A Job or a Business – which do you want?
Many of the SME’s I meet at networking meetings tell me about the business they have. Yet most don’t have a business – they only have a job. You see, if income stops when you do that is a job. I show people how to change that!
Recently I attended a seminar about “Buying & Selling Websites”. Fascinating topic and great presenters – Matt & Liz Raad.
At that seminar I met a young woman who is the typical “success story”.
With 4 children under 5 and thus not working, she knows that her husbands’ income will not be enough to support them. So she spends hours and hours and hours creating a website that sells teachers aids that she also creates with her background as a teacher. That simple…… or so it sounds until she tells me that it took years of long hours and hard work with sometimes only 4 hours sleep at night.
While she still is only servicing the Australian market at present, her business now turns over in excess of $3million a year.
Two lessons to be learnt here!
- It only takes two things to be successful in business. A passion for what you do and a willingness to do whatever it takes to make it happen,
- The Internet is the future for the majority of industries.
You see many people have a passion for what they do. That is not hard. It is the other part, the hard work that they stumble on. Doing whatever it takes to make it happen. This is where many people fail. But not our ex-teacher. She was prepared to do whatever it took to make it happen. So she deserves her success.
Regarding the Internet it seems that websites are like houses and can be bought and sold. In fact our presenters shared with us that here in Australia over the last 6 months the top 18 websites sold had changed hands for a grand total of …….. $360 million!
So I have three questions for you.
- Are you passionate about your business and does it show?
- Are you prepared to do whatever it takes to make it successful – or moreso?
- Does your business have an internet component where you are making money while others (and you) sleep?
I can’t help you with the first two. But I sure can with the last!
If you are an accountant, coach, consultant, marketer…. in fact anyone with a decent client base, then I can show you how to have your own Internet based business that has the potential to replace your current income.
Just email me at geoff@geoffkirkwood.com or take a test drive at www.australiasbusinessmentor.com/guidedtour
Most of you reading this blog will do “nothing” – the few will take action and so reap the rewards!
Geoff – this is so true – too few of us have bought ourselves a job and whole lot of stress as well. When we have “scaled” or have an income that means we can have holidays or extended leave and STILL be paid – THEN we have a business. Thanks for sharing the story.