Making an Entrepreneur Dream Come True

I just finished watching the Astronaut Farmer starring Billy Bob Thornton. Yes, I am kind of behind times here, but nevertheless I did watch it on my computer. In a way I feel like Farmer as he battled the many obstacles and mishaps that plagued his one man space program. What a story of triumph over impossible odds! Sure, this is just a movie, yet it is also inspirational to entrepreneurs such as me. In a way, we all embark on an unexplainable journey with ourselves and our dreams; some complete it while others fall by a wayside called discouragement. I cannot imagine any enterprise that started without the many impossibilities associated with my company. Yet, here we are.

The journey has worn me down some (I needed my corners trimmed anyways) and has shown me strength I never imagined before. The challenge of seeing a dream come to fruition is what entrepreneurship is all about. Let me say that the journey isn’t over yet, the task at hand will just get larger, as will the challenges we have yet to face. One thing is certain and that is basic to all ventures – the size of one’s dream will determine the distance of one's journey.

I have discover that starting a company with very little network support, having no industry peers to rub shoulder with, lacking impressive credentials of multiple successful startups, and having a resume that looks more like someone scraping the bottom of a barrel doesn’t trump a vision or dream or passion of an individual. It is still possible in today’s world with all its ideas of success and money for one lone person to start a company and see it succeed. It just takes passion and a never dying vision of the future. Farmer had it right. Failure is but one step closer to success.

For those who are just thinking, take a clue from Charlie Farmer -- just do it. It is better to have tried and failed then to have never tried at all and spend one’s life wonder about what could have been. It may take years (mine is on its fourth year) to see a little progress. There will be many let-downs and disappointing results that make one wonder if it will ever happen. It’ll happen. Not because of some magic or luck or wishful thinking, but because of hard work and a never dying desire to see one’s dream come true. Vision, passion, and dreams are what make an entrepreneur and not the amount of money or global status an entrepreneur may bring with them.

Bill Melendez is the Founder and Inventor of HEMS Technology and is in the process of raising capital. You can find our article on HEMS Technology here.