My father had an aircraft building/rebuilding business for most of my childhood. One of the earliest photos of me was me sitting on the nose cone of a BD-5 with

My father had an aircraft building/rebuilding business for most of my childhood. One of the earliest photos of me was me sitting on the nose cone of a BD-5 with a screwdriver in my hand. One of my brothers started his own business when he was 16 (I was 5 - 6) and was very successful for his age. My mother ran an upholstery business for many years and most of her family were entrepreneurs. I guess what I learned from that is a business is a series of ups and downs but at the end of the day it's always more satisfying to do your own thing. I started my first business in college and founded my first 'real' one at 25. While I don't think there's anything wrong with working for other people, I can say I'm hardwired to start new things and I'm sure my childhood had a lot to do with that.