There are some days you just gotta wonder, what really is so great about being an entrepreneur? Long hours, for many low pay and little to no free time.

So why do we do it?

What keeps us getting up in the morning and moving forward to the next client, proposal or project?

Most of the time I am thrilled to be in the position I am now but when there are days when the deadline is looming or their are a million tasks coming into my inbox that I start wondering.

Then I come across something like this and once again I am reminded, how cool it is to own my own business, to be working on my part of the American dream.

Shine – A Big Film About Small Business

This film is being put together by the founder of Biznik, talking to entrepreneurs from around the globe about owning your owns business and the impact it has on both the world around you and on You!

One of the quotes in the movie trailer is:

“Be the change you want to be in the world ( Ghandi ) and I think that is what entrepreneurs are all about”.

What an awesome way to think about my business and why I am doing this work. I had to stop and think about that for a moment and digest it and realize how powerful that statement really was.

From the Mom & Pop store around the corner to the guy who drives the ice cream truck each summer, most of us are doing what we do because we love it. We love the challenges, the joy, the heartache (okay maybe not so much that part…), the journey of being an entrepreneur and the differences we can make in the lives of our colleagues, peers, family, friends and neighborhood.

How powerful is that?