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It’s gonna be MUCH harder and take MUCH longer than you ever thought — BUT DON’T GIVE UP!
Contributed by: Jim Rohrbach
“If it were EASY to start up a successful new business, then everybody’d be doin’ it, and then it would be worth the equivalent of flippin’ burgers at your local McDonalds — a minimum wage job.” — Success Skills Coach Jim Rohrbach, speaking from experience
OK — all you beginning business owners out there — don’t you wish someone would tell you the TRUTH about what it takes to start up and run a successful business? I mean, the real dirt, not the hackneyed sayings from the motivational speaker cheerleaders: “Just do it!” “Feel the fear and do it anyway!” “The sky’s the limit!” What happens when you’re a couple of years into it and the sky is falling?
Not that I want to burst your bubble of enthusiasm, but creating and maintaining your own successful business is HARD, period. The US Small Business Administration estimates that up to 90% of all small businesses close within the first five years. But take heart — the fact that business success is difficult is actually good news, because it forces you to test your self to the limit: Do you have what it takes that separates the men from the boys? You’ll never know as long as you’re working for someone else.
So let me share some of the more challenging aspects that you’re bound to go through on your business journey: Continue Reading