The path of the entrepreneur
In this section you will be able to learn the needs and problems of entrepreneurs depending on the stage of development of their own business. After researching this path, you will be able to better understand what stage of development of your own business you are at.
If you see yourself at a certain stage — know that it is not accidental and you are moving in the right direction.
Steve Jobs
All entrepreneurs go through the same challenges.
A very interesting analogy can be drawn with the famous Hero Journey tool. This tool was created by Joseph Campbell and later adapted by Christopher Vogler.
Joseph Campbell is an American mythology researcher. With his book «A Hero with a Thousand Faces», according to George Lucas, he was the inspiration behind the Star Wars movie. Christopher Vogler is a Hollywood producer and author of the Screenwriting Guide.
We believe that the path of the Hero partially reflects the path of the entrepreneur.
The usual world
The Hero lives here before his new story begins.
A call to adventure
The Hero's adventure begins when he faces a challenge. There is something that disturbs the comfort of the familiar world of the Hero.
Refusal of the call
Although the Hero may seek to accept the challenge, at this stage he will have many fears that will have to be overcome. It is often a struggle with oneself.
Meeting with a mentor
At this crucial moment, when the Hero desperately needs mentoring, he meets a mentor. He gives him wise advice, practical training and self-confidence. The mentor dispels the doubts and fears of the Hero, gives him strength and courage.
Crossing the threshold
Now the Hero is ready to act. He will cross the threshold between the world he is familiar with and the world he does not know. He starts doing something for the first time in his life. Or something really scary. But this is the right decision.
Tests, allies, enemies
Outside comfort zone, the Hero faces an increasingly difficult series of challenges that test him in different ways. These can be physical obstacles or people that hinder his progress. The hero must overcome every challenge on the way to his ultimate goal. The hero needs to find out who can be trusted and who can't. This is the stage when his skills are tested.
Hike to the deepest cave
This may be an internal conflict that the Hero has not had to face so far. As the Hero approaches the cave, he must make the final preparations before making this leap into the great unknown. On the threshold of the most secret cave, the Hero may once again face some doubts and fears that first arose after his call for adventure.
Tests
The Hero must use all his skills and experience gathered on the way to the deepest cave to overcome his most difficult challenge. This is the most important moment in the story of the Hero. Everything dear to him is at stake.
Reward (capture of the sword)
After overcoming his greatest personal challenge, the Hero becomes a stronger person. And often receives a reward — more knowledge or insight. The hero must quickly postpone the festivities and prepare for the last part of his journey.
The way back
Now the Hero must return home with his reward. But the Hero's journey is not over yet. The moment before the Hero begins the last stage of his journey, maybe the moment when he must choose between a personal goal and a higher cause.
Resurrection
This is the culmination in which the Hero has the last and most dangerous battle. In the end, the Hero will succeed and come out of the battle purified and revived.
Сome back as a hero
This is the final stage of the Hero's journey, in which he returns home as a changed person. He learned many things, faced many terrible dangers, but now he hopes for a new life.