Being an entrepreneur can be an isolating gig, but as we enter a month that orbits around gratitude, it is important to remember there is a lot for entrepreneurs to be thankful for as well.

Flexibility Go on Glass Door, Indeed, or any job hunting website, and you’ll see tons of companies bragging about how “flexible” they are. Flexible hours, work from home opportunities, etc. It makes send why they tout this, flexibility equals freedom. But we all know that the way to true freedom and flexibility is entrepreneurship. It may not be easy, but it is the surest way to create and sustain true flexibility in your schedule and your life.

Choosing your tribe We spend our youth in school with others who we may or may not like because we have to. Then when we get older, and we spend our work time with others who we may or may not like because we are paid to. But when you are an entrepreneur, you have the freedom and empowerment to choose and build your tribe. As we get older, there is a lot of talk about your chosen family and entrepreneurs have the gift of curating that family through friends, employees, and the fellow entrepreneurs who lift you as you climb.

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