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Im not exactly sure what its called.  I think its along the lines of BUSINESS BROKER  hope that helps

That`s really amazing! This is how I feel about my passion. I know I want to run my own business, I know I don`t want to work for anyone else! I know all this. And I (almost) don`t care what the business is going to be.
Good to know there are more people like me out there.


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Andre Costa DaCosta Chocolates, LLC www.DaCostaChocolates.com

There`s a bit of a flaw in the psychological aspect of this---believing that being passionate about wanting to be independent is a passion.

When we speak of "having a passion" in typical discussions, here on SuN, we`re associating a type of emotion with a concrete set of events and actions. It`s specific, in other words, not an overall, free-floating sense of euphoria.

You may have an abiding "desire" to be independent, controlling or managing your own destiny, and working as your own boss. But a passion directly connects to an ideal and abstract value, which then gets turned into a specific plan of action.

Technically, yes: A passion to be a business owner is indeed a legitimate passion. The reason it leads to a psychological flaw in reasoning is that you`re left at the end of the day with the same original question: What business? Doing what?

It`s certainly important as a start, having that burning desire to be your own boss. And yes, you need to value that independence so highly that it`ll see you through all sorts of obstacles. But "a" particular passion for an idea and business tends to be more the context of conversations involving finding "your passion." See?

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CraigL, how`d you get so wise?  You are incredibly dialed in and intuitive to the core.  Thank you for your wisdom.  It is consistently helpful and your way of expressing your advice is a treasure here at SuN.

See? That`s what a philosopher does. :-D "Philosophy" is the consolidation of information and knowledge about particular topics, or about knowledge itself. It`s not that I`m particularly anything. I just ask questions.

I`m one of those folks who suspects that the entire diagnosis of "ADD" doesn`t really exist. But whether or not it does, there`s no doubt whatsover of the difference between starting something and finishing it.

Over the past 100 years, western culture in general has moved increasingly toward faster and faster "progression." Our entire concept of progress is that problems should be solved immediately. If they`re not, then there`s a problem with the solution, not with the surrounding world.

TV shows going back to the start have been showing us that no matter how complicated something could possibly be, it`ll be resolved in 30 minutes or 1 hours, or at the most, 2 hours. Each episode in a recurring series is a different problem, with its final solution at the end of the episode, for the most part.

Only recently have we had a slight movement toward unresolved problems. The show "Lost," for example, goes nowhere in terms of solution, and simply piles on problem after problem, crisis after crisis.

It doesn`t surprise me that people jump into a "solution" expecting it to be the final solution in a very short time period. A business, as they feel about it, should likely be an overnight success---just like the stories say. When it takes more than a minute and a half, then there`s a problem with the business, not with the surrounding world.

Someone once said that, "Time is God`s way of making sure the everything doesn`t happen all at once." So too, the problem of time is that you have to actually live through it. Your mind isn`t bound by time, but your physical life and body is indeed under that restriction.

The main issue of serial business-starters isn`t that they have a mental pathology. It`s rather a lack of commitment. Accomplishing great things has a lot to do with persistence, regardless of how it "feels." That`s the whole point of trying to align your business idea with a passion: When natural cycles put you into a down time, feeling you`re going nowhere, passion keeps you committed.

Everyone these days wants an instant solution without having to do any work or apply any effort. That also includes not wanting to spend any time. Unfortunately, that`s not the way reality functions. Feelings last about three days, but values are there for the duration---regardless of how you feel about them.