A chair or coffee table to support you. Of course, after that first step you'll fall down - most likely straight back on your butt - then pause while you decide if it's something to cry about, then cry. Mom will come running - although she should have been there supervising.

You'll keep using the furniture to raise yourself off the ground. At first you will hold the furniture as you move - so your range of momement will be limited. But as you gain more confidence - because you have been having small successes - you will let go of the armchair and try to walk across the room by yourself. Even if you only make two steps before falling, everyone who was there (mom for starters - although in this day an age it would probably be the daycare worker, which is sad) will be happy.

A few more tries and you'll be across the room. You will have learned a skill that will aid you for the rest of your life. A skill that will enable you to just up and go wherever you want to, whenever you want to. You will have learned to walk (the art of the Controlled Fall).

To translate your early baby days of childhood into the world of the entreprenuer...

You will need a REASON to become an entrepreneur.

Then, once you begin, you will fall. Hopefully, you have people who can support you. If not, if all they will do is ridicule you, then you will need to be extra thick skinned. But hey, your REASON should help you here.

You will also need IDEAS on the opportunities out there. And preferably, proven ideas, though any idea will do.

You can try and get these ideas yourself - or - you can allow others to present you with the ideas they find. In this regard, you should be reading The Great Ideas Letter.

You will need to be able to drive yourself. To drive yourself to such an extent you overcome obstacles in your way. For more on this, see The Success Report.

Sure there is FOCUS and PERSISTANCE, but these are RESULTS. Something else causes you to have focus and persistance. Again, see The Success Report.

As for habits, charateristics or principles...

Get Up Early: I am not aware of any successful person who "sleeps in." They are up at 6 a.m., 5 a.m. or earlier! No sleeping until midday - sleeping half the day away is the trait of someone who has given up and finds it easier to hide from the world in sleep.

Pro-Active: They do not wait for things to happen to them and then react to those things. They act first.

ASK: They ASK for what they want. If they want a discount, they ask for one. If they want someone's help on a project (a joint venture), they ASK. If they want to know something, they ASK someone who can provide the answer... or ASK many people until they find the person who knows the answer.

Individual: While Tony Robbins™ is telling everyone to "model" themselves after someone else, successful people "model" themselves after no-one. They don't care about your opinion of them because they

TAKE ACTION to get what they want. And they know your opinion is not based on experience so means nothing.

Multiple Streams of Income: They try to generate income from multiple sources - either from multiple businesses or multiple elements within the one business. For a more indepth discussion on this, get your own FREE copy of The Multiple Streams of Income Report by sending a blank email to [email protected]

Keep Their Word: If they say they are going to do something, they do it. They do NOT suffer from "lack of follow through." If they quote a price, they will honor that price even if it was in error (sure they may ASK to re-negotiate, but will honor it if re-negotiation is not possible).

Do the right thing: They do the right thing because it is the right thing to do. Chasing the almighty dollar does not over-ride honest dealings.

Think Differently: They do NOT think like an employee. This is hard to explain fully but is related to their view on RISK and SECURITY. Having a business and being in control of their own income is more SECURE in their mind than having a JOB. Unless you have this entrepreneurial thinking you will find it hard to imagine how this thinking is possible.

You want to start your own venture but find something is lacking?

This is not surprising considering you have spent your life inured in the school system which is designed to turn you into a good little workerbee drone. You have a lot of progaming to overcome.

What would your parents think?
What would your friends think?

Successful people don't care. They don't do things based on what someone else will think, they do them because THEY WANT TO.

Being 22, you might not be able to fully grasp this. You may still be doing things because your friends do. Whether it's the types of music you like, movies you see, clothes you wear, places you go, or even the way you think about certain elements - politics, for instance.

Answer me this: Why do you want to start your own venture?

Michael Ross