Entrepreneurs often dream of a fast-paced, highly profitable business that is so successful that it practically runs itself. They begin to think of their future business success like a luxury car, fresh off the assembly line, fully loaded with the best features, and an engine so powerful and efficient, you can hardly hear it hum. They imagine themselves, the business owner, as a highly-skilled driver, able to outmaneuver any competition that comes their way, shattering records as they go.

While it is possible, over many years and decades of practice, to self-teach oneself an entrepreneurial skillset, very few of us have the nerves, persistence, and financial reserves to make it through to the other side of success. In fact, according to a recent Gallop Poll, roughly 50% of all businesses fail in the first five years. After ten years, says the US Small Business Administration, only 1/3 of all new businesses are still in the business.