Many people dream of setting up a home-based business, but it takes hard work, persistence and a willingness to wait for results. If you are thinking about starting up on your own, make sure you write a list of your reasons for doing so. When the
going gets tough you can go back to your list to remind yourself of why youre doing it and to reactivate your motivation. Here are some valid reasons for going it alone. Add your own to the list.
You want to make a lot more money than you earn in your present job
With so little job security around these days, more of us are finding we have to work long hours to keep the boss happy. And if we dont toe the line, we know there are plenty of people who will be only to happy to step into our shoes. But is it worth all the hard grind, just to put
Extra money in someone elses pocket? Achieving financial freedom is high on most peoples list.
You want to get a life beyond the office
Money isnt the only important thing in life and whats the point of earning it if you dont have the chance to enjoy it? Work may play a significant role in our definition of who we are, but it certainly shouldnt be all that we are. Whilst starting up a business is very time-consuming, the ultimate goal is to create enough recurring income to give ourselves more free time. This is not possible in a job, except for a very fortunate few.
You want to sto.commuting for hours every week
Many people spend several hours a day getting to and from work. This is stressful at the best of times, but add traffic jams, overcrowded trains and bad weather and this is enough to exhaust anyone before they have even started work. Facing the same journey on the way home can lead to the inability to relax and enjoy whats left of the day.
You want a more flexible lifestyle
Deciding your own working hours will enable you to fit in many other activities which you would otherwise miss watching the kids perform in the school play or concert, taking part in a sport or other hobby, spending time with friends and relatives who are in town on holiday.
You want to cut down on childcare costs
In many families with young children, both parents are obliged to work in order to make ends meet, but often find that one of their salaries is almos.completely swallowed up by childcare costs. If one partner is working online, hours can be fitted around those of the partner working outside the home, eliminating or at least reducing the need for paid childcare.
You want to something you really enjoy
How many of us really enjoy working for an employer? The job may be exciting at first, but its all too easy to get bogged down in paperwork, boring routine tasks and office politics. You might have to do all the menial jobs when you start your own business, but the day wil.come when you can hire someone else to do them!
The final reason is really an amalgamation of the first six:
You want to take control of your life
As
Your business grows, youll find you have the power to make more decisions about how you
live your life where you live, when you take holidays, when you retire, how you spend your free time.
If you are thinking of setting up a business online, decide which reasons are most important to you, then write them in large letters on a piece of paper and stick it where youll see it every day. That way you wont lose sight of why you want to change your life.
© Waller Jamison 2006
Waller Jamison is a freelance careers advisor, university lecturer and website owner. Sign up for tips to help you get started in your first business at
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