You love working on your own<\/strong><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
If you love the idea of being your own boss, then go for it!<\/p>\n
Keep in mind that being your own boss isn\u2019t all fun and games. Yes, you do get to decide what to focus on, whom to work with or not and when you get a day off, but there are downsides too and you should consider them carefully.<\/p>\n
The biggest downside is that the responsibility is all on your shoulders, the success of your business depends solely on you and unless you work hard (and smart too) there\u2019s no sure paycheck at the end of the month.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re okay with all that, then you\u2019ve got what it takes to be an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n
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Now let\u2019s consider when it may not be such a good idea!<\/h4>\n
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It\u2019s not a good idea if:<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#353640″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_3_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”justify” max_width=”1120px” module_alignment=”center” text_text_align=”justify” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
It’s a fairly recent hobby\/ interest<\/strong><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
This happens all the time!<\/p>\n
Roughly, this is how the story goes: you discover a new interest (let’s say yoga), become very passionate about it, practice it for a few months and then decide it\u2019s your call, you must become a yoga teacher!<\/p>\n
Then you start hitting one roadblock after the other, because you hadn\u2019t considered you needed a certification and that\u2019s so much work, right!?;because there are people who have been doing that for decades, so competition is fierce; because you enjoyed it until it was a hobby and you could choose when to do it, but now that it is your job it\u2019s not so fun anymore; or because now that you\u2019re a professional you need to deal with sales, marketing and clients!<\/p>\n
And guess what? That\u2019s not easy at all!<\/p>\n
So, before you go ahead and turn your latest crush into a forever business, take a moment to think about all that and wait at least a couple of years to see if you\u2019re still into it.
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It’s more about you than about your passion<\/strong><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
You may not want to hear this, but I would do you a disservice if I didn\u2019t mention it.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re thinking of starting your business for one of the following reasons, please don\u2019t.<\/p>\n
You want to be famous, popular or successful (whatever that means to you); you want to be\u00a0 the expert or “guru”, you desire praise, recognition or attention; you\u2019re looking for a come back after a failure; you want to copy or one up a successful friend or peer.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re still here reading, it means you\u2019re a reasonable person (whoever left after reading this paragraph probably needed to read it and shouldn\u2019t start a business anyway), so I hope you\u2019ll reflect on the reason(s) why you want to go from amateur to professional.<\/p>\n
Remember that your business should be about your passion, the service or product you offer and not about you.
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