People choose to start-up or open a new business for several reasons. Here are a few, see if any of these resonate with you:
- You are creative and love the process of creating something out of nothing
- You love a challenge and want to prove, either to yourself or others, that ‘it can be done’
- You like having autonomy, setting your own schedule and being your own boss
- You produce more than the ‘average’ so you want and expect to earn more because of that
- You have an image of the life and/or lifestyle you want and think owning your own business is the key to achieving it
So you decide to start a business. You are excited about your new venture and feel like you can conquer the world. Then you get a taste of reality and it’s not quite what you had imagined. It tends to look something like this:
- You discover that you’re spending a majority of your time on tasks you don’t enjoy, instead of doing what you love (the work you are passionate about)
- You discover that getting the ‘right amount of business’ is illusive. Your sales are either under what you had hoped and you worry about lack of income or your business ‘has taken off’ and you can’t keep up with the demand
- You try to keep costs down by doing everything yourself, yet you realize that this is running you ragged. Your business is now running you and time off seems unthinkable
Now what? You’ve made the financial investment, your plans are in place, you’ve taken a leap of faith, and you really do want to succeed. But, you don’t want to be miserable or give up your quality of life in the process.
Having owned several successful businesses of my own businesses, I’ve learned a lot over the years. My goal is to share with you how you can stay balanced and enjoy your journey. I will be posting more tips in the near future.
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