Are You Born an Entrepreneur? Or can you learn it?

Some people seem to have an innate talent for entrepreneurship, while others discover it along the way. Everyone can do it, but it's not self-evident and certainly doesn't come out of nowhere. The most important thing is that you do what feels right to you. This often stems from passion or curiosity. If you can make that your work, you're definitely on the right track.

From a young age, I came into contact with computers at home. It was practically spoon-fed to me. I was about seven years old when I assembled my first working computer. That moment felt like magic.

But it wasn't until I was a snotty fourteen-year-old that I took my first steps into entrepreneurship. My dream was to own a computer shop, but until then I had to do it my way. With my little bike, I went around to people to "fix" computers, solve hardware and software problems, and assemble new computers.

Sometimes I even explained software packages that I had never seen myself. Most people had little technical knowledge, we're talking about the mid '90s here, when not many people worked with computers yet. But you could really ask me anything. And if I didn't know it right away, I would figure it out and provide a solution later.

I'm introverted, much more so in the past than now, I've worked on that. But when it came to computers, you couldn't stop me. My mouth wouldn't stay still. It didn't matter to me whether people were two, three, or even four times older than myself. They hung on my every word when I explained something. "How can you know so much at that age, and about computers no less?" was a comment I often received.

You're never too young or too old to learn something new or start a business. My journey takes place in the world of computers, but that doesn't matter much. What matters is that you find that one passion for which you want to go the extra mile, something that gives you energy. Then the rest comes naturally and it doesn't feel like a job.

That computer shop never materialized. Instead, my path evolved toward software development, and that's okay. The most important thing is that you have a goal. Along the way, you sometimes encounter things that change your path, in positive or negative ways. Then it's crucial to adjust course in time, so that you keep moving in the direction of your true goal.

A wise person once said: "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."