So, you’ve decided to go into business for
yourself to capture your part of the
“American Dream”. Now that that’s all settled where the heck do
we go
from here?
Many
people wake up each day because an alarm clock is beckoning them to
their same
old day in day out J-O-B (Just over Broke). They work the same
hours, are
in debt past their eyeballs, and all appear to have that “deer in
headlights”
look.
The
real tragedy is that these average people, you, and me, your neighbor,
can have
so much more but settle for so much less. Somewhere along the
line, we
lost our vision; we lost our hope and settled for the cards life was
dealing
us. Wait a minute! Who says so?
The
only thing that stands in the away of your achieving the American Dream
is YOU!
Think about that for a minute because it’s a powerful statement. Who is
harder
on you than you? When you stumble and fall, who will be there to
pick you
up? It had better be you because if you can’t depend upon
yourself,
you’re in BIG trouble.
Many
people I’ve known have worked the same jobs for 40 years, retired and
then died
within the first 5 years of retirement. Pretty bleak future isn’t it?
There’s
got be more than this in life so don’t let opportunities pass you buy.
As
children, we all had fantasies, we had ideas, and we had VISION!
What
chased them out of you?
I
ask you, why work for someone else, making them rich, or have a
boss
who’s literally making you ill because he’s a manager wanna be that
doesn’t
realize being a dictator is no longer acceptable, or have someone else
take
credit for your ideas because they lack the vision to have their own –
why do
it?
It
has never been easier than right now to start your own business but
like
anything else you need to think it through. What kind of business do
you want?
Where are your customers going to come from, how about customer service
issues
– are you ready to deal with people as the owner of a company?
Don’t fall
into the old trap of saying “I’m not going to be anything like my boss
or the
company I work for” This is like saying you’re not going to be
anything
like your parents and then one day you realize that silently you did!
Define
your vision. Let me say that again – DEFINE your VISION. Everyone’s got
a
dream, what’s yours? You are now asking yourself the prime number one
question
in life – What do you want to be when you grow up? Personally, I
don’t
like Oysters but, why not make the world yours? You will only be
limited
by your imagination.
Let’s
get serious for a moment. Now that you’ve defined your vision,
write it
down and expand upon it by considering the following;
• Why
do you want to go into business for yourself?
• Do you have or can you get a sustainable customer base?
• What are your start up costs going to be?
*While
relatively cheap to start up, all costs need to be
considered.
• Mentally, how we doing? Owning your own Company versus
working for
someone else is the difference between night and day and so
are some of
the people
you will be dealing with. We will touch on this further.
• Have you listed what you see your strong points as being?
Your
weak points?
• Are you prepared to step out of your “comfort” zone to make this
work?
My
friends, the list is endless but you get the idea. Earlier, I alluded
to how
you’re doing mentally and now I would like to amplify that
statement.
Regardless of how well you’re equipped, no one can do it all.
There are
literally thousands of books to help you understand ecommerce, owning
your own
business, self help and improvement and the list goes on and on.
Essentially
what I’m asking is for you to think about what you intend to do for
you.
The very thought of that sends some people into a panic because they’ve
never
given it much thought before. If you don’t find a diversion
outside of
your office environment you’ll grow stiff and those creative juices
we’re
trying to supercharge will just fizzle and your business along with it.
What
do you like to do for fun? Take a walk, ride a bike, see friends – DO
NOT cut
yourself off from the world! For me, I perform Tai Chi and
believe you
me, it helps!
Afterwards, I feel refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to take on the
world once
again but more importantly it preserves my VISION!
The
worst thing you can do is to loose your identity in your business. Keep
it you
but keep it separate. Remember, we’re looking to fulfill a dream and
create a
lifestyle for ourselves free of the burdens we’re so desperately moving
away
from.
About The Author
Chas is a Home Based Business Owner,
Motivational Writer, and an Independent
SFI Marketing Representative and may be reached at;
http://work-from-home-make-extra-income.com
or
brothec@msn.com
