Motivating Yourself To Do Business
Staying motivated is one of the hardest things about being in business. Being dependent on a paycheck is usually enough to motivate you to get out of the bed when you’re employed by someone else. But what about when you’re a small business owner?
Even if it’s a brick and mortar operation that requires a physical presence, sometimes it’s awfully tempting to just pull the covers back up over your head, and sleep the day away. Of course, that doesn’t do much to help pay the bills.
So how does a person get motivated and stay motivated? Well, the threat of being bounced out onto the street if your rent or mortgage isn’t paid may do it. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be happy about it.
What I think is missing in many people’s lives today is some kind of work that rewards them far and above receiving a paycheck. Google notwithstanding, employers really don’t care about their employees anymore, and that is painfully evident in the demise of Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, and most recently, AIG.
If those people making decisions at the corporate level were a little less concerned about their golden parachutes, and a little more concerned about the employees who are truly responsible for getting the work out, we wouldn’t be in this mess.
Is it any wonder that the average person doesn’t have any desire to go help fill the coffers of the behemoths that cause financial misery for the little guy?
That’s another reason I’m glad I don’t work for a corporate entity. Yes, it’s true. If I don’t work, I don’t get paid. But at least I’m in control of my own business decisions, and the security of that business.
I’m not worried about someone else making risky investments that will result in me not knowing whether I can buy groceries next week.
Being in business for myself is a wonderful thing.
-Teresa-
