The more I learn, the more classes I attend, the more I appreciate how amazing my parents were, and my brother and sister are.

My dad dared to leave a secure position working for the government to start his own business. My mom supported him despite having four children to feed and clothe. It took several attempts before they arrived at a sellable idea, laminating government I-D cards. Once they had the right concept the business took off.

My brother inherited the business - both the good and bad and has shown that persistence, patience and innovation combined with tenacity and caring about your employees, vendors and customers can make a positive difference and lead to success.

Recently, my sister Wendy and her husband opened their first Yoga studio and right from the git go they are doing terrific.

I find myself excited about launching my own company, Ideas Unlimited but overwhelmed by the details. Today I went to a class on Quick Books. The instructor was great and the various functions of the application are exciting. unfortunately when it came to understanding the specific ways to operate the system the instructions went into my ears and evaporated into "blah, blah, blah." I guess I still have much to learn (smile). Happily I have talents for marketing and sales so maybe eventually it will all come together.

"Entrepreneur"

noun 1. A person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.

I have the initiative and have already accepted the risk so here goes...

To all of you who are entrepreneurs, I wish you much success.