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Playing "Follow The Leader" -
The Downfall For Many
Small Business Entrepreneurs

Article by Noel Peebles, author of the best-selling Home Biz Ideas Goldmine containing 1035 proven-to-work work home business ideas. www.homebizideasgoldmine.com

A good education is always a good start in life, but think about this for a moment:

Most formal schooling prepares us to work for others. If we are good at following school rules and what the teacher says, then we will probably do okay in the job world too.

Success working for someone else in the job world

Success in the job world, just like at school, depends on how good you are at playing the game of "follow the leader." When your boss says jump - you say how high? Just like at school, the boss tells you when to show up, imposes acceptable standards of dress and performance, sets assignments and deadlines etc.

If you behave yourself at school, try hard and do your homework on time, then you are rewarded with good marks, good report cards, good friends, certificates, camps, vacations, trophies and special recognition for outstanding achievement.

The job world is no different. You are rewarded with a wage or salary, commissions, promotions, fringe benefits, bonuses, satisfying work, friendships, training programs, vacations and special recognition for jobs well done.

In short, if you were good at playing "follow the leader" at school, you'll probably be good at playing follow the leader in the job world too.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking "working for someone else." I'm just making a point - to be successful in the job world, you need to be a good follower and a good team player. This sense of belonging and security suits most people just fine.

What it takes to become a successful small business entrepreneur

However, working for someone else is nothing like being a small business entrepreneur and the boss of your own business. This is where many "new-comers" in business become horribly unstuck.

Why? To become a small business entrepreneur requires a different plan or map, because you are taking a different road, to a different destination.

As a small business entrepreneur you will have to be a self-starter and not rely on others. For example, when you work a 'regular job' your boss feeds you work and you have to do whatever job you are given even if you hate doing it. Your reward... a salary or wage.

Being a small business entrepreneur means finding WHAT to do, HOW to do it and WHERE to market your ideas. It requires a different mindset of focusing on opportunity rather than security.

To survive as a small business entrepreneur you soon learn:

· You won't know everything, no one does. You never stop learning.

· Motivation alone will not make you successful.

· Knowing everything about your specialty or the manufacturing process will not overcome a lack of business and marketing skills.

· People will not automatically rush to buy what you have to offer.

· Without sales you are out of business.

It's not enough to just know what you know. You also need to know what you don't know... and what you need to know.

These can be hard lessons to learn and unfortunately, many small business entrepreneurs find out too late.

Noel Peebles is author of the best-selling Home Biz Ideas Goldmine which contains 1035 proven-to-work work home business ideas. www.homebizideasgoldmine.com

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