The price of freedom

As I said earlier, people go into business for themselves primarily to be
free, but freedom isn't free. So what is the price? Working for yourself
requires much sacrifice and hard work, maybe harder than you may have worked
in your old job. Depending on the entrepreneurial direction that you take,
if you're the boss there may be no one else to engage with at your level of
responsibility. Command truly is a lonely job and unless you install
advisors or directors, who understand your business, you may spend many
sleepless hours of soul searching in your quest to make the right, even the
best decisions, with little or no conscious help or support.

And then there's ambiguity. What's that? Unless your business is very
unusual, there will be periods of change and uncertainty, when the market
you're serving begins to deteriorate ahead your anticipation, when the
decision you made turns out to be the worst possible and when faced with
failure you have the courage to look for a solution in areas you've never
explored. When such things happen how will you handle the situation,
especially if your cash is limited and cash flow is difficult to predict?
Such circumstances serve to teach you much about yourself and your ability
to generate creative solutions and find peace within your being. Or as
Kipling said, "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing
theirs and blaming it on you..... You'll be a man, my son." However,
there's a flip side.

Next time: The joy of being your own person

Good day and good work,

Norman

Norman J. York, President
York Career Development, Inc.
3307 Northland Drive, Suite 280
Austin, TX 78731
Austin: 512-502-8258
Houston: 866-502-8258
Cell: 512-656-8239
Web site: www.yorkinc.com

"Your vision will become clear only
when you look into your heart.
Who looks outside, dreams
Who looks inside, awakens"
Carl Jung

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