** My Own Business **
My own business - how many times have you wished that for
yourself?
How many times have you heard friends and contacts express the
desire?
How many do you know that have actually gone ahead and done it?
Some wish it, some talk about it, very few do it.
Despite this I'm encouraged because I sense there is now a great
entrepreneurial spirit about which springs from the availability
of computers and the internet.
These two tools, which is all they are, are making it possible
for those with imagination to create products and services which
they offer to a huge and growing market using the internet. I
come across more and more people who, when asked, "what they
do?" respond "I have my own business".
These businesses are mostly linked to IT, software or are so
called conventional businesses using the internet as part of
their marketing strategy.
People with their own businesses are special because they have
taken action to be able to fulfil the desire to 'have my own
business'.
When I established my business it was the culmination of a life-
long desire. I now look on all that went before, learning,
acquiring skills and experience, 'climbing the corporate
ladder', as preparation for when I decided to start consulting
and launch my own business.
What are the characteristics that we possess which make us go on
to 'do our own thing'?
Clearly this is a big question with many answers. I have tried
to boil it down and suspect there are just 4 key characteristics.
1 A desire to be in charge of your own life.
We are people who like to be in control. Confident in our own
abilities, full of energy and determination.
In my case I know I had difficulty playing the corporate game. I
hated the politics, which just disappeared when I founded my own
business.
I was now making decisions about my life. Not some corporate
grey suit.
2 A love of succeeding.
We love getting out there and making things happen, enjoy mixing
with other people and thrive on learning and growing as people.
We love the sense of achievement, even sometimes in small tasks
well done.
3 Love helping people.
In helping ourselves we are keen to help others. The buzz gained
from 'doing a good job' which leaves the client totally
satisfied has to mean as much as any other reward.
You get this sense of achievement because you are close to your
clients. You also get more freedom to just help others. People
come to you for help and advice. What a great compliment!
4 Desire for a great lifestyle.
Working from home, setting your own programs and timetables
while gaining real satisfaction from working in 'my own
business'.
Spending more time with family and friends and not having to
spend time climbing the 'corporate ladder' is simply great.
Walking from my office on a Friday afternoon is better than a
forty odd mile drive in Friday traffic. Only possible because I
have my own business.
I have written before about some of these satisfactions. If you
are thinking about it, great, work it out and when you know you
can make a go of it do it.
If you already have your own business, no matter how small you
will already know the satisfaction that comes from 'having my
own business'.
Tip The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.
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