I remember a time when people would ask me why I didn’t start my own business. I would tell them that having a business is very difficult, and I didn’t think I was cut out for it. Since the age of 15, I have always worked for someone else, and in a few cases, I have worked for small business owners. I always admired the fact that they called the shots by owning their own business. And often, I thought all business owners were rich; sometimes they were just making ends meet. I also learned that some who work for themselves are not cut out to work for others. As a former employee of many companies, many of them Fortune 500 companies, I enjoyed having paid vacations, weekends off, sick leave, health care insurance, a 401K, and pensions. When you work for yourself, you are not afforded those perks. I have been an entrepreneur for almost 4 years, and I have never worked so hard. It feels like I’m working 7 days a week, and I guess that is because I am. Just recently, I actually put a schedule on paper. Why it took me so long to create a schedule, I don’t know. I have been learning as I go, and there is a lot to learn. Believe it or not, I recently thought about going back to work—not full-time, but maybe a part-time job. That is when I said to myself, you need to tweak your business and make a schedule. As a reseller, there is a lot of money to be made, and I enjoy what I am doing. I have been watching friends who are in the same business as myself and having conversations to see what I can learn from them. In short, always ask questions of people who are in a similar business or working for themselves to see what works best for them. Why bump your head if you don’t have to?
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