(Please Buckle Up If That’s What You’ve Been Led To Believe!)
At very first glance being in charge definitely does seem like the ideal situation, does it not? Afterall you’re finally in charge. And you’re the shot caller. Major congrats entrepreneur. You’ve definitely made it.
And you’ve finally arrived, correct? But suddenly the true reality of the overall situation you find yourself in sets in, right? 😀 Now when things don’t get done. Or done get done on time. It becomes the full or part responsibility of the man or woman staring back at you/us in the mirror, right?
Are You Sure You Appreciate What Being The Boss Truly Means?
Sure based on the featured image above. Being the final or ultimate shot caller does seem incredibly sexy, doesn’t it? But ask any profit seeking small business owner or service provider about all the little details they have to constantly stay on top of.
(Especially in the beginning. When They Were initially starting out.) Which they or you/us hadn’t anticipated in the least. 😀 But now you/we suddenly find ourselves having to deal with as best you/we possibly can.
Sure you can and definitely should hire and or outsource certain tasks. The immediate challenge quickly becomes. So how do you go about attracting and hiring an extremely good talent? Where do you go to consistently find them?
And “what” happens if and when they demand more?
A.) Money. B. ) Or much better benefits. 3.) Or a much bigger stake in your company etc. Or what happens if you really do need to expand. But you’re not really sure how to go about doing it.
You Know From Real World Experience Being A Successful Entrepreneur Takes More Than Just Having A Dream!
You plan, plan and plan some more, correct? Suddenly there’s a totally unexpected down turn in the overall economy. And your customer/client base shrinks just a little. both traditional or non traditional ad/promotional costs steadily creep up.
And your overall revenues take a temporary or prolonged dip. Key personnel either quit or resign. Or they go off and start their own venture. 😀 Traditional financing sources either temporarily dry up. Or they’re simply no longer as viable as they used to be.
Other totally unexpected costs go up. New far better financed and managed competitors enter your market. New regulations are suddenly put in to affect.
Vendors unexpectedly go out of business. Your website isn’t or doesn’t work correctly. 😀 Plugins are properly updated by the developers. 😀 (That one’s always fun to deal with.)
You Definitely Have More Than Enough Potentially Harmful Stress To Deal With In Your Entrepreneurial Ventures! (You Don’t Need It In Your Home Life Too!)
Being a successful entrepreneur is definitely no cake walk, is it? Neither is successfully balancing your home life either. Whether you have small kids or grand kids. Or you’re single, happily married or living with your significant other etc.
You and I can’t simply be laser focused on business 100% of the time, right? And you definitely can’t or shouldn’t neglect your kids, spouse, live in significant other or whatever.
You/we definitely need some sort of balance, agreed? If not things tend to quickly get even more chaotic. (Have you noticed this all too common occurrence as well? :-D)
No matter how you and I slice it entrepreneur. Being in charge is definitely all about strictly or constantly having fun. Don’t you agree?
It’s Definitely Okay To Have Fun! (But Your Main Purpose Is To Serve Your Customer Base! (So You Can Consistently Earn A Profit!)
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