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June 06, 2008
Hard work can get you by?
I think, yes, hard work can get you by in life. And it's rewarding in it's own way. But does that mean hard work = wealth or health? No. Not necessarily. I keep thinking about this more and more these days. I work really hard when motivated and have become skilled in my career field, but the job is not always satisfying or financially rewarding. But working hard and accomplishing things is rewarding. Recently I started entertaining the thoughts of starting my own business so I could work hard for myself.
But as I'm doing research into some business ideas, I keep asking myself, "How could anyone survive owning a business like that?" Many small businesses fail after a few years. Overhead is high, employment issues are challenging and generally revenue for small businesses aren't high enough to pay the owner a decent salary. I know friends who have done it, and are doing it but a couple that I talked to said they are just breaking even. So why be in business if it's destined to fail or fails to produce the kind of income or freedom desired? Passion for the work? The fun challenge of working hard?
I read that new businesses fail generally because the owners fail to plan to win. Every piece of advice I've read said that a good business plan covers all the bases and works on paper. It's less expensive to plan a winning business before even opening up the doors, vs. jumping in without a real plan and failing within a few years.
So I may be planning for a few years, or a lifetime.
Posted by carl1236 at June 6, 2008 07:59 AM | Attitude
Comments
Ever heard of "work less earn more" ? It's all about optimizing ones workload. :)
Posted by: dekor at August 3, 2008 06:58 PM
This is not about working 'less' or about 'earning more' because money has little to do with the idea of motivation coming from loving to work hard or the idea of working hard coming from the passion of something we love.
Optimizing workload doesn't matter to the disengaged.
Posted by: John at August 4, 2008 12:46 AM