The Advantage of
Being the "Boss"
Flexible Hours
What is the first
thing that comes to your mind when you saw "Flexible Hours"? Visions of
afternoons spent playing golf, or shopping at the mall? Maybe you were
thinking of working 3 days a week and taking 2 days off?
Sorry to burst
your bubble, but "Flexible Hours" means that you have more control over
when you work, and not how many hours you work.
As the boss of a
business that is just starting up, expect to work more than 8 hours a
day, rather than less. But you will have the freedom to take a hour off
for a dental appointment, or to take a day off when you really need a
break, without having to ask for permission.
You are Working for Yourself
Ever really
stopped to think where you are heading? I mean, really stop whatever it
is that you are busy with and think about where you want to be
financially in 10 years time?
Are you going to
be able to achieve that goal? And be brutally honest. If you are
holding down a job right now, I would be quite sure that your answer
will be that you are not going to be achieve what you want in 10 years
time.
Although you are
earning a monthly salary with yearly increments and good bonuses, that
dream of a luxury yacht, or retiring early is just way out of reach.
You can work
12-hour days for the rest of your life, but those dreams will remain
just that - dreams. :( The company can take off because of your
hard work, and you can get nice fat bonuses, but the only person that
will be getting that luxury yacht will be your boss. You are never going
to get that yacht.
Things will be
different when you are running your own online business.
If you work very
hard, the sky's the limit. It will be a struggle in the beginning, but
in 10 years time, that luxury yacht can actually be a no-brainer.
You Can Make a Lot of Money
I know, this ties
in with the previous topic about working for yourself, in which I
implied that if you work real hard, you can make a lot of money (luxury
yacht). But I feel that the fact that you can really make a lot of money
is so important that it deserves a topic of it's own and it needs to be
stated explicitly.
If you have the
drive, ingenuity and resourcefulness, running a business of your own can
really bring in the big bucks.
