Oct 14, 2017
How My Need To Get Into Business Changed Into Why I Got Into Business
Is it a want or a need?
I remember in high school I was taught a good budgeting technique is differentiating between a want and a need. This particular technique can help in so many other instances in our lives though.
Do you NEED to go into business or do you WANT to go into business?
Do you NEED this partnership or do you WANT this partnership?
Even though there may not be much differentiation between them, we would actually approach the situation differently. If you needed to be in business I feel you would be more at risk of doing anything. Whereas if it was a want, you’d go into voluntarily, scope things out and be more meticulous.
But What About A Need Changing Into A Why?
My whole business story is an interesting one when I spent some time to think about it. On the surface I got into business due to some network marketing pitch.
This evolved into my former mentor pitching me the idea to sell stuff online, build websites and sell marketing packages to people.
At that time though I felt I needed to be in business and in the end I felt like I was being dragged around. I was told what to do and I smiled because I needed the money.
Why A Need Doesn’t Work With Business
In the end I burned a bridge and I left the network marketing company. I didn’t lose hundreds of thousands of dollars or anything. In fact what I lost was probably a good thousand or so. Small for a lot of people, but when you have no source of income, it was a lot.
But what’s so interesting is that I didn’t break down. I didn’t have a panic attack. I found myself pushing forward. Refusing to give up and starting to set goals.
To a degree, I began improving myself the best way that I knew how.
My point is when you have a need to be in business you’ll get sloppy. Some might get burned far worse than myself or maybe even less. Regardless getting into business as a final resort, or at least seeing it as that, can be dangerous.
But From The Ashes: A Why
In my certain case, and maybe for others who experienced this, that burnt experience was surprisingly good for me. I slowly started shifting away from needing to go into business and started to ask myself why I’m doing this.
It was likely at the point where I embraced the fact I was going to be moving back to my parents place when things changed. For me, that was a big moment. I refused to go back to my parents place for a few reasons. However with money dwindling, I had to embrace it.
Even though going into business is my last resort, I no longer saw it as that. I feel that making that shift is important for people especially in situations like I’m in.
I see my reason for going into business is this is my calling. I want to help people and the best way to do that isn’t through a 9 to 5 job. It’s through writing, making videos, coaching and guiding people.
When You Have A Why, You’ll Do It
My need for being in business made that shift from a leap of faith. Mind you there was a lot of things going on around that shift. But over time, as I’ve been looking at that moment, it has become a significant point in my whole story.
I believe it’s important to know your origin story. Where you came from and what you plan to do. But also why you are doing what you are doing.
I saw entrepreneurship as a means of making money and living on my own terms. As a result of that, I didn’t get anywhere. It was only when I shifted my thinking, found my why, that I’ve started to earn money.
I let go of what others were telling me. The whole perception that going into business is risky is kind of silly. To me how I see it, where we are so concerned about job security, the least riskiest thing in the world is to own a business.
All that’s really needed is a much bigger why to take that leap and begin to hustle!
