Why be in business?

What’s the point of being in business? Make money? Prove oneself? Be less stressed? A better lifestyle? Not work for a boss anymore? (Work for a madman instead!). Are you in business because you think that you can do it better?

Amazingly, many of the 1000′s of business owners I’ve asked over the years were not really clear why they went in to business in the first place or are so caught up in the day to day busy-ness of their business they have forgotten why they are in business.

Sadly, many business owners have found that they are not making enough money, don’t have the lifestyle they want and have huge amounts of stress in their lives. Even sadder is the fact that many small business owners can see no real solutions for their circumstances.

The fact is that there are answers to every question a business owner has. Indeed I remember only one time in 20 years of consulting that we were not able to walk in to a business and find an answer or a new way of doing things that had a positive effect.

So why be in business?

My answer is simple… “To create the cashflow you need to live the lifestyle you want.” You simply need to decide what your desired lifestyle is. When you’ve done that create a plan to achieve it… And then there are no excuses (no valid ones anyway) for not going and creating it.

A few hints…

• Everything you need to know or understand is written in a book or is on the web. (If you can’t find it contact me)
• Someone else has already successfully done what you are about to do
• The only difference between you and some other successful person is how you use your mind
• You bring about what you think about, what you speak about, what you focus on, what you have feelings about
• Fear, in any of it’s many forms, is normal when change occurs
• Everyone feels fear, especially when they are changing and growing out of their past comfort zone.  It’s pushing through the fear that is the difference between success and mediocrity.

Remember, business is about achieving lifestyle for yourself. Many business owners have businesses that generate money for their lifestyle without them having to be there , and You CAN too. Begin you search and education and don’t stop until you’ve achieved it. Believe me, the journey’s worth it!