Happy or rich? The entrepreneurship "myths"...

[Nords]

All you have to do is read two or three of D. A. Benton's books (e.g. How to Think Like a CEO: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Top Person, or Executive Charisma: Six Steps to Mastering the Art of Leadership), and you will be just as qualified as many actual CEOs.

Perhaps more qualified.

 

[Milton]

A more risk averse alternate plan is to find an existing biz that has a proven successful track record, staff, customers, supplier and customer accounts, a decent lease, and a motivated owner (health, age). Then buy it. Once you've done this, try to use the existing owner for a while and run with the status quo. Watch carefully for areas that you can improve on the way things are done and tweak the operations slowly over time so as not to upset things.

Right out of Warren Buffett's playbook.