Breathe
By Daniela Clavijo
A few days ago, a journalist whom I admire asked me if I ever imagined that I would change careers and become an entrepreneur. "No, never," I told her without hesitation. The truth is that I never imagined that one day I would stop editing texts and business magazines to experience firsthand what many entrepreneurs told me in journalistic interviews: creating a business model, understanding finances, making collections, calculating cash flow, establishing the operation's processes, retaining talent (and letting them go on time without heartbreak) and even dealing with difficult people.
The thing is, unless you have always visualized yourself owning a business or changing the world with a revolutionary service or product that sells itself, entrepreneurship is a decision that often comes up as the only path left to you after multiple life factors ranging from being laid off from your dream job to spotting a business opportunity you don't want to pass up.
