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Woman in Business: are You Really Ready to Start?
Author: Aunice Reed  | Posted: 09-05-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2 | Rating: (50)  (?) 
Copyright (c) 2008 Aunice Reed
Officially opening the doors of your new business entity is definitely one of the largest moves you'll ever make. But, if you expect to be successful with it, it is essential to answer one final question before you start. Am I ready to begin?
Don't answer this question simply on the basis of your "eagerness." While you may be overwhelmingly ecstatic about your decision to start a business, that cannot be the indicator you use in determining the success factor. Do you know what the "success factor" really is? Why, it's Y-O-U. It's you! The Success Factor has nothing to do with capital, networking, legalese, or anything else. Of course, you might think that it does, but the reality is that all of those things are just a fraction of the overall conduction and development of your company. Nothing will gel for you correctly without your express involvement.
So contrary to what many may think, money, or your capital isn't the bottom line as we so often say. The bottom line is really you. Your earning potential is all up to you and no one else. How well you network, or relate to others and your connections in the world are all results of what YOU do. The actual, daily operations of your business are all an extension of who you are. Try this experiment. Imagine being at a business conference in your field of expertise, or the area of business you'd like to be involved with. Take note though, you are viewing all of this as if watching a movie. It's from your point-of-view. Take yourself out of the action. What happens? There's a whole lot of networking happening, and speakers saying things to get people motivated, but something is definitely wrong with the picture.
The problem is, you are watching everything happen. You are not a part of the action, not even in the slightest. You are simply being a spectator.
Is this what you want?
You want to be in the thick of it. You crave the experience of excitement, and the buzz of accomplishment. You are the catalyst to making it all happen. So what does this mean?
It's time for a reality check. Starting a new business is going to require a completely different mind set; a brand-new set of skills is needed, many of which you may be unfamiliar with. There is nothing wrong with this, only that you now need to develop yourself into the kind of entrepreneur you long to be. It isn't done simply by wanting it intensely or having the money to do it. If it came that easily, many more people would be successful business owners. The place you must begin, before you actually open the doors of your enterprise to the public, is to do research on yourself. That's it; you've got to work on you as it will greatly increase the odds in your favor of being victorious in your quest for entrepreneurship.
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