Showing posts with label build. Show all posts
Showing posts with label build. Show all posts

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Catching "The Wave" Was Bound to Happen


When one sows into building businesses long enough, I guess, this will, if you are very fortunate, happen.
Your business is SO dog gone relevant, that it catches on like wildfire and you find yourself (after a load of trial and error) on the cusp of a wave.
Entrepreneur Chick says when this happens:
Enjoy it!
You earned it.
My grandmother used to say, "I'm just going to keep on, keepin' on!"
Apparently, this philosophy is a quite powerful in business too.
I am currently on a wave. Booo yah!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Building a System is How I Roll!

Yesterday, at a networking meeting- (I do not go to networking meetings unless they are Chamber of Commerce related, I went because one of my staff members invited me; and he's done SO much for my company, of course, I want to do something for him, in that he needed to invite seven people in order to qualify). I was struck by how awfully hard everyone was trying. Trying to get business. Trying to get business that they themselves, would have to execute in order to make a cash flow return.

I do not start or build a business that utilizes myself, me personally, my own personal time, to run. I build a system in which I plug people into. It's the system that works- not me. (Although I have to work initially, to build the system.)

What most (not all) of the people I hang around with do not understand is: I make money when I'm not working. They only make money if they work. There is a big difference.

Here is what I am NOT saying. "I am, therefore, better than they are." (As a person.) What I am saying; my business model, therefore, is better.

I can chose to work or not to work.

Last year, which was our best and most profitable year, I only actually worked in my business three times. That was roughly 12 hours of personal work. I worked a total of 12 hours out of 365 days, and made more than I ever have.

If you are an entrepreneur, and if you'd like more freedom- build a system that is leveragable, not a personality, which is not.