Job Versus Entrepreneurship

beyour — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:51:31 +0000

When I was speaking on Tuesday night I met a young woman who had lost her job and she is taking a class to find a new career.

I invited her to attend my Elite Leads meeting so she could meet other entrepreneurs, she got excited. I asked her to think about the kind of business she might start and she is very excited.

It is one of my most favorite things of all I do in business. I love to inspire others to challenge themselves to do something other than just getting another job and just get by the rest of their lives.

It is true being an entrepreneur isn’t for everyone, but the growing number of entrepreneurs proves how we have to become more independent and creative in how we earn our income.

If the economy the last two years has taught us anything, its that we can’t count on a job to see us through. We have to learn to be more responsible for our own economic stability.

Being an entrepreneur takes focus and discipline. When you have those two traits, which can be acquired, all you need is a great support team to make sure you will thrive in doing something you love to do.

It is not acceptable to do something which will only allow you to just get by!

Non Profit – No Money

beyour — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:19:00 +0000

It surprises me how many people I meet when I’m speaking who want to work with non profit organizations if they had a choice of any occupation.
First, non profits believe they can’t make money; therefore, they have barely enough money to pay their bills and often not even enough for that. So when people work at the non profit agency, they rarely make more than enough income to live a comfortable lifestyle.
Also, many non profits have to have fund raising events which are held in the evenings or on the weekends. That requires extra hours and rarely provides any additional compensation for the extra time.
Most people who work for the non profit in any capacity for any length of time become numb to the job. They loose their enthusiasm and might even become bored with their job because of the lack of challenge their position requires.
The other difficult circumstance of working at a non profit is the other people working at the non profit have very few goals for their life. They are less likely to be over achievers or to have any direction other than their basic survival.
All in all, non profits do need good help, but don’t think you’re going to work for one and make the kind of living which will enable you to live comfortably.

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Job Versus Entrepreneurship

Non Profit – No Money