Should You Start A Business

Have you ever thought about starting a business? Do you think you have what it takes to start and run your own business? Many people think they can start a business but let me tell you this just because you like to drink beer doesn't mean you should own a bar.What people often forget is that owning a business is not always as fun and exciting as you may think. It takes alot of hard work and often the reward is very little if anything at all. I know that there are many of you who look at the boss and think that you could do his or her job. but what you don't see is often the nightmare that many of you are not perpared for. I don't write this blog to discourage you from following your dreams. I am writting this blog because there are far to many business failures then there are successes in this world. People often call me for help when it is far to late and they are on the verge of closing their doors. They often think that I am a miracle worker that can in some way alter months or years of bad decision making and turn things around in a few days. Let me just say this there is never a magic quick fix. If it takes you months to put on 40 pounds then one day in the gym will not get rid of the extra weight no matter how hard you work in that one day. The entire reason I wrote the book Starting and Running a Successful Business was to give up and coming business owners an insite into what it take to be successful and that there is no substitute for hard work and research. You must become an expert in the business you are going to start and you must know who your competition is. The rewards to business ownership can be great but many times people are not perpared for the cost of that success. Remeber that there is no subsitute for being perpared.

Setting Higher Standards

Why should we set higher standards for ourselves? The reason we set high standards is because we will ultimately perform to the levels or standards we set for ourselves and others. If we settle for low performance then low performance is what we achieve. So the question becomes what are you willing to settle for? If you find that getting to work late and that not performing to a high level at work is OK, then you shouldn't be upset when you are not promoted or given a raise. If you allow your children to be messy then don't complain when their rooms are not clean. If you allow your employees to slack off and waste time then they will more then likely let you down when you need them the most. The examples do on and on. People will, for the most part, perform to what is exceptable, the standards set by you. Understand that you cannot expect more out of everyone else if you are not willing to also go the distance. Lead by example. This is the key to achieving higher standards. Live up to the standards you set. Show others what is expected and they will follow your lead. Remember that we cannot expect more than we are willing to do.