New Year Goals..Business!

Happy New Year 2012!

One of the top 10 goals people set for 2012 is to learn something new and to get a better job.

A better job? I remember years ago a man told me that J.O.B. stands for Just Over Broke. When you work for the other person your boss has the control. The control over your time, money, your raises, your vacation and your livelihood is all controlled by your boss!

The economy is really in a bad way and unemployment isn’t any better. If history tells us much at all it is telling us to prepare for tough days ahead. I believe in having a backup plan that will help you in those tough times and help you be your own boss one day!

One of the best ways I know to get prepared and to get the control over your livelihood is to start a small business. Some people think that starting a small business is such a monumental task that they talk themselves right out of making the effort.

I have been in my own business in some form since I was about 5 years old. I remember my first lesson as an entrepreneur at age 5 likes it was yesterday. My Mom and I were on our way home from my Grandmother’s house when we stopped at a roadside vegetable stand. I noticed all the people that were there to give the guy running this stand all their money in exchange for a few tomatoes and some melons.

I had an Idea!

When we got home I went to our garage and started looking around for a table to set next to the road just in front of our house. I got the table and moved it to the road and ran back in the house and got most of the veggies my Mom just purchased from the veggie stand we stopped at earlier. That is called …low overhead!

I was in the middle of my first sale when…….my Mom shows up and shuts me down. She was not very happy to see that I was selling the veggies and she was really upset when she heard the price I was selling them for. Seems I was selling for less than she had purchased them for.

Lessons.

1. Never overlook you COGS…cost of goods and services!
2. Have good margins so you don’t lose money!
3. Cut your Mom in on the deal if she backs you!

That was a true story. Seriously…..your own business has many benefits that can serve you over time.

You can get started today in the next 30 minutes with a small internet business that you can run from your easy chair. It…is…not…that hard!

As I mentioned at the beginning of this article one other top 10 goal of 2012 is to get educated or to learn something new. That is a great goal too. I push myself to learn one new thing daily. When you start your own business you will start to learn new things and even get excited about the process and progress you make.

Here is the great thing!

You don’t need to quit your job to start your business. Start small and let it grow as you grow in your knowledge of making it happen. As I write this I have many irons in the fire.

I can show you how to build your own small internet business that will help you generate some income on the side while it grows. Will it make 6 figures in the next year? I doubt it…but the possibility is there.

Your Journey.

We are all on a journey. You may work at the same job..live in the same home for 20 years without change. But…change will come if you create it or not. Why not begin today to prepare and create change in your life? Enjoy the journey.

Think about the things you are good at and love to just get lost in… then begin to look at ways you can make money with that activity.

Make this a great year to discover who you are and where you want to go! Enjoy your journey!

If you have an idea or would like to have some input on starting your new business venture contact me. No strings attached.

R. Lynn Lane