Starting Your Own Business against Emotional Challenges
Starting your own business could be the most regarding experience of you life. However, there are many challenges you need to get ready for both financially, and more importantly, emotionally, before you embark on your journey. For many of us, it is a road of no return as we give up our high-paying careers in pursuit of the American dream. I will discuss the emotional impact starting a business will have on you and your family in this article. A separate article will address the financial impact in greater detail. #1: Dealing with your ego Face it, even with all the stress and pressure, you like being important as a VP, or Director, or Manager. People depended on you, and that made you feel good about yourself. You were invited to cocktail parties and sports games. Well, say goodbye to those days because when you first start a business, chances are your phone will not be ringing so much as before, if it rings at all, and the only fires you will be putting out are your own! ...