Direct Selling For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 6

The Art of Being Self-Employed

IN THIS CHAPTER

Understanding what it takes to be self-employed

Discovering the CEO within

Identifying important systems to help you be successful

Even though the thought of being self-employed may entice you, I find it’s the greatest struggle people have when starting their own business. Most people are used to being told exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to do it in their eight- to ten-hour-a-day job. Being self-employed requires a certain discipline that you may never have had to rely on before. However, you can do it with the proper tools, systems, and mindset.

Many people have the dream of being their own boss. They fantasize about working whenever they want, from wherever they want, with nobody telling them what to do or when to do it. Although that dream is certainly a snapshot of what being self-employed can look like, it’s just a tiny part of what success as an entrepreneur actually entails. What most people who’ve never worked for themselves tend to leave out of that fantasy is the huge level of commitment that running your own successful business requires — not just the financial commitment, but also the emotional commitment, ...