What business are you in?

Many people come up with the greatest new invention or idea, quit their job and start their own business. What exactly does that mean?

 Did they start their own company or are they self-employed?

Doesn’t self-employed mean they own their own business?

Owning a company or being self-employed is the same thing, if you have to show up for work every day. The real business you are in is owning a job not a business. Sure, if you’re self-employed you can choose whether you work or not, but if you don’t work you don’t get paid. Doesn’t sound like a business to me (sarcastic voice).  A real business can run on its own without you. So the question you must ask yourself is, do I own a business or does my business own me? I hope you answer yes to owning a business but if you unfortunately found out that your business owns you, I strongly recommend reading the book E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber. This book is the beginning to freeing yourself from your business and seeing it a different light.

“Life isn’t about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself” –unknown.

Don’t find a business you can work in, create one that works for you.