Exclude the "well known few" from the list of successful entrepreneurs and you still have a list of people that is quite large. I am very fortunate I did not l

Exclude the "well known few" from the list of successful entrepreneurs and you still have a list of people that is quite large. I am very fortunate I did not listen to anyone who told me their opinion when I was preparing to drop out of college some 5 years ago. As difficult as it was to do back then, the choices I have to make to run my company and keep my employees employed make that one decision appear pathetically simple and obvious. Being an entrepreneur is about making decisions for yourself because no one else can tell you what to do (and once you become successful everyone will have an their opinions of what you should do.) If you are incapable about making challenging decisions to run your own life you are not going to be a successful entrepreneur and you should listen to what other people tell you.