Want To be an Entrepreneur

Do you want to work for yourself? are you sick of your 9 to 5 Job? or have you lost your job and are now wondering what do I do? Well many people are considering starting their own business due to the hardship of the economy and many are considering a change in career and starting their own business because they're just simply tired of working for other people.

Can a Person quit their job and be a successful business owner?  I believe that you can. Lately I've been talking to my family about starting my own business online. Although I expected a "yay" go for it you can do it" I got the ole " you can find yourself a nice nanny Job". Now let me inform you that i come from a Caribbean family and in the Caribbean the older generations are not really concerned about owning your own business or having a "career". They are more concerned with having a "Job". And these older Caribbean generations will most likely discourage you from starting a business and encourage you to "get a Job". Well having a "Job" is not good enough for me and neither should it be for you. I don't know about you but as for me. I was never encouraged to be an Entrepreneur and whenever I mention it to my family, it's immediately shut down.  This response makes me not want to pursue my dream and causes me to be very discouraged. 

Although I don't have a solid support system I do intent to carry out my plans to be an entrepreneur.  

Here are some tips for anyone who wants to become an entrepreneur.

Have a vision

Know what it is you want to do. Check out the market, how much profit is involved, marketing, start up cost etc.  You can be  an entrepreneur but you must aim to also be a smart one.

Encourage yourself

The people who have made it as successful entrepreneurs are those who had little to no support system. Don't rely on someone else to give you a confidence boost about your entrepreneurship. Be your own cheerleader and believe in your dream or vision. Besides, if you don't believe in you, then no one else will. 

Put in the work

Being an Entrepreneur doesn't mean free time to lay back watch TV and then wait for the money to roll in. You Must Put In The Work! there's a saying that says "you work 40 for someone else and 80 for yourself". Meaning if you are tire of working for other people and you want your own, then you need to put in the time and work.

Should I Quit My Job to start my own business?

Yes. and No. I say that to say it all depends.  if you're single with no children and have nothing to lose then maybe you can afford to do so.   But if you have mouths to feed you may want to save up money first before you quit. If you have some money and a plan in place I say go for it. There has also been people who started their own business with a dream and little to no money to start and proved to be very successful. You only have one life and to me, my happiness is more important than money. I plan on leaving my Job soon to dedicate my time to my business. Do I find it to be scary? of course!! 100 percent. But I've read about others who have done it and said that although it was very frightening they were grateful that they did it and would never look back.  Live Life with no regrets and sometimes you have to take risks. Besides, you never know what this could mean for you and your future.