Do you remember those butterflies in your stomach when you first entered school? Or perhaps that moment in life when you wrote your first resume? First girlfriend / boyfriend? Well, it’s always tough to take those first steps and I am not exempted.
I’m writing this post simply because I am once more experiencing this tough moment in life, this moment when I need to take that first step into a new world which I am very unfamiliar with. Ok, let me blurt it out. I’m talking about making changes in my business model and though I find the ideas that I have in mind very promising and though I have made all the necessary studies about my plans and find them to be good, I still feel uncomfortable in taking that step into making changes in my business. After all, the business has been working well without the changes, so why make the change?
I’m sure you’re getting my drift. Thing is, I’m planning to hiring people to increase sales and productivity. Problem is, I’m bombarded from all directions with the question, “What if doesn’t work? What will you pay them? Where will you get your employees’ salaries?”
I know I’m just being a coward. I remember Robert Kiyosaki in the book Retire Young, Retire Rich driving in the idea of “don’t argue with a good idea” and I know that I have a good idea at hand so why am I feeling afraid of turning that idea into reality? I guess, I’m just being a wimp.
Deep within me, I know that I need to take that first step into making a big change in my business. I need to get people to work for me so I can stop working for money. Yes, I do own a business but I’m still a slave to myself since I can’t really find enough free time for myself. Basically, according to Cashflow Quadrant’s definition, I’m not a businessman. I’m just self-employed and the keyword there is ‘employed’. In other words, I’m still an employee – an employee of myself. If I want my business to grow, then I need to increase my workforce. I have to start learning new things such as managing people and the like. Also, I have to make sure that I won’t be putting more load on me in the process since my goal is to have less work, more time, and more money.
Ahhh, it’s a tough decision for me to make. I know that many people out there have made the decision and succeeded. I know many people who failed too. But what’s the problem in failing? I’m already convinced that there’s wrong with failing. The only thing that can be wrong is when I stop when I fail. In other words, I have to move on. Problem is, I’m afraid to move on and I haven’t even failed yet – I’m just anticipating the failure and I feel afraid already. That I have to deal with.
Until next time…
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