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Article #156: Are you disciplined enough to start your own business?

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With the daily grind of travelling to and your working day and block out the time
from work taking valuable time out of in between, in half hour segments. Allow
every day - whether it involves sitting an hour for lunch and make sure you get a
in traffic jams for hours on end, or break from your office during that time.
braving the railway system - it's no You might feel you get more done by
wonder more people are deciding to go it working through your lunch, but taking a
alone and start their own business. break will lead to a more productive
The attractions are obvious, especially afternoon.
if you are intending to set up a business Discipline isn't just about putting in
from home. There are no travel costs, the required hours; it's also about
you can spend more time with your family, making sure you prioritise the jobs at
and you won't have a boss looking over hand. At the end of each day, make a
your shoulder every minute of the day. list of the three most important jobs you
But before you dive in, it's a good idea have to do the next day. You can then
to make sure you are fully prepared for focus on completing these before tackling
every eventuality. Setting up your own anything else.
business means giving up the regular pay It's important to remember that when you
cheque every month and working hard to have your own small business venture, the
bring in your own income. This requires chances are you will be taking on more
discipline and determination - especially than one job role. Unless you are
in the early days. employing staff, you will be responsible
Discipline is more easily attained when for accounting, winning new business,
starting a small business if you keep a promoting and advertising your business,
timetable of your working week. When you and much more besides. It takes
are working from home one of two things discipline to learn about these new roles
can happen - you will either find you are and transfer those skills to your work -
distracted and don't get the required but that's what marks out the successful
amount of work done, or you will continue small businesses from those that fail.
working all hours even when you should be Research your business idea thoroughly
relaxing and enjoying some time off. before you dive in and be prepared to
Having a schedule will ensure you learn follow a steep learning curve. Working
to manage your time effectively and give for yourself can be a hugely rewarding
priority to the most important tasks. experience in more ways than you can
Decide on the start and finish times for imagine.






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