The struggle of Entrepreneurship!

Have you ever thought to yourself, I think I should be an entrepreneur!!....or should I? Well this is the battle that goes in everyone’s minds when it comes to leaving their own comfort zone. This is the zone that everyone loves being in and what everyone is used to. This is why even though most people want to work for themselves they never will, because that comfort zone that they are in is soooooo comforting and secure that anything else would be a bit awkward and stressful. But some of you have made that move and I congratulate you!!

The ones still working for someone else’s dreams well I congratulate you too!! Because you could always be unemployed then you have nothing to bring you that security in your life at all. But this blog is for all of those entrepreneurs out there and the struggle you will go through. Even if you are the best at what you do, every day will bring its own struggle its own strife at times. To answer most people’s questions, yes you will feel like quitting, yes you will work long and very unorthodox hours.

This is the name of the game in the business world, but think about what accomplishment you will feel at the end of the day. Knowing that you made the change in your families lives, knowing that not because of someone else and their dream were you able to answer your dreams. You did it! You made it happen! (Yes, we can still have employees and say we did it, don’t get technical on me people.) Because you stepped out of that comfort zone you made this day come and you conquered it. Okay enough of the rah rah now down to the brass tax of the matter.

What struggles will you see in your quest to achieving greatness with your own business? You will see low profits or sales in months, you will see that some employees or contractors were not meant for that business. You will see some of your family does not support your “reckless” decision of being a business owner. You will see some of your friends avoid you because they think you will constantly try to “sell” them on your ideas. You will feel you are the only one doing all the work and others do not work as long as hours as you do.

So, let’s start with the first one and go from there, yes you will have low sales and profits every now and then. Get over it people! It is business, and if you do not like what you see then do something about it and change your path. This is your own business remember? You get to decide how much you want to make that month and how much work will get done. Next you will see some employees or contractors are not made for the business or they are not a good match for your company. This will happen no maybe it will happen, no what if it happens.

It will happen it just depends on the time frame that it takes to happen, that will decide when it will happen. Sadly, this is a part of owning your own company and some people will not have the same goals and dreams that you do. But remember to sell the dream that you have to new additions to your company. Let them in your mind so they can see the dream you have, let them know if you are an innovative leader and is that innovation set to be applied to your company. This will help them in having confidence in your decisions and in your company.

Remember that a lot of people do not like change, we went over this with the comfort zone of other people. So, tread lightly when it comes to change, let them know you are bettering the company. But making changes and then changing back to make another change and another change, this is when it gets nerve racking to people. So be easy on that and you will make it. Next you have that your family does not support you in your “reckless” decision of being a business owner. Yep that is a part of life right there, not just in the business world but in life in general.

There will be people out there that does not support your dreams and goals just like employees but unlike employees your family can freely be fired………….. LOL just kidding everyone. Do not fire your family, do not get upset with them either. Tell them that you accept their opinion and you appreciate their opinion, but this is your decision and feel free to watch as you triumph over the monotonous nine to five schedule of the world. There are many people that do not know that at the turn of the century in the early 1900’s ninety percent of the population were entrepreneurs and business owners with only ten percent of the population working for a bigger corporation. After World War II this ratio started to change and in the present business world.

The ratio has now changed to ninety percent of the population works for bigger corporations and ten percent being entrepreneurs and business owners. So, from this ratio you can understand why some people believe it to be a “reckless” decision. So, what do you do when friends avoid you like an ex-girlfriend or an ex-boyfriend? LOL I love it when this happens, guess what? You cannot do anything about it, just let time take its course and no worries about it. They will come around and see that you are not an old school used car sales person, following them around in their life until they buy from you. BUY!!! BUY BUY!!!!....................I mean seriously people?

You think everyone in sales has time like that? You always get that urge to tell that person, GET OVER YOURSELF!!!! But have that professionalism in your life, have some tact, compose yourself and say nicely…………….I understand why you feel this way, but know I am not going anywhere, this is my decision and I would love to have your support. If you do not want to support me at this time that is okay and I accept that, you are a dear friend and I will keep you that way. Guess what? Down the road they will start to support you because you were a person of your word and let them come around when they were ready.

Last but never least…………you feel like you are the only one doing the work, you are the only one putting in some crazy time at the office. This is a part of the business, everyone is made different and puts time into their work day on their schedule (hint: this is why people got into business on their own, because before they had someone telling them what to do and now they get to decide…) You can be a total different person when it comes to how long you want to work that day. You get to decide, so let them decide on their own as well. If they are an independent contractor and you are in sales, you see that they are not selling enough.

Then hire more people, you don’t pay them hourly anyways. If you are a realtor and you are not selling enough houses to pay all your bills, then list more, sell more, show more. Who cares if someone else does not work as much as you, they might not have the same goals you do in your life. This is okay and if you have seen something about all the struggles that you will see in the business world have something in common. What is it you ask? The answer is………………..You! You are and can be your own worst enemy.

You can stand in the way of your own progress by how your mind is programmed. So, reprogram yourself, know that everyone is made different, if you want to help people see your end game. Then share it with them and let them see the goal you want to achieve. Communication is key, yes just like a relationship, because this is exactly that everyone. It’s a business relationship!!! Thanks for reading! Comment below, I would love to hear what you think and share some of your experiences!