Go to school. Read a book. Read 10 books. Talk to friends. Get a part-time job at a small business. Get a part-time job in a completely different industry. Find someone who has done what you want to do and volunteer to work for free in return for the opportunity to learn. Does that seem too hard? Like too big of a price to pay? Or simply not fair? Then accept you will never have the skills and stop complaining. Skills and knowledge are earned, not given. 8. I can't think of a great idea. Dreaming up something new is really, really hard. Reacting to something that already exists is really, really easy. Walk around and start complaining (to yourself). You'll see tons of problems that require solutions. Those solutions are ideas. Or walk around your business and start complaining. There are tons of problems you can address. "New" is hard to imagine. "Better" is much easier. Again, most companies are built on "better," not on "new." 9. I can't take that risk. Any risk you take today is a risk you can recover from. In time you can overcome almost any setback, stumble, or failure, and emerge stronger and smarter and better equipped to succeed the next time. If you never try all you will be is regretful: When you're old and grey and "done" you'll have to look back on your life and think, "I wonder what might have happened if I had only..." Do this instead. Do