the good and the bad of running your own business
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Good andthe
The
Badof runningyour own
Business
Hello!
A year ago I started a business
I thought it might be a good idea to share with you what I think…
The good & bad points have beenso far.
The
BADThings
1You do what???
People probably won’t understand what you are doing
People probably won’t understand what you are doing
Or WHY
Or WHY
This is something you will just have to get used to!
2A light
piggy bank
If you are starting a business just to make stacks of money…
You shouldn’tBecause you won’t!
You shouldn’tBecause you won’t!
A life of doubt3
Few things are certain or predictable when running your own business
People don’t like doubt, so they pay money and give up opportunities to avoid it.
Entrepreneurship is largely about living with doubt, as is creating just about any sort of art.
Seth Godin says
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People don’t like doubt, so they pay money and give up opportunities to avoid it.
Entrepreneurship is largely about living with doubt, as is creating just about any sort of art.
Seth Godin says
“
Just another thing you have to accept as an entrepreneur
Always on, all the time4
Work doesn’t start at 9 or end at 5
And it can be almost impossible to “Log out”
Out on your own5
Starting out can be lonely!
If you aren’t comfortable with getting work done on your own
You might want to reconsider Self-Employment
“Everything” ..dept.6
You are the Sales
You are the Marketing
You are the HR
You are the Accounting
Departments
You need to be prepared for that!
You can check out but you can never leave7
There are some things in life you cannot UNsee
Like this…
Once you have experienced the joys of running your own business, there is no returning to “normal” jobs
Of course, it is not all bad!
Exploring My Town1
I work from a home office and as a result I have been able to discover
The beauty of my local area
For example it can
be…
Great People2
You’ll meet a lot of great people along the way
Every country has a startup community, and getting involved is very rewarding
Control Over Your Time3
Not everyone works best between 9 and 5,Because we are all different
Not everyone works best between 9 and 5,Because we are all very different
Some people are early birds and some aren’t
And sometimes you just need to take a day off (and make up for it later)
When you are the boss, you work when you know you will work best(Which is rarely 9 to 5)
4Work from Anywhere
Who says that everyone works at their best in one specific building?
Maybe you get more done when you have peace and quiet and work alone…
If your job is based mainly on a computer… you can work from pretty much anywhere!
5Creating Something From Scratch
If you get satisfaction from baking a cake from scratch…
Imagine how cool it is to create your own business!!!
Constant Learning6
When you start a business you have to learn a lot… FAST
Or else you wont be around for too long!
But you will get to learn some cool stuff
And be immersed in a world of new information and ways of thinking.
Doing Work You Enjoy7
Most people don’t really like work…
Most people don’t really like work…
But it doesn’t have to be like this!
The man who loves his job never works a day in his life
Confucius said
“
Waking up every day, and really wanting to do your job is amazing
It completely overrides all the negatives
And makes it all worthwhile
So! There you have it…
Starting your own business has its good and bad points
But on balance the “Goods” win out by a long way!
So get out there and make it happen :-)
Thanks for viewing!
This presentation is based on a much more in depth blog post that can be found here
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