It is only natural that when you start a business, you are doing something different than most people. They will not only look at you because you stick out like a sore thumb, but human nature will cause people to naturally ridicule what you are doing. They will tell you all types of things like: “You’re not business material.” “You can’t make a living working for yourself.” “You’ll fail because nobody can ever make any money that way.” “Pish Posh” and “Phooey” are what you should say to those types of people.
Entrepreneurship is not just about having a lot of ideas or business sense. It is also about having a lot of guts. You have to build self-confidence in yourself. You have to only be concerned with pleasing yourself and your Creator (God), not mankind. Then, when (and if) you should fail with this particular venture, you’ll just dust yourself off and start again. It doesn’t matter if people “think” you’re nuts! They ain’t payin’ yo’ bills. (had to get colloquial for a minute.)
And if you have self confidence issues, you should definitely address those before you start in any business. I used to have issues about eating alone in restaurants because I thought everyone would be looking at me wondering why I’m eating alone. Now, I prefer to go out by myself because I only have to worry about my own schedule. Furthermore, no one was paying any attention to the fact that I was alone, anyway. It was all in my head.
But I digress, back to business. When most people fail in business, they try to “play it off” by saying they are just “in a slump” and everything will be back to normal soon. They do this because they don’t want people to say “I told you so.”
WHATEVER!! The smart thing to do would be to figure out what wasn’t working and then try something else. Or go get a JOB (gasp) and work on your business part time. Whatever you do DON’T QUIT!!! I know, I know, you’re wondering, “Why should I try again if I failed once?” Just because you failed once doesn’t mean that you are destined for failure. If you built something successful once before (but failed), you are certain to learn from those mistakes and build a stronger business. Just keep on trying and eventually you will build a successful business.
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