On Growing Up And Entrepreneurship

Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging. But to grow up, to take responsibility for the time you take up, and the space you occupy, to honor every living person for his or her humanity, that is to grow up. -Maya Angelou

When I was a kid, I had a lot of dreams for when I grew up. 

At one point, I wanted to be a ballerina. I think every little girl who has ever seen a pink leotard and tutu has had ballerina as their life goal at some point. At other times I wanted to a lawyer, a physicist, an artist, a writer, an engineer, a baker/chef, and a scientist. The list was endless, and the possibilities seemed endless.

While some of these dreams came true, what was never explained to me as a child, or an adult for that matter, is what defines growing up. I mean, how do you know you're grown? 

As a child, I associated growing up with aging. If you were old enough to say…