This is a multiple answer question. I’ve always thought it was a 2 answer question, but I’m open to the idea that there can be more.
One of the primary answers better not be because I need the money. Money does not come quick or simple running your own business. Over night success takes 3 to 5 years of 60 hour weeks. Another isn’t I’m doing it for my children, spouse, whoever, but someone other than myself. Believe me one answer isn’t because I want to see more of my family. That’s a whole different set of issues with which business has nothing to do.
The primary answer about why you want to run your own small business better be because I love doing whatever it is your going to do. If you don’t fall asleep and wake-up thinking about this business in an excited to be alive way, you’ve a problem. You should have a difficult time falling to sleep and wake up early because you’re so enthused about this business.
Another answer is you better like dealing with people. You will spend the vast majority of your time as a small business owner teaching, selling, being involved on nearly every level with people, most of whom you never met until you got into this small business.
Another thing you superior enjoy is dealing with money. Enjoy it or not money is the grease that makes the gears go ’round. No money, no business. Well, that’s three. Guess I broke my own rule.
Do you have any other answers to that question?
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