Keep on Keeping On In Internet Marketing
One thing about having your own business is the aspect of keeping on, keeping on. I am the first to admit how long the days get and the tedium of the mundane tasks associated with business. I like to create. I love to invent. I get all excited when I come up with an idea that has potential to help others and maybe make a little money, too!
But the everydayishness of business is rather like answering an alarm clock. It’s something you have to do and get on through it. Sorting out receipts, filing, inventorying, etc. It is all part of the package. It is that part that I get weary of. It is that part that can drive me to distraction and I will be tempted to quit or give up.
But I never do actually quit. I do two things, though. First I step back and pray and clear my mind. Then, I ask myself how important this task is at this time. Can I let it go? Can I delegate the job? Can it wait?
Being in your own busness is a very responsible thing. You may be tempted to think when you look at others who have some or a lot of success to say how lucky they are.
Nonsense! I can tell you, anyone who has their own business and tries to make a living outside of a regular paycheck EARNS every dollar they get! Whether they sell granola bars or sell ebooks or buy and sell real estate or whatever.
Sometimes I am envious of the 9 to 5er who just has to show up, give 8 hours and then collect a small paycheck every two weeks or so. But then I remember the trade offs. They tell you when to eat lunch, when to vacation, when to go potty(!) or go home, when you can retire, decide to fire you or lay-off, etc.
No, it is hard to be your own boss but then this boss tells me I can take vacation whenever I want, eat when I want, vacation when I want, etc. This boss decides how much I get paid.
So, it may be a drudge to file, to sort receipts for taxes, to call vendors,…but I remember I like my boss ; ) and want to treat her right. So, I keep on, keeping on…