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Actual for You - Crossroads of the Young Entrepreneur
You fill up your mug, jump in your car and head onto the dreaded commute of the day. Once you get to work chaos and more chaos surround you. Those half-an-hour breaks really don’t cut it anymore. By the time you get home late into the evening you really don’t have much time for anything but eating and sleeping which seems to keep adding to your waistline like your boss adds to your in box.When you were just starting your career the conventional wisdom stated that young professionals were expected to work, work more, and work like crazy until they grew that corporate ladder. The problem is that once you were promoted the work and responsibilities never stopped ending. The situation has become so unbearable that you don’t find the meaning in work anymore.If you are like most middle-aged professionals you begin to question the purpose of your life. Were you given life to work or is work designed so that you have some means to live? How we answer that question depends on our own personal backgrounds. What can be said with a level of certainty is that without a proper balance you won’t be very productive at work or in your life.s because it’s just become too overwhelming for you to handle.
We all want to become successful with our businesses. We are all willing to put everything on the line if we feel that it can help our business. As entrepreneurs we are so focused and passionate about what we have to do in order to succeed and live the lives as successful businessmen in a world where so many people are unhappy with their jobs.
We are driven and even considered workaholics. Sometimes we get so caught up in our work that we forget about giving ourselves a break. Since we are our own bosses we tend to be strict on ourselves and push our strengths to the limit.
But here’s the thing, things can get very dangerous once we start forgetting to have fun and relax sometimes. Things can become very complicated when our business is doing well but we’re constantly at home working on the next big
Being a business takes a lot of hard work, to put it mildly. Artists generally have experience in creating beauty, but are usually less than knowledgeable about the world of business and self-employment. It pays to work hard, to avoid that horrible starving artist cliche. Who needs to starve? By spending a lot of time building a reputation and trust in clients, the business will grow all by itself. The trick is to think like a savvy businessperson, not a fine artist.First of all, advertising is very important. Without it, nobody knows who you are and what you have to sell. Learn how to sell, read, and absorb as much marketing knowledge as possible. The internet is a wealth of information. Focus your study on basic business building and marketing concepts, and then grow that knowledge by adding more study on it, later.Join many clubs and organizations. Think like a business not a hobby. Don't go crazy with fees and big titles. Just get your name out there, and do it as cheaply as possible. Word travels fast if you're good and have products that people like.Be realistic. Don't expect to take over the marketing world overn
But as you sit back and see yourself in the large flat-panel Dell screen, you can’t help but think about all of the sacrifices you’ve had to make to get you where you are today. You can’t help but think that you’re life as an entrepreneur is sucking everything out of you.
You haven’t hung out with you friends in weeks, you catch yourself only talking about business when someone tries to spark a conversation with you, and you are beginning to feel so trapped with all of the work and clients that you have to provide for. The pressure is building up and no matter how successful that you’re becoming, you still feel that you’re at a crossroads between happiness in your life and success with your business.
Over the past few months you’ve made more money than most of your friends’ parents have made in a year. You’re on top of the world when it comes to your business and your baby is only growing and bringing in more and more clients than ever before.
Holy shit! You’re 21 years-old and you’re really doing it! You’re really making things happen with your business; it’s finally all coming together. You’re blowing up. But hold on… just hold on one minute…I’m not fully happy with my life. Something is really missing here.
You think back to the days when everything seemed so simple. The days when your friends would call you on your celly to hang out and go party somewhere and you’d gladly join them in a second; The days when you woke up in the morning not thinking about all of the work that you have to do for the day; The days when everything was so damn carefree and when things were unpredictable and spontaneous.
But since you’ve become a successful entrepreneur things have changed. You wake up and the first thing you think of is what work needs to get done for what client; you think about all of the emails and calls that you have to make and meetings that you have to attend; you think of those bills that you have to pay and those accounts that you have to open. Your days are so predictable and all of your creativity is poured into your business.
When your friends call you to come hang out you reply by saying: “sorry guys, I can’t make it tonight, too much work – maybe next time” When your family and friends ask you what’s wrong when they see you slumped over the keyboard with a distraught look on your face you respond with: “oh nothing, just thinking.”
But you can’t fool them, they can feel the stress floating off of you into the air. You ask yourself “how did this happen? How did my life get to this point? ” “This doesn’t make sense… my business is blowing up and I’m sitting here unhappy.”
Ok readers… It’s time for me to jump in and help this person out. So listen up if you feel like you’re that young entrepreneur that I just described above, or if you feel like you’re turning into that person. If you feel like your business is taking over your life and things are getting twisted, then something needs to be done right away before it’s too late and you decide to give up on your business because it’s just become too overwhelming for you to handle.
We all want to become successful with our businesses. We are all willing to put everything on the line if we feel that it can help our business. As entrepreneurs we are so focused and passionate about what we have to do in order to succeed and live the lives as successful businessmen in a world where so many people are unhappy with their jobs.
We are driven and even considered workaholics. Sometimes we get so caught up in our work that we forget about giving ourselves a break. Since we are our own bosses we tend to be strict on ourselves and push our strengths to the limit.
But here’s the thing, things can get very dangerous once we start forgetting to have fun and relax sometimes. Things can become very complicated when our business is doing well but we’re constantly at home working on the next big t
All top entrepreneurs know that there are only three ways to grow any business1. Increase your customer baseIdentify the prospective customers in your target market. Review your marketing strategies, are they effective and cost efficient? Do they work? Make sure that the promotional or lead creating format you choose is best suited to your type of product or service. The aim of any enquiry or sales generating system is to attract as many qualified prospects and new customers as you can. It is important to have prospects coming to your business who are interested in what you have to sell and have the money to buy. You must test and monitor your marketing strategies on a small scale before you spend large sums of money on expensive campaigns. There are many ways to skin a cat and many extremely effective, low cost marketing ideas out there. 2. Increase your profit per saleEnsure the processes within your business are as efficient and cost effective as possible. Do you have systems in place that can give you information about who buys
Over the past few months you’ve made more money than most of your friends’ parents have made in a year. You’re on top of the world when it comes to your business and your baby is only growing and bringing in more and more clients than ever before.
Holy shit! You’re 21 years-old and you’re really doing it! You’re really making things happen with your business; it’s finally all coming together. You’re blowing up. But hold on… just hold on one minute…I’m not fully happy with my life. Something is really missing here.
You think back to the days when everything seemed so simple. The days when your friends would call you on your celly to hang out and go party somewhere and you’d gladly join them in a second; The days when you woke up in the morning not thinking about all of the work that you have to do for the day; The days when everything was so damn carefree and when things were unpredictable and spontaneous.
But since you’ve become a successful entrepreneur things have changed. You wake up and the first thing you think of is what work needs to get done for what client; you think about all of the emails and calls that you have to make and meetings that you have to attend; you think of those bills that you have to pay and those accounts that you have to open. Your days are so predictable and all of your creativity is poured into your business.
When your friends call you to come hang out you reply by saying: “sorry guys, I can’t make it tonight, too much work – maybe next time” When your family and friends ask you what’s wrong when they see you slumped over the keyboard with a distraught look on your face you respond with: “oh nothing, just thinking.”
But you can’t fool them, they can feel the stress floating off of you into the air. You ask yourself “how did this happen? How did my life get to this point? ” “This doesn’t make sense… my business is blowing up and I’m sitting here unhappy.”
Ok readers… It’s time for me to jump in and help this person out. So listen up if you feel like you’re that young entrepreneur that I just described above, or if you feel like you’re turning into that person. If you feel like your business is taking over your life and things are getting twisted, then something needs to be done right away before it’s too late and you decide to give up on your business because it’s just become too overwhelming for you to handle.
We all want to become successful with our businesses. We are all willing to put everything on the line if we feel that it can help our business. As entrepreneurs we are so focused and passionate about what we have to do in order to succeed and live the lives as successful businessmen in a world where so many people are unhappy with their jobs.
We are driven and even considered workaholics. Sometimes we get so caught up in our work that we forget about giving ourselves a break. Since we are our own bosses we tend to be strict on ourselves and push our strengths to the limit.
But here’s the thing, things can get very dangerous once we start forgetting to have fun and relax sometimes. Things can become very complicated when our business is doing well but we’re constantly at home working on the next big
Record Management is the practice of identifying, classifying, archiving, preserving, and sometimes destroying records. There is an International Standard on records management, ISO 15489: 2001. This defines record management as, "The field of management responsible for the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records, including the processes for capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about business activities and transactions in the form of records".The ISO defines a record as "information created, received, and maintained as evidence and information by an organization or person, in pursuance of legal obligations or in the transaction of business". It is a distinct piece of recorded information derived, accumulated or received in the preliminary, execution or completion of an activity and that constitutes sufficient composition, significance and structure to provide an attestation of that activity. While the definition of a record is often identified strongly with a document, a record can be either a tangible object or digital information which has value to an
But since you’ve become a successful entrepreneur things have changed. You wake up and the first thing you think of is what work needs to get done for what client; you think about all of the emails and calls that you have to make and meetings that you have to attend; you think of those bills that you have to pay and those accounts that you have to open. Your days are so predictable and all of your creativity is poured into your business.
When your friends call you to come hang out you reply by saying: “sorry guys, I can’t make it tonight, too much work – maybe next time” When your family and friends ask you what’s wrong when they see you slumped over the keyboard with a distraught look on your face you respond with: “oh nothing, just thinking.”
But you can’t fool them, they can feel the stress floating off of you into the air. You ask yourself “how did this happen? How did my life get to this point? ” “This doesn’t make sense… my business is blowing up and I’m sitting here unhappy.”
Ok readers… It’s time for me to jump in and help this person out. So listen up if you feel like you’re that young entrepreneur that I just described above, or if you feel like you’re turning into that person. If you feel like your business is taking over your life and things are getting twisted, then something needs to be done right away before it’s too late and you decide to give up on your business because it’s just become too overwhelming for you to handle.
We all want to become successful with our businesses. We are all willing to put everything on the line if we feel that it can help our business. As entrepreneurs we are so focused and passionate about what we have to do in order to succeed and live the lives as successful businessmen in a world where so many people are unhappy with their jobs.
We are driven and even considered workaholics. Sometimes we get so caught up in our work that we forget about giving ourselves a break. Since we are our own bosses we tend to be strict on ourselves and push our strengths to the limit.
But here’s the thing, things can get very dangerous once we start forgetting to have fun and relax sometimes. Things can become very complicated when our business is doing well but we’re constantly at home working on the next big
With holiday shoppers out and about in record numbers this season, many restaurants and retail establishments are thriving. Unfortunately this also is an ideal time for robbers to prey on unprepared businesses. We've put together a special reminder for business owners in hopes of lessening the chance that harm comes to your hard working employees and management teams.Preventing a robberyHave at least two employees open and close the business.Do not release personal information to strangers.Keep purses and personal valuables locked in desks or lockers.Install a robbery alarm.Place a surveillance camera behind the cash register facing the front counter, with a monitor facing the customers to let them know they are being monitored.Vary times and routes of travel for bank deposits.Don’t use marked "moneybags" that make it obvious to would-be robbers you are carrying money for deposit.Keep a low balance in the cash register.Place excess money in a safe or deposit it as soon as possibleKeep your business neat and clean. A tidy, orderly place of business is inviting to cu
But you can’t fool them, they can feel the stress floating off of you into the air. You ask yourself “how did this happen? How did my life get to this point? ” “This doesn’t make sense… my business is blowing up and I’m sitting here unhappy.”
Ok readers… It’s time for me to jump in and help this person out. So listen up if you feel like you’re that young entrepreneur that I just described above, or if you feel like you’re turning into that person. If you feel like your business is taking over your life and things are getting twisted, then something needs to be done right away before it’s too late and you decide to give up on your business because it’s just become too overwhelming for you to handle.
We all want to become successful with our businesses. We are all willing to put everything on the line if we feel that it can help our business. As entrepreneurs we are so focused and passionate about what we have to do in order to succeed and live the lives as successful businessmen in a world where so many people are unhappy with their jobs.
We are driven and even considered workaholics. Sometimes we get so caught up in our work that we forget about giving ourselves a break. Since we are our own bosses we tend to be strict on ourselves and push our strengths to the limit.
But here’s the thing, things can get very dangerous once we start forgetting to have fun and relax sometimes. Things can become very complicated when our business is doing well but we’re constantly at home working on the next big
The success of a business plan stands or falls on its ability to get potential investors to take a moment to read it. Nothing works better for doing this than well-written headlines designed to interrupt and engage investors. Here are five fundamental rules for writing and incorporating headlines into your business plan.More important than anything else, try to get investors’ self-interests into every headline you write. Make your headlines suggest to investors that there is something about your business plan or venture they want. This rule seems so obvious. Yet, absent omitting headlines entirely, it is the rule most often violated. Replace overused one word headings like "Company", "Products", "Market", Financials" with headlines that appeal to investors’ self-interests like making money, protecting their investment, or building trust.Be sure to get news worthy information like new products, new uses for old products, or technological breakthroughs into your headlines whenever possible.Avoid “curiosity” headlines. Marketing and advertising professionals have proven through testing and
We all want to become successful with our businesses. We are all willing to put everything on the line if we feel that it can help our business. As entrepreneurs we are so focused and passionate about what we have to do in order to succeed and live the lives as successful businessmen in a world where so many people are unhappy with their jobs.
We are driven and even considered workaholics. Sometimes we get so caught up in our work that we forget about giving ourselves a break. Since we are our own bosses we tend to be strict on ourselves and push our strengths to the limit.
But here’s the thing, things can get very dangerous once we start forgetting to have fun and relax sometimes. Things can become very complicated when our business is doing well but we’re constantly at home working on the next big thing when our friends and families are enjoying themselves as we watch in the background. There needs to be a balance.
Yes, the time that we sacrifice now can eventually lead to a life filled with success, millions of dollars, power, fame, and great respect, but we have to remember that this isn’t a one man journey; without the companionship and support from the ones that we love and respect, there will always be a missing piece to the puzzle of success.
We must take into account that we can only reach certain levels of success with our businesses; without the company of others, we’re destined to live lives that will always be half-complete. We have to – no matter what – make time for those people that we care about and the people that care about us.
There comes a time in our lives as entrepreneurs when we have to decide what really, really makes us happy in life. You can have all the clients, members, and subscribers in the world and all the money that comes with them, but you can still be that person sitting at home staring at your reflection in the computer thinking about how unhappy you are.
You have to get it straight now before it’s too late. You have to stop working so hard that you’re inadvertently pushing away the people that you care the most about in the world. You have to consciously think of these people as a part of your business and as vital members of your organization.
For once just forget about the money! Forget about your clients! Forget about becoming successful! Forget about the work that’s sitting on your desk waiting to get done! Forget about your goals! Forget about ALL of that!
Now close your eyes and just think about the things that really matter to you the most. Remember all of the people that have supported you when you were just starting out. Remember your family and how much they love and care about you. Remember all of the fun times that you had hanging out laughing with your friends. Remember the days when you woke up excited about something other than your business. Remember the time you met that guy or girl and when he or she changed your life forever.
It’s time for you to remember the most important clients that any entrepreneur can ever possess in a lifetime: your family and friends. These are the people who are at the foundation of your business because they’ve been there from the beginning before anything or any one else – before the success.
It’s time to wakeup and start fresh. Stop looking at your business as a separate entity from your family and friends – they’re one in the same, silly! It’s time to work hard not only on your business, but also on your relationships with others on a level that isn’t about making money or getting clients.
I know… I know… it’s hard and you’ve thought about just forgetting about your business so you can go back to the way things used to be, but that’s not the answer. The solution lies within you, you just have to let it out and realize that you’re on the cusp of success and a time like this will never present itself again in your life.
You can be happy with still running your business and making time for your friends and family. You can do it! You just have to recognize what you’ve become and make a real effort to get out of that office, garage, dorm room, wherever it is that you conduct your business, and just allow yourself to relax and take a breath.
You’re young, do NOT allow your business to consume these years of your life; years that will be long gone and never
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