About a year ago, I received an e-mail from one of my contacts where the guy (John) asked me if it would be easy for him to become an entrepreneur. He particularly wanted to know if he had a chance to make his business profitable simply without much effort. Of course, I replied and told him that he had to dedicate some time to build his business and to become a successful entrepreneur.
I was clear with my view that in order to see a plant flourish, you first need to get the seed into some soil, water it often, probably add some fertilizer, and expose it to the sun. Then and only then, the plant will start to grow and develop. Now what happens if you stop watering and taking care of this plant? Yes, you’re right, it will die. This implies continues work and dedication to see hopeful results.
Your new business (whatever it might be) will suffer the same fate as this plant. You need to put work into it if you want to benefit later. No one said it was easy, and if they did, they lied.
As I talked to John and worked through some additional examples, he realized that starting a business wasn’t the right thing for him to do at the moment. He added that he didn’t have the time to do everything that would be required.
Maybe John was not ready. Maybe, he was overwhelmed with all the required start up procedures and the promising work awaiting. Who knows…
What matters is that this guy seriously needed a reality check. Entrepreneurs walk on a lonely sidewalk and are faced with endless challenges and decisions. Therefore, working for someone else at times is the right thing to do for most.
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