If the issue of personal problem rises, we are almost always in a mess. For instance, the financial crisis which erupted in the US had hardly left a consumer who was not in the grip of debts. As soon as the consumers learnt about their financial deficiencies they became anxious; for some it was the end of the road almost. Although, many citizens could experience some relief with the help of debt management services, there was an excessive lack of courage amongst them. Contrary to this, if you look at some of the great people like Steve Jobs for instance, you will know that personal tragedies cannot be a deterrent in the way of success. He was fired from the same organization that he founded but years later was called back to the job when the company was in the verge of disaster. However, in the meantime, he must have pioneered a number of projects to keep away the depression of being forced to quit the mother company. Many of us spend an entire lifetime in deciding about our goals without taking any serious step to convert them into reality. On the other hand, the entrepreneurs will chase their dreams till they will get the taste of success. What better example can we get about this attitude other than the founders of Google? Larry Page and Sergey Grin have surrendered their degrees of Stanford University, maxed out their credit cards and vacated their bank accounts to start their new company. With the treasure of their own ideas and a determination to succeed they have probably given up on those things of life which we all strive to get. They could visualize their dreams much before we could see the formation of Google. Therefore, the lesson we should learn from them is to compromise some in order to achieve the best. Sometimes the best things in life cannot take you to the place where your efforts may take you to. Often when we think about starting a new business or project, but according to great entrepreneurs, this is a wrong way to pursue your dreams. The founder of the famous e-Bay can bear a testimony to the fact. Pierre Omidyar was a software developer with no significant knowledge of the corporate strategies and the business ideas. However, with the expansion of e-Bay, Meg Whitman was brought in to run the business successfully. The basic problem with a majority of people is that they are not able to control their splurging habits but true success can be achieved by being frugal as well; at least that is what has been exemplified by the founder of Mint.com Aaron Patzer.
There are a lot of things that you can learn from the lives of the great entrepreneurs but one thing is common which is not to get petrified by failures. Also it is important to be relentless about your dreams and have your focus on them.