Why do I enjoy business, working hard and developing new business ideas?
Well, this is a good question! I am often more than happy to work a 16 hour day, get up at daft o’clock, work late or eat lunch whist typing with one hand! To me my job is not work, I don’t clock in and count down the hours to 5pm (or what ever time I am allowed to finish!), I don’t even feel that my own company owes me more money for working some crazy hours!
I am happy making just enough to pay my bills, and as long as I can re-invest some money into developing new businesses / investment ideas I am confident that MJWARD UK will be ok. I think it is more important how you spend your money, rather than how much money you make! A person who makes 50K per month and spends 50K on crap will not have the same assets / net worth over ten years as his/her friend who makes 10K per month, invest 7K and spends 3K! If you are in business, have staff etc then you really need to think about what you spend every penny on!
So tonight for example, I am here with a glass of red after a very busy / productive day working at Tidy Design writing this blog post… A blog post has just been made on our eco site Global Warming Today… I have a few work things to look at, such as can we afford an investment trip / holiday to Bulgaria this September!? And, I am also thinking why do I enjoy business, working silly hours and developing new business ideas? I guess to some extent it is linked to what you want out of life… Targets, goals, ambition, your finish line etc must be all connected to your personality and drive to succeed! You need the right attitude to be in business! If I had a different attitude then I would be watching TV right now, maybe I would find someone else to blame for the lack of blog posts this evening! You really need to enjoy what you do in life; your career should be your hobby because you spend such a high percentage of your life working, it seems silly to do something you don’t enjoy!
So do you have a new business idea? Are you confused or unsure how to get this idea out of your head (or notepad) and making you some money? Think about whom you know, what you know and who wants to know more about it! Remember that information is power… You can get lots of it from the web and from those who have already tried what you are thinking about trying! I have sat down for hours with some of our clients talking shop, business, money and life… If you are prepared to listen or get your hands dirty by searching for answers / solutions then you will succeed in business. Business is all about making mistakes, learning from them and learning from others.
A great quote to end this post is by Albert Einstein, it says: “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
I think that you have to have a certain type of personality to succeed with your own business. Some people need the security of getting the same pay every month and of having someone else who is ultimately responsible for the success or failure of the business.