My early thoughts about why I wanted to work for myself and what motivated me.
When I was younger and full of enthusiasm to start my own business, I realised why I wanted to carry out the challenge and have a go. Up to this point in my life I was fairly happy working for others and letting them have the problems of non-payers etc. but then the joys of working for others and working to their ideas etc. soon wore off. I thought to myself why not stop looking for happiness in the place you lost it by working for others, and why not have a go at doing my own thing and go with the flow of any demands that come in the door. At least that way I am to a certain degree in control of my own future. After a few years I decided to write a book and fill it with various short stories of my life, including the ups and downs, and how by looking at my life from outside of the box, everything started to make sense.
The following text is not from me but from a post i have read, it explains my thoughts as to why i started my own business.
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"The richest man in China said: "If you put bananas and money in front of monkeys, the monkeys will choose the bananas because they don’t know that money can buy many bananas. In fact, if you offer WORK and BUSINESS to people, they will choose to WORK because most people don’t know that a BUSINESS can generate more MONEY than a salary. One of the reasons why the poor are poor is because they are not trained to recognise business opportunities. They spend a lot of time in school, and what they learn in school is to work for a salary instead of working for themselves. Profits are better than salaries because salaries can allow you to make a living, but profits can generate you a fortune."
My Personal Journey.
When I was young I was very unsure of myself, and had a lot of hurdles to jump over in order to be successful in life. Having lived in such a negative manner I wanted to help others overcome their inhibitions and move on in life. As such I have written a few short (coffee break reading) books viewing my true life as I saw it, from various views and perspectives. By doing just that and by looking from outside of the box, I could see how by looking at my life through different windows, a lot of my problems were overcome. Which obviously helped me to become a successful business person. I was also very aware that it was too easy to blame others for my failures in life, (not always my fault) but nevertheless failures.
This book is my latest collection of each of my "coffee break books" and hopefully will inspire others to take a chance in life, and not be bullied by negative thoughts or people, If I can do it anyone can do it. I was in a very dark place at one time, as explained in the book, which also tells how I moved on from a negative to a positive place in life. Click the following link to view more, the book is called From a dark place to an enriched life. This book may also help you decide if you wish to start your own business after reading how I turned my life around from a very dark place to become successful and very confident in all aspects of my life.