7 Hard Facts About Being an Entrepreneur

I just read the article “The 11 Harsh Realities of Being an Entrepreneur.” Some points in the downright depressing blog I agree with. Some I don’t. And, at other times, the “harsh realities” of being a small business owner has more to do with perspective.

Here are my Facts About Being an Entrepreneur…

1   It never turns out like you think it will.  

2   Everything takes a least twice as long to complete.

3   You can’t do it all yourself. You need a team, even if you are a home-based business owner.

4   There is no such thing as an overnight success.

5   You will make many mistakes.

6   Change happens constantly.

7   By the time it is perfected, it’s out dated.

Some people aren’t cut out to be a small business owner; others won’t know deep satisfaction, regardless of what is deemed success unless they are. Know yourself and you’ll have a better handle on whether the entrepreneurial career is the right one for you.

If you need help with your small business, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

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Advantages of Being a People Pleasing Solopreneur

Yes, there are some good points having the need to please when running a home based business. And there are lots of small business owners who could learn from them, especially in the area of customer service.

Here’s Some of the Benefits of Being a People Pleasing Entrepreneur-

People Pleasers tend to…

• Give clients more than they ask for.

• Save money by not hiring helpers to assist them.

• Stay motivated. Unfortunately it’s mainly by the fear of not pleasing others. Nevertheless, they do stay motivated.

• Easily make clients feel like they are important.

• Be reliable and organized.

• Avoid wasting precious time setting up policies, procedures, or making business plans.

• Excel at customer service.

• Keep clients for a long time.

• Be comfortable and do well with a home based business because they usually feel insecure interacting with others.

These all sound really great, don’t they? The problem is, eventually people pleasers run out of time, especially the busier they get. The results are that they start becoming overwhelmed and often unreliable.

When you’re ready to say no in a gentle way, check out my Painless Ways to Stop People Pleasing—How to Say NO and Still be Kind video series.

See my entire People Pleasing section.  If you need more advice on being a niceaholic, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

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15 Disadvantages of Being a People Pleasing Solopreneur

Every entrepreneur has obstacles to overcome and the people pleasers or niceaholics that operate a home-based business are no exception.

Here’s Some of the Disadvantages of People Pleasing Solopreneurs-

People Pleasers have a tendency to…

• Think the solution to most of their problems is to buckle down and work harder.

• Let clients over extend their deadlines.

• Worry far too much about what the client will think.

• Take on challenges outside their area of expertise just to please their customers.

• Underestimate the time it takes to accomplish a task.

• Under earn.

• Delay making decisions, fearing they will make mistakes.

• Wait to improve their website or change their marketing materials until everything is perfect.

• Volunteer too much.

• Refuse to ask for help or build a team even when they are drowning.

• Focus almost completely on the day-to-day tasks and are reluctant to set goals or make business plans.

• Accept more and more work without getting compensated for it.

• Want their work to be perfect more than they want it to be profitable.

• Attract clients who take advantage of their need to please.

• Skip thinking about the easiest, fastest way to do something.

A solopreneur has many challenges both innate to that career path and by the very nature of running any small business. But a people-pleasing solopreneur heaps many more challenges on themselves. The danger is that they eventually will cripple their business and end up with a life that is stressed, uninspired and void of any joy. 

When you’re ready to learn to say no in a gentle way, check out my Painless Ways to Stop People Pleasing—How to Say NO and Still be Kind video series.

See my entire People Pleasing section.  If you want to end being a niceaholic, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

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The Many Disadvantages of Multitasking

Everyone multitasks to some extent but it can easily become a lifestyle of trying to stay BUSY. Here are some of the disadvantages…

You tend to...

• Believe quantity is way more important than quality.

• Skip prioritizing your tasks, eliminating things that don’t really need to be done.

• Ignore long-term goals or focus on achieving your wildest dreams.

• Disregard your intuition.

• Have more shallow relationships.

• Have an illusion of competence.

• Become emotionally dependent on having a large to do list and a constant access to technology.

• Be a jack of all trades, master of none.

• Apologize more than others for being late or making mistakes.

• Eliminate time for contemplative thoughts.

I coach a lot of multitaskers who have let it get out of hand. By the time they are ready to end their life of BUSYNESS, they have wasted years occupying their time with bits and pieces of nothing really significant. Don’t distract yourself to death!

If you need help letting go of doing several tasks at once, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

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The Many Advantages of Multitasking

Everyone talks about how horrible doing several things at one time is, but there are some great advantages, too.

You...

• Call yourself an expert multitasker.

• Don’t have to waste time prioritizing.

• Save money not hiring helpers.

• Can eliminate the words rest and relax from your vocabulary.

• Get your highs from the sense of urgency that it imposes.

• Eliminate the concept of quality time.

• Prevent procrastination.

• Have days, weeks, months, and years go by quickly.

• Don’t have to worry about getting hurt in relationships because you are too busy to get involved with anyone.

• Aren’t bored.

• Avoid thinking about life-changing decisions.

See, I told you. There are many advantages of multitasking if you want to live your life BUSY, simultaneously filling it with bits and pieces of nothing really significant.  

If you help balancing your need to do several tasks at once, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

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