For this assignment, I interviewed a family friend. She owns her own business that sells police uniforms, equipment, and gear to law enforcement, EMS, and fire departments. Much of her family works in these fields, which is what led her to start this business.
I asked her three questions that were on the list you given to us, and recorded her responses:
Q: "What should my expectations be in this course?"
A: "I would say you should expect to learn different ways to approach opportunities and take calculated risks... Listen to your teacher and really absorb all you can, I'm sure [he] can teach* you a lot.
*I then explained the experience activities instead of long lectures approach-she thought it was cool
Q: "What do you wish you had been taught in school before setting out on your own path as an entrepreneur?"
A: "I just wish someone has told me it's okay to fail, you know, that if something doesn't go my way I can...change my approach and still succeed."
Q: "What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?"
A: "That's a tough one. I think there are a lot of ways to describe [entrepreneurship]. I guess just finding something the community needs and taking the risk to produce whatever it is."
I always love talking to this woman about her business, she truly cares about what she does and creates real and lasting relationships with her customers. I was really surprised to hear what she said about failure, as I never pictured her as the type of person to fail (she seems to succeed in everything). It's nice to know that even really successful people have failed in life and gotten back on track. Honestly, it makes sense that most successful people have failed, because it's the best way to learn.
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