By Emanuel P, SEO & Digital Marketing Consultant, Founder of How About Some Marketing?

When I was growing up, the only time the word entrepreneurship was mentioned was in reference to... undertakers. Funeral director is the English equivalent term (as per the internet) that's close to what it means - so you can only imagine my confusion when reading in my adolescence about some successful ones in the IT space.

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Then I read some more books and watched some TED talks and figured out that I was one of them. Nope, not dealing with dead people; the other definition of entrepreneurship: An entrepreneur is an individual who creates a new business, bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the rewards.

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I've always been one - from trying to organize a tennis tournament in my youth (when I was like 7), to starting out my first print magazine (in 1994) with some classmates, to some similar endeavours, to my "successful" record label and recording studio business - this is where I acquired the digital marketing skills that I use today; as my budget was limited, I learned instead of hired.

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In my native language, the definition is still vague; an entrepreneur is a person who runs an enterprise (adapted from French) - and if you search that, essentially, it gives you the definition of what a contractor means in English.

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You see, there's a need to have the language and the words in order to make something work.

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There is power in the words we're using.

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I love the risk and the rewards part of the definition.

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Out of all the successful entrepreneurs I've met, there's not a single one who hasn't gone through hell and risked his life's worth (house, family) to get to where he is now.

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Grit is another word I learned in English that doesn't have a direct translation (but has the equivalent of strength of character), and it's often associated with entrepreneurship.

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Indeed, the dude that owns this small neighbourhood coffeeshop I'm writing this newsletter from has grit by keeping it open next to a Starbucks and a Tim Hortons, waking up each morning at 8 AM and having his wife and son work here (they all have other jobs as well).

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I salute that.

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I salute all my friends who are an inspiration.

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Some hustle between their day jobs and trying to put together a business.

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Others have already invested everything into that business and are up 24/7 grinding, raising money or calling prospects.

I salute my wife, who took the leap of faith to start her own business in a very competitive field (mental health), and I'm in awe of her impact in this space. She recently launched her own newsletter, which I recommend subscribing to.

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I Salute YOU, reading this; you're an entrepreneur as well.

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You're making a difference in your organization and in the market you're operating in.

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You're on the right track.

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Speaking of your track, I'm curious to know more about it!

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Hit reply and tell me what you're doing currently and your plans. I'm sure I can help!

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I needed to read this newsletter as much as anyone else.