Affiliate Bones

Let's face it: entrepreneurial life can be risky business!

More often than not, it's your money on the line – and it's up to you alone to ensure that everything is being done to keep the business afloat.

On the flip side, being employed by a large corporation can provide great stability – at the cost of some of your personal freedom.

There is no one correct way to live your life, and your preference will be based on your situation, lifestyle, and personality.

Would you rather take the risk and be your own boss, or work for someone else?

We recently dealt with a client who was a limousine driver.

Before coming to us, he had been working for 25 years… And never had a single customer.

We thought it was a shame – spending all that time, and having nothing to chauffeur it ;)

Feeling like there's not enough of you to go around?

This is a common problem for entrepreneurs.

So many phone calls, meetings, emails, lunches, and more – there's hardly any time to get any real work done!

And when you finally do get crackin’ away – buzz buzz – another incoming message.

It’s all too much.

So try to make yourself less available.

Schedule yourself time to respond to emails, messages, voicemails, and whatever other communications are bogging you down.

Leave this to once or twice a day.

You’ll quickly see how much more you can get done, and that overwhelming feeling will disappear in no time :)

Entrepreneurial authenticity or business BS?

20% of small businesses fail during their first year.

Many of you will know that running your own business is a unique experience – all the responsibility while having nobody there to make sure you’re on top of it.

So, this is for all those self-employed rockstars out there:

What is the hardest part about being self employed?

“I want to speak to the manager” – What if I told you… I AM the manager???

[The best part about being self employed is ______]

The best part about starting your own business is having no boss breathing down your neck!

The tricky thing about being self-employed is that it feels like there's always more you could be doing, and that your business could always be doing better.

Knowing that we all get by with a little help from our friends, you consider looking for some professional advice.

Then you are faced with a question:

Should I go with business coaching, or business counseling?

And what is the difference anyways?

While a business coach may give you advice and insight into the inner workings of your business, they will be far less focused on the specifics of your operation than on your personal growth as a businessperson.

The point of business coaching is to show you how to break free from the personal chains that keep you from achieving greater levels of success, so you can acquire the skills necessary for prosperity in whatever business venture you may pursue.

A business consultant on the other hand is meant to bring his or her expertise to the table – to analyze the specifics of your operation and provide you with advice on how to eliminate problems and increase revenue.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

The choice is yours ;)

There is no feeling more satisfying than a job well done, on your own terms.

Being self employed, you get to decide what work you do, and perhaps more importantly, who you do it with.

[The worst job I ever had was _______]

“Come get your fresh lemonade, now mixed with mom’s spicy water from the top shelf!”

For some, entrepreneurialism is a natural trait which develops very early in life.

We want to know:

What was your first ever business?