If you have a service to provide to the public or for the public, you have a business. The better job you do, the more your business grows by word of mouth. Peter Lik is an example of a self-employed entrepreneur who has mastered his craft and his business thereby earning the title of a master photographer as well as the most wanted photographer in the world.
Of course like all business, he didn’t hit the ground running. Every person who demands more of themselves to be greater and leave behind a legacy faces many trials. The difference in a winner is when trials come, they push through them and do not quit.