Starting a business is just a kind of pioneering work. After entrepreneurs succeed, they generally have two kinds of attitudes: One type of person is good at using their own entrepreneurial stories to package themselves, or rather, to mythologize themselves. In brand terms, this means turning oneself into a brand. They usually rely on journalists to portray their experiences as particularly arduous, packaging the entrepreneur as someone who, from the very beginning of their venture, was devout like a Buddhist pilgrim, with a god in their heart, bowing every three steps. As a result, there are naturally more followers, greater fame, higher personal value, and the successful individual truly seems to be coated with a layer of gold, shining upon countless young people chasing wealth, inspiring them to emulate and worship.
Another type of person, after going through the process of entrepreneurship, gains wealth, fame, and status. However, they are more detached. Many people seek to interview them, but they remain low-key. If they happen to be invited, they simply recount their experiences, saying that the entrepreneurial process largely depended on luck and the help of friends, downplaying their own role. Journalists or the public generally do not favor such figures because they cannot satisfy the prying mentality of journalists and the public. People tend to have a certain expectation for those they admire, hoping for some extraordinary ability related to their idols. This can be seen in the way emperors were packaged in China's feudal society; the masses like mysterious feelings.
Starting a business is just a kind of pioneering work. Many people think that being a boss is innate, which shows that we often impose limits on ourselves. Just like how our laws differ from foreign ones, our principle is guilt presumption, while some countries use innocence presumption. Our public security officers, when capturing suspects, assume guilt. This is incorrect.
However, the reason for self-imposed limitations in our national situation has to do with our current education system, which is not entirely the school education system but also includes our family education environment. Because our education always tells students how to find a good job after graduation, but no one tells students how to start their own business after graduation. Even MBAs talk about employment rates, which makes us think that getting a job after graduation is natural, while starting a business is not an option.
In fact, we should not consider starting a business as something very mysterious. As long as we grasp the basic elements of entrepreneurship and control the risks involved, starting a business is just a job - a more challenging and innovative job.
People who mythologize entrepreneurship usually have two purposes: either for vanity or for fame and profit.
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