My first serious entrepreneurial venture failed - a software program my friend and I created for a market that didn't exist. If I didn't have positive feedback and support from my family at the time, I might not have gained the confidence to pursue another idea. I later learned that this experience with failure, and what I learned from it, was actually as important to investors than successes I might have also had. I've attached a picture of one of my favourite quotes that illustrates this.

I am an entrepreneur, and I better not forget that.

For young entrepreneurs, there is a natural instinct to strive for better, to drive forward and defy odds; to build; to create. But the emotional "roller-coaster" of successes and failures are not something that can be easily communicated. So most young entrepreneurs are lonely in their struggle to understand their own qualities and what makes them tick. I followed my instinct - blindly at times, skinning my knees, creating havoc and restoring order. Every mistake was worth it. And the mistakes I have yet to make will be worth it as well, as I learn lessons in years to come. That's the challenge. Staying on the path as it tries so desperately to shake you off. And now as I reach my "golden years" of being a young entrepreneur I am able to reflect on the scars and accolades, and strive forward to the next challenge. I am an entrepreneur, and I better not forget that.

Idea submitted by Gavin:
http://feedback.tigweb.org/forums/244065-mindset/suggestions/5637198-i-am-an-entrepreneur-and-i-better-not-forget-that