Most people have a desire to be their own boss but, fear sets in and keeps them from taking that step they need to take to become their own boss. Yes, it can be risky to become your own boss but some risks are worth taking. Building Confidence To Be Your Own Boss is all part of becoming a successful entrepreneur. If you really want something in life you will do whatever it takes to get it! Do you want freedom to do what you want, when you want to? Wouldn’t it be nice to travel whenever you want to? How about spending more time with your loved ones? I totally understand all of this and this is why I am my own boss. I will tell you more about my story here and I hope it can help you decide to also take that leap of faith!
I became my own boss about 5 years ago. I started out by cleaning homes. I had a few jobs here and there but couldn’t come to terms with working for somebody for minimum wage, 40 hrs a week, sometimes longer and hardly spending time with my loved ones. Also I was just feeling like another number, not an actual human being that was being valued. Don’t get me wrong I did enjoy the work that I was doing but I just began feeling almost like a robot.
When I first decided to become my own boss by just cleaning homes, it wasn’t easy. I didn’t have too many homes at first so it wasn’t enough to live off of. At that time though, I was married so my husband had an income coming in so that helped. If I was alone at the time I probably would of had to keep a part time job while starting my own business. It took time to grow, a couple years for sure, I almost gave up a couple times but, I always went back to cleaning homes. I now make enough money to live off of and am at a point in life that I can now start getting people to work for me, which was also scary at first because that is another risk I am taking because you must have trust in these people to send them out to homes. I worried for a couple years of hiring people but, again this is the only way I can grow my business.
Building An Online Business
Building an online business is quite the same in many ways as building a physical business because it takes time as well. A common misconception people have about building an online business is that they are going to get rich over night or within days because people lead them to believe this and it is so far from the truth. When building an online business it is very important for people to be realistic within themselves and know that it will take much time and effort. It can take months for money to start coming in all depending on how much work one puts into building their online business.
I used to fall for so many so-called opportunities to earn money online but I kept losing money because I wasn’t using my common sense. There are many pyramid schemes out there that promise a bunch of money just for getting people to sign up. What are they signing up for? Pay close attention to that. If it sounds too easy or too good to be true then it most likely is no good.
I have been building a couple businesses online and no they haven’t gotten to where I want them to be just yet but, I know better now that giving up is not how things happen. Anything that is valuable will take time and effort to grow. Persistence is what matters in becoming successful!
Ways To Build Confidence To Be Your Own Boss
So here are some very easy ways to build confidence to be your own boss:
- surround yourself with like minded people or people that believe in you. Not everybody will support your dreams or ideas, sometimes it’s better not to share your plans with them type of people.
- write down all of your goals
- devote so many hours to working on your business and stick with it. Sometimes you may need to shut your phone and tv off so you are not distracted
- start out slow and small. Don’t try to do too much right away because you will become overwhelmed and it may discourage you.
- research your competitors. I find researching competitors can help with motivation and also can give you some other ideas as well to how to go about everything.
- believe in yourself! This is very important. Know that anything is possible. If you are not believing in yourself or speaking negatively all of the time then you will likely get nowhere. You have to have a positive attitude and know that you can do this! There are so many successful online businesses out there and there’s much room for more! Speak good words because words are very powerful!