Before we get started, let's get one thing straight - YOU ARE BORN WITH IT. Passion, thirst, risk-taking, innovation, intelligence, and so many other variables that make up a successful entrepreneur, cannot be taught.

Some points to get started to become an entrepreneur

Planning: A business plan is essential for anyone who is trying to start any type of business! They're not just for obtaining financing and shouldn't be put onto a shelf once they are complete. It's a tool that a business owner can use to help guide them in the right direction for their business.

Discipline: Someone who wants to become an entrepreneur should be sure they have the self discipline and work ethic before proceeding.

Work Harder: Anyone can become an entrepreneur, just be prepared to work harder than anyone.

Good Mentor: Finding a good mentor will save you blood, sweat and tears. Seek out someone you admire and ask. You'll be surprised at how generous great entrepreneurs can be with their time!

Seminars & Conferences: Someone who wants to become an entrepreneur should attend as many relevant seminars and conferences as possible, to form a network of valuable relationships.

Plan Less, Act More: Stop planning, start acting. You'll make mistakes along the way, but eventually you'll figure out the solutions that work for you and your business.

Essence: You should have a passion for the essence of the business you want to start and you MUST be able to preserver through the ups and downs associated with starting a business.

Start Part-Time: If you can't make money part-time, you can't make money full-time, so if you have a family to support-DON'T quit your job to start your first venture. Run it part-time and learn all you can about marketing and running a business, and make the shift when the time is right.

Read A Lot: Someone who wants to become an entrepreneur should read everything she can get her hands on regarding becoming an entrepreneur: starting and growing a business, creativity, financial how-tos, and more. While formal education is wonderful, many of the world's wealthiest people have been self-made. And self-educated is often better than formally educated.

Motivation From The Inside: To become an entrepreneur, train yourself to be self-disciplined and intrinsically motivated. Get up an hour or two early to each day to work towards a goal or work towards finishing a constructive project for a set-time each night after dinner, especially when you don't want to. Set challenging goals, break them down into small tasks, meet them, and reward yourself quietly with something simple when the big goal is met. Do not look to your spouse or a friend to pat you on the back.

Give It 2 Years: Whatever field you are interested in, work in that field for at least 2 years. This allows you to see the cycles from the inside.

However, a strong desire to start a business, combined with a good idea, careful planning, and hard work, can lead to a very engaging and profitable endeavour.