What does one needs to take the first step?

Artists and poets are supposed to have suffered life's hardships to have inspiration to draw from.

As an entreprenuer, sometimes we also need to suffer as employees to be inspired. I know I never want to be an employee again.

But, more than that motivation, you will need a business, service or product that you are passionate about.

There may be many motivating factors in your "Want to", but some of those are only temporary and will need re-freshing from time to time. But having a product or service that you are passionate about can carry you through some of those times when you lack motivation.

You also need discipline. Working on your own, you won't have a clock to punch or a supervisor or boss looking over your shoulder.

You will need administrative and managerial skills, or else you will nee to pay someone to provide those for you. You may be great at what you do, but poor management and administration can cause your business to fail, even if your net profits are good.

If you are still in school, get at least two or three accounting courses. Then, you will have an idea of balance sheets, etc, so you can do your own bookeeping or check up on whoever you hire or contract to do that work.

And don't forget the old cliche', behind every successful man...

Mentoring - If you can find someone to act as a mentor to offer you guidance. They may or may not be in your career field. Another term used a lot online is "Coaching".

Goals - If you don't have an idea of where you are headed or even want to go, there is no roadmap that will get you there.

Good luck in finding your niche.

Dennis Bevers




The business and products that I'm passionate about!