As some of you may know, I’m back in my parents’ house for a couple of weeks. A few days ago, I ran into a friend of mine I haven’t seen for a long time. We both were in the same kindergarten school. The reason he was at my house? He’s actually my dad’s gardener.

This guy isn’t really smart. No offense, really, what I mean is that he’s not Sheldon Cooper or Albert Einstein, he didn’t go to college, and I’m not even sure he went to high school. But the thing is, this man is now an entrepreneur. Gardening is a dirty job, it’s a lot of hard and manual work, with sometimes hard work conditions (rain, hot temperatures, etc.). I have to admit something, I admire him. The fact that he is running his own company makes me have a huge respect for him.

We didn’t share a lot about his entrepreneur experience, but here some key things about entrepreneurship.

The client number of my father is number 0001. The very first one (it’s actually very weird when you see that on your bill). He gave him a chance without knowing if he was good or not. He didn’t have any experience before working at my house. The only reasons he hired him were because I knew him, and because my dad usually prefers to support local economy.

My friend is a hard worker. He does a great job. So, my father recommended him to his clients and his friends networks, so that he could have more clients to work with. This is why your network matters. It helps you grow your business.

I strongly believe that if you do a great job, there is only one issue: you succeed. And someday I’d like to be an entrepreneur.