MY ENTREPRENEUR'S CREDO

THE ENTREPRENEUR’S CREDO
By Ernie Delfin

“ I do not choose to be a common man,

It is my right to be uncommon… if I can,

I seek opportunity … not security.

I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled

And dulled by having the state look after me

I want to take calculated risks;

to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.

I refuse to barter incentive for a dole;

I prefer the challenges of life
to the guaranteed existence;

the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence

nor my dignity for a handout.

I will never cower before any master
nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect.

Proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself,

To enjoy the benefit of my creations

And face the world boldly and say”

This, with God’s help, I have done, All this is what it

means to be an “ENTREPRENEUR.”