Owning Your Own Business

by Shannon Shimuzu

I love owning my own business. It can be challenging, stressful, exhilarating and just plain fun all at the same time. When I first started my business I knew that I had to be prepared to tackle every job in my business, from signing the paychecks to emptying the trash and everything in between.

If you are good at your business people will remember you and your business name. Not only will they remember it but they will tell others. If you are bad at your business people will remember you, your business name and tell even more people about you and your company. With your business, your name and your reputation are your biggest and most prized asset. It is essential that you treat them both well.

It is tremendously important to be committed to your business. You need to go into your business venture with a 100% full fledged commitment. People who begin new businesses with the thought in the back of their mind that they can always to go work for someone else should this venture fail WILL ALWAYS FAIL!! 100% commitment is what your business requires. The best of all is that this is really exciting stuff. You own your OWN business. It doesn’t get much better than that. At least that is until it really takes off and then you own your OWN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS!!

You will be successful when you develop your attitude of success. This is it….You are in a great place right now. You own your own business, you are paying your own salary, keeping your own hours and you have 100% freedom of choice. You can accept or reject a business proposal. You can have a late or early lunch without asking anyone their permission. You can come and go whenever you please and you will never be fired. This is a fantastic place to be in and the best thing about it is that it is your place. You have the ultimate power over your business. Remember this feeling of self confidence and success and let it guide you on your journey.

I have been working in the referral business for ten years now. As I stated before I love owning my own business. One of the greatest things about it is the diversity. Everyday is a different day with new people to speak with and new situations. I along with my business am still learning and growing as people’s needs change and grow.

Oh and by the way……I still take out the trash.

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