4 Reasons to Work for Yourself By Arthur Cooper (c) Copyright 2003 Almost everybody working as a paid employee of someone else must at some time or another wished they were their own boss. Nearly everyone at some time or another thinks that they could run things better if they were in charge. Whether in a shop, in an office, in a factory, - wherever – most people at some point think about becoming self employed.
For many it is just a passing thought, and they remain perfectly happy working as employees. Some of course rise to high positions of responsibility within companies owned by other individuals or by public shareholders.
For others it becomes a real obsession and they make
break and go off to run their own businesses with greater or lesser degrees of success. They are fulfilling their dream.
Still more, though, continue to dream and to wish but never take action. They never make break. If you are still wavering, here are just some of reasons to consider why you might prefer to work for yourself.
1.Freedom and Responsibility
As your own boss you are free to do as you like. Nobody is there to order you to do what you don’t want to do. No-one will tell you to arrive early or work late. You won’t have to do menial and routine tasks that need doing if you don’t want to. You won’t have to be nice to unpleasant customers if you don’t want to. You have total freedom to do as you want.
But of course other side of coin is responsibility. It comes with freedom. You are free not to do certain tasks, but it is you that is responsible for consequences. You choose. Nobody forces you. You decide what is worth doing and what is not. And once you have that freedom of action it is surprising what you will happily do that you would not have done before.
Why do so many self employed people work long hours and sometimes do apparently menial tasks without complaint? It is not just because they are struggling to make ends meet. Many very successful self employed people continue to do these things. It is because whole game has changed for them. They enjoy challenge of building their businesses. They see that what they do now will benefit them later. They take pride in what they are doing. The same task becomes so much more satisfying when working for themselves.
2.Money
Yes. This can be a real motivator. Very few people achieve real wealth by working for someone else.
Certainly you can earn a very good salary indeed in some companies and achieve a high material standard of living. At very top of big enterprises financial rewards can be large. Nevertheless, really big jackpots are hit by men and women who start up their own businesses.
But lets be realistic. The big jackpots and huge fortunes are few. Most of those who run their own concerns will never be amongst super rich. Some may never achieve more than a very modest living. But make no mistake, money is there to be made and chances of making it working in your own business are far more than if you are working for someone else. It is same old story. Risk and reward. If you take risk you have a chance of getting rewards. If you don’t take risk you don’t get that chance.
