A lot of people want to be rich and famous, with very little money problems. Sadly, no one wants to learn how money works. We follow the typical advice of “go to school, get great results, so that you can find a good job when you’re out of school.” The funny thing about this advice is that it forces a lot of people to think that they can work their way out of poverty.
They sleep in the school library, come out with good grades, and are shocked with the rather harsh reality – you cannot get rich working for a boss.
This article would expose you to some reasons why you need to start your own business today, and be in control of your financial future rather than giving it all up to a boss who probably doesn’t care about you.
1. Flexibility to work on your own hours
It is very possible that at the starting phase of your business, you would be consumed by work and setting your business up. However, as time progresses, and you start to learn how to make your business work without you, you will begin to enjoy the benefits of coming in and out of your business anytime you want to work, while focusing on other things that are important to you.
2. You have ample time to do what you love
You are not starting a business to totally deprive you of everything that means dear to you. You are starting a business for that business to serve you; and if it doesn’t, then that is not a business but a job. Other things like family, your hobbies, and other skills that you may want to improve on may start to call your attention. Why don’t you start something that would give you the leisure to attend to all those other things you love, and explore life to the fullest?
3. You create jobs for others
It’s not just getting out of a job that should cause you to start your business, but also creating one for others. Entrepreneurs are people that change not just the lives of people through the solutions from their businesses, but are also people who aim to help the economy of a country by creating job opportunities for other people. So, if you are tired about the rising unemployment in your country, why not do something about it rather than just sitting down blaming the government?
4. You accelerate your learning curve
Let’s face it, you will stretch yourself beyond what you never imagined possible. Starting a business exposes you to the various parts that make up a successful business, and building a successful business will force you to start to pay attention even to the aspects you don’t have any interests in and that totally boosts learning.
You will be forced to learn stuff about sales, marketing, operations, management, finances, and all these important aspects. It is practically impossible for you to run a successful business without failing terribly at some point. Interestingly, you learn great lessons in the process.
Starting a business is also really important if you want to test your level of discipline. Test the limit to which you can take pain. In a world where there are ample opportunities as a result of the endless problems a lot of people face on a daily basis. Starting a business is a great way to solve a problem, while also enjoying the joy that comes from building something that works with or without you.