Speaking of which, one of the benefits of entrepreneurship can be
flexibility in work schedule, and in work location.
As this picture suggests, if you have a laptop, a phone, some expertise,
for sure, and a network, you can run many businesses.
I'm not sure I would choose to work on a ledge of a building like this,
I do have some safety standards.
I've been able to work say from our family home in Africa,
some summers I'll send it from a flexibility of schedule perspective.
It's nice to look show up for kids events at school or after school.
Other kind of family or friend engagements as well and look many
other jobs don't afford that flexibility in where and when you work.
Some of the benefits here of course the opportunity to build real wealth for
you, your family, and your team.
That doesn't necessarily mean that you need to go set in a hammock in what looks
like the Northwest of the US, although that looks pretty fantastic to me.
That wealth, it can come in the form of freedom.
And I also want to stress too that sometimes entrepreneurs and
individuals who pursue a career
to make a positive impact feel that, it's on odd with that path
if they're also seeking to make a lot of money, a good amount of money.
Pick your term, and I want to disabuse you of that misperception.
The two do not have to be so separated,
it is more than fine, right, to make a lot of money.
Doing the right thing but you look, in part, when you generate that wealth,
it often means you are solving someone's problem.
But more importantly, if you have those goals of making a positive impact
as you have discretionary income.
You could also redirect that, whether it's through donations, microfinance
a personal pleasure or passion, goal of mine,
of ours, or investing in other startups or
other businesses that have the potential to make an impact.
Elon Musk, this is probably a name all of you watching this video know of very well.
So Founder, Co-Founder, CTO, Chairman and CEO of 3 or 4 billion dollar companies.
Here, a quote from some of his writings, his goal was,
is to change to the world and humanity by reducing global warming,
through clean energy production and consumption.
And making life multiplanetary by setting up a human colony on Mars.
Now look, I'll say the multiplanetary part may be a bit of a reach for me,
but you've got to appreciate the big picture thinking of Mr. Musk here.
I'll also say that his bold vision and
it continues to surprise me or others in the industry.