Entrpreneur or Employee?

I've just started to read Kiyosaki's Before You Quit Your Job (about three years overdue). He raises some interesting questions as to the mindset needed to strike out on your own. He also talks about his main reason for becoming an entrepreneur... wait for it... wait for it... Freedom!

Not making it up, I swear.

So, having dived off that cliff years ago, I found it kind of fun to look at the characteristics of folks like ourselves.

Ability to take calculated risks. That's a big one. None of that if you're trying to keep a job.
Willingness to make mistakes. Almost a prerequisite if we want to learn new skills.
Desire for great wealth vs. need for a steady paycheck. No brainer there.
Desire for creation, not rote fulfillment of daily tasks.
And of course, the desire for freedom, not security.

I also found a great definition of an entrepreneur- a management style that pursues an opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.

Wow. That sums it up pretty nicely, don't you think?