culled from:articlecity.com
An idea can come from anywhere and at any time. It can be a perfect eureka moment in a bath tub or over a coffee mug in dining room. Every creative idea has a potential to change our lives. But not everyone has the courage to leave their comfortable and uncomplicated life to wing their imaginary ideas. Not everyone has the guts to believe in themselves and take risks.
But there are a few who take the road not taken and become entrepreneurs. They are the people who refuse to remain within rigid boundaries of stagnant careers and opportunity bucket of time. They are the people who refuse to be the prisoner of the name of the organization they work in. they are the people who refuse to look at the world the way others do. They refuse to be the part of the mad rat-race. Just mix a creative idea, labor, capital and the most important “risk”, and an entrepreneur is ready.
This is what Youth Entrepreneurship is all about!
Though entrepreneurs know no age but the youth are the most enthusiastic, creative and strong contenders to become an entrepreneur. All are well aware of the “rags-to-rich” story of Dheeru Bhai Ambani or the success of Infosys and wipro. Behind each of these efforts has been a very hard –work and strong grit. Sarath Babu, who is better known today as the “food king of India”, has witnessed a very hard journey to entrepreneurship. His mother went door to door selling idlis to educate him. To also worked really hard to get into IIM. Though he was offered seven figure salary, he turned it down to start his own Foodking catering services. He represents the new generation of youth entrepreneurs who are giving up the tempting MNC offers for the kick of being an entrepreneur.
Vijay Mahan’s life is another mystery. He is an IIT-IIM graduate. Though he could have easily been led a lavish life, but he devoted his life to addressing issues at inequality and social justice through management techniques. He proved the concept of microfinance in India through an organization called “Basix” which gives loan to rural poor. It’s because of people like him that India- home to 16 million young population can reach its target of 10 % of growth rate. It’s because of this passion that India is still surviving when public sectors are reducing day by day. Its due to their work that income and jobs are created for those who might have remained below poverty line and witnessed the harshest cruelties of life.
These examples are endless and each of them is as inspiring as the first ever entrepreneurship venture. But there may have been many unsuccessful stories, the people who put their heart and soul into it but failed.. But what is success or failure? Its all what you think it is. At least at the end of your life you can hold your head high and face yourself in the mirror and say “I did whatever my inner-voice said”. Also youth entrepreneurship is not just about money. Its not money that gives them sound sleep. It’s the inner satisfaction that “yes! I have done something in life”.
