrepreneurs. It’s not hard to understand. Imagine a man who spends a hundred thousand dollars on a concept that never goes anywhere. Now imagine that he and his family was counting on the profits from the successful venture. Add to that that he went into debt for the project. Now imagine that creditors are calling his house wondering when the payment is coming in. Where’s the money coming from? What does he do now? He’s taken his family deeply into the hole on a dream. He is a failure who isn’t providing for his family. And in many cases the family is destroyed because of his dreaming.
This is the story of many people who try to truely step out on their own. Not somebody who merely joins a corporation or other business that is already established and proven. But somebody who tries to go it alone. Someone who makes his own success. Builds from scratch. Builds everything from nothing. That’s that’s the essence of an entrepreneur.
Why does that require so much brass? Because it can be very risky and failure is a clear possibility. That’s what most women think of when they hear of guys trying to do it themselves. Without the help of a any pre-existing successful company.
“So how do you know it’s going to work?” she says. “I don’t.” he replies.
“How much could you lose?” she says. “I could lose a lot.” he replies.
“What happens if it doesn’t work?” she says. “I start from the bottom.” he replies.
What woman understands that? I think I probably only know 1 or 2. There’s a lot of girls out there. But they don’t want to have to explain to their family and friends what he does. “Well, he works for himself.” That doesn’t sound so secure.
